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NSSF challenges California's law promoting frivolous firearms industry lawsuits

6:00am Wednesday, May 24, 2023
NSSF, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, filed a challenge to California’s unconstitutional firearms industry liability law, AB 1594 , that was passed last year and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The law encourages civil suits against the firearm industry for the damages caused by the criminal actions of remote third parties. This law is an affront to the U.S. Constitution and abuses...

No, Obama and other gun grabbers don’t aim to treat firearms like cars

6:00am Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Always one for lame platitudes, Barack Obama recently suggested that gun control has become too politicized and that firearms should be regulated like motor vehicles. Speaking with CBS Mornings, the former president offered something of a kinder, gentler version of his 2008 bitter clingers statement, opining, I think somehow, and there are a lot of historical reasons for this, gun ownership in...

Columbus Files Yet Another Lawsuit Seeking to Infringe Gun Rights

by Dean Rieck
6:00am Monday, May 22, 2023
Here we go again. On the heels of Judge David M. Gormley's ruling to prohibit the city of Columbus from enforcing its unlawful firearm ordinances, Columbus has filed another complaint against the state of Ohio. Like its first complaint filed in 2019, the new complaint seeks to turn back Ohio's "preemption" law in ORC 9.68 , which Buckeye Firearms Association helped to pass, so that Columbus and...

Gun News Roundup - May 20, 2023: Columbus wastes more taxpayer funds on endless fight against gun owners

6:00am Saturday, May 20, 2023
Fighting for Second Amendment rights, and exercising those rights freely and effectively, starts with being informed. Here's a quick roundup of important stories in the news recently: Columbus again suing state in endless legal battle over gun rights Meanwhile, Columbus mayor asks Short North businesses to close early to curb violence U.S. Supreme Court allows Illinois 'assault weapons' ban to...

Homicide: A 'red state' or 'blue city' problem?

6:00am Friday, May 19, 2023
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s gun control group, Everytown for Gun Safety, ranks the 50 states on how well they have comported their laws to the organization’s civilian disarmament agenda. In doing so, the group describes New Hampshire, with its few gun control laws, as a “national failure.” That descriptor might come as a surprise to residents of the bucolic northern New England state...

Biden caught using fake data to gaslight Americans on 'mass' shootings

by Lee Williams
6:00am Thursday, May 18, 2023
President Joe Biden has always struggled with the truth. Whenever he wanders off script and speaks extemporaneously, he invents personal anecdotes — boldfaced lies, actually — in which he assigns himself the starring role. Whether he’s getting arrested in South Africa for trying to bust into Nelson Mandela’s prison cell, or bravely confronting AR-toting hunters in a Delaware swamp or going toe-to...

NRA-ILA-backed lawsuit challenges Maryland’s unconstitutional carry restrictions filed in federal court

6:00am Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Maryland has become the latest state to defy the United States Supreme Court’s Bruen decision with the passage of SB 1 and HB 824. It has also become the latest state to get hit with an NRA-ILA backed lawsuit challenging those restrictions. Just one month after Bruen was decided, a Maryland court found it was “self-evident” that Maryland’s carry permitting regime was also unconstitutional. “In...

Columbus' anti-gun virtue signaling: All show, useless for security

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth
6:00am Tuesday, May 16, 2023
A false sense of security is not true security. Doing things for show does nothing to protect people's lives. Yet that's exactly what continues to occur throughout our country. Every time an atrocity involving a firearm occurs, virtue-signaling politicians, media outlets, and talking heads rush to blame firearms and "the gun lobby." Then comes the barrage of people far too willing to forgo their...

PODCAST: Gun Rights on the August Ballot and the Ohio House Insurrection

6:00am Monday, May 15, 2023
The Keep and Bear Radio podcast is hosted on Podbean and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , iHeartRadio and many other platforms. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. How to Listen to Podcasts on Your Mobile Phone *** Episode 96: The Ohio House passed a resolution for a special August election to protect our state constitution from outside special interests...

Gun News Roundup - May 13: Biased media take aim at 2A

6:00am Saturday, May 13, 2023
Fighting for Second Amendment rights, and exercising those rights freely and effectively, starts with being informed. Here's a quick roundup of important stories in the news recently — with a few examples of biased reporting against 2A: Mayor Ginther renews calls for gun control after violent weekend in Columbus Adults age 18 to 20 can't be barred from buying handguns from licensed dealers, judge...

Federal judge: Barring adults age 18-20 from buying handguns unconstitutional

by John Crump
12:47pm Friday, May 12, 2023
A federal district court judge in Virginia has declared the federal prohibition of handguns being transferred to gun owners under 21 by federal firearms licensees (FFLs) unconstitutional . The case, Fraser v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), was brought by four Virginia men between the ages of 18 and 20 who wanted to purchase handguns from a gun store. John “Corey”...

Washington Post: 'Democratic AGs are Using the Courts to Win on ... Gun Control'

6:00am Friday, May 12, 2023
With all due respect to the Washington Post, the headline to the recent article referenced in the title of this piece reminds us of the iconic phrase uttered by the character Inigo Montoya in the 1987 film Princess Bride. “You keep using that word (in this case, words, as in “courts” and “win”). I do not think it means what you think it means.” A headline announcing “using the courts to win on…...

BFA-backed constitutional amendment for 60% threshold to appear on August ballot

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth
3:07pm Wednesday, May 10, 2023
UPDATE: SJR 2 will appear on the ballot on August 8 as "Issue 1." Vote YES for Issue 1. The Ohio House of Representatives today (May 10) passed Senate Joint Resolution 2 , getting us one step closer to requiring a 60% threshold for changes to the Ohio Constitution. The House voted 56-32 to put the measure on the Aug. 8 ballot. Only a simple majority vote was needed. The final vote on the...

BFA delivers thousands of email messages to key House members urging support for SJR 2

6:00am Tuesday, May 09, 2023
The window for the Ohio House of Representatives to place an issue on the ballot to protect Ohio’s Constitution, including our gun rights, is closing fast. To give people a chance to vote on Senate Joint Resolution 2 (SJR 2), it must be passed by the House and Senate by Wednesday, May 10. That's why we sent an action alert to our Ohio-based supporters Monday morning asking them to contact House...

Poll: More and more Americans oppose federal 'assault weapons' ban

By Larry Keane
6:00am Monday, May 08, 2023
President Joe Biden and his gun control advisors won’t like this news. One of the most consistently accurate and reputable polling organizations found more Americans oppose one of the president’s top gun control goals than support it. Monmouth found nearly half of Americans — 49% — oppose a federal ban on so-called “assault weapons.” The poll was released just days after the president once again...

Gun News Roundup - May 6, 2023

6:00am Saturday, May 06, 2023
Fighting for Second Amendment rights, and exercising those rights freely and effectively, starts with being informed. Here's a quick roundup of important stories in the news recently: Prohibition on gun insurance requirements getting first Ohio House hearing When politicians push gun control, this happens Singapore picks US firm Colt to supply infantry automatic rifles Texas House approves bill...

Second Amendment Foundation challenges California in federal court over gun waiting period

6:00am Friday, May 05, 2023
The Second Amendment Foundation on May 2 filed a federal lawsuit in California challenging the state’s 10-day waiting period for firearm purchases on Second Amendment grounds. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. SAF is joined by the North County Shooting Center, San Diego County Gun Owners PAC, California Gun Rights Foundation, Firearms Policy...

97Percent: Another fake 'pro gun' group calls for gun control

by Dean Rieck
6:00am Thursday, May 04, 2023
Here we go again. There's another gun group out there claiming to respect the Second Amendment while, of course, calling for more gun control. They call themselves 97Percent , a reference to shoddy research which they claim shows what percentage of Americans favor so-called "universal background checks." And they pose as representatives of the majority of gun owners. In reality, they are a phony...

Say WOT? ATF confiscating wide open triggers from gun owners

by John Crump
6:00am Wednesday, May 03, 2023
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has begun an effort to recover wide open triggers (WOT) from gun owners in multiple states. The WOT is a forced reset trigger (FRT). A forced reset trigger uses the energy from the bolt carrier group to reset the trigger. This action allows the shooter to fire the gun at an accelerated rate. The ATF claims that most FRTs are machine...

Biden ATF director supports 'assault weapons' ban, (still) can’t define it

6:00am Tuesday, May 02, 2023
Steven Dettelbach, President Joe Biden’s appointment to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), recently appeared twice on Capitol Hill to argue in favor of that agency’s funding and to answer questions about its priorities and activities. During those appearances he repeatedly underscored he is not a firearms expert and could not himself define what an “assault weapon...

PODCAST: Courts Rule Against Columbus and the ATF, Plus How to Stay Out of Jail After Self-Defense

6:00am Monday, May 01, 2023
The Keep and Bear Radio podcast is hosted on Podbean and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , iHeartRadio and many other platforms. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. How to Listen to Podcasts on Your Mobile Phone *** Episode 95: A Delaware County judge has stopped Columbus from enforcing its magazine and gun storage laws. Plus the Sixth Circuit Court of...

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals rules against ATF bump stock rule

by John Crump
6:00am Friday, April 28, 2023
A three-judge panel for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) bump stock rule in Hardin v. ATF. The case centers around a rule made by the ATFs at the urging of then-President Donald Trump after the 2017 tragic attack on country music concertgoers in Las Vegas. The rule reclassified bump stocks as machineguns. The new rule...

ODNR Division of Wildlife acquires 492 additional acres at Woodland Trails

6:00am Thursday, April 27, 2023
A recent acquisition by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife has added 492 acres to Woodland Trails Wildlife Area in southern Preble County. The total size of Woodland Trail now expands to 1,684 acres. “Adding this space to Woodland Trails Wildlife Area secures the conservation of this public land for current and future generations to enjoy,” ODNR Division of Wildlife...

Delaware County judge blocks Columbus gun ordinance enforcement

by Dean Rieck and Joe D. "Buck" Ruth
4:15pm Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Delaware County Common Pleas Judge David M. Gormley issued a ruling today (April 25, 2023) prohibiting the city of Columbus from enforcing its unlawful ordinances that would outlaw certain firearm magazines and implement gun-storage restrictions. From the ruling : ... the plaintiffs' request for a preliminary injunction is granted. Defendant City of Columbus, as well as its officers, agents,...

Fact check: No, children are not more likely to die by guns than by motor vehicles

6:00am Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Another year brings about another opportunity for gun control activists and their media lackeys to manipulate CDC fatal injury data to push a misleading factoid on children and firearms. This is how it works: Step one, acquire statistics on firearm-related deaths among children ages 1-14. Step two, combine that relatively low number with the far greater number of firearm-related deaths involving...

BFA-backed Ohio constitutional amendment threshold inches closer to passage

by Dean Rieck
6:00am Monday, April 24, 2023
Under current law, the Ohio constitution can be amended when an issue is placed on the ballot and voters approve by a simple majority. In other words, Ohio's founding document, the keystone of our entire legal system, can be changed by one extra vote in the affirmative. While the goal may have been to give "power to the people" and enshrine democratic principles in our state, the reality is much...

Gun News Roundup - April 22, 2023

6:00am Saturday, April 22, 2023
Fighting for Second Amendment rights, and exercising those rights freely and effectively, starts with being informed. Here's a quick roundup of important stories in the news recently: Fingerprint-activated 9mm handgun coming to market More: Biofire refusing to allow independent reviews of its new ‘smart gun’ Second Amendment scholar challenges gun control narrative, says it increases racial bias...

Concealed-carry manager stops armed robbery at Chicago auto parts store

by Rob Morse
6:00am Friday, April 21, 2023
Some of us need supplies to fix or maintain our automobiles. All of us have been out shopping on the weekend. The customers and employees at an O’Reilly Auto Parts store never thought they would be involved in an armed robbery. The store manager at this auto parts store thought differently. He didn’t know when, but he thought his store could be robbed and his customers threatened. To be fair, the...

Nebraska becomes 27th state to pass NRA-backed 'Constitutional Carry'

6:00am Thursday, April 20, 2023
The National Rifle Association applauds the Nebraska legislature for passing NRA-backed constitutional carry today in a 33-14 vote. The bill is now headed to the governor for his signature. “With Gov. (jim) Pillen’s signature, Nebraska becomes the 27th state in America that protects the right of Americans to carry a firearm outside of their home without first asking the government for additional...

ATF determines 'metal sliver' is a machine gun

by John Crump
6:00am Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Thanks to a Gun Owners Foundation and AmmoLand News Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, the gun-owning community now knows that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has determined a metal sliver is a machine gun. The FOIA in question included a criminal examination letter by the ATF’s Firearms and Ammunition Technology Division (FATD) that examined a Noveske N4 AR...

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