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Survey Shows Americans Support Armed Teachers to Stop School Shootings

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Friday, September 23, 2022
John Lott recently reported that a Rasmussen survey showed overwhelming support for armed teachers. On August 21-22, 2022, the new national survey asked 1,000 American adults the following question: Some communities have trained teachers to carry firearms to protect students against school shootings. Is this a good idea or a bad idea? By a 49%-to-37% margin, respondents said it was a good idea...

Yes, it's legal to carry switchblades, brass knuckles, and other weapons in Ohio

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Thursday, September 22, 2022
Thanks to a couple laws backed by Buckeye Firearms Association and signed by Gov. DeWine, it's now legal to carry knives in Ohio. And cities cannot regulate them. SB 140 went into effect on April 12, 2021, making it legal to carry knives of any kind openly or concealed. They are considered weapons or deadly weapons only if you use them as such. SB 156 went a step further, going into effect...

A reference guide to Joe Biden’s war on guns

by Lee Williams
7:00am Wednesday, September 21, 2022
The Biden-Harris administration’s war on guns is the most comprehensive and multi-faceted gun control scheme ever created. Former Obama national security advisor Susan Rice, who has admitted meeting with gun control groups regularly at the White House, likely drafted most of the plan. Under Rice, the administration nimbly exploits any anti-gun gain, while quickly pivoting away from pushback from...

New York Governor Hochul & Democrats Defy SCOTUS, Instead Make NY Gun Laws Worse

7:00am Tuesday, September 20, 2022
The Hochul Government did not make changes to the New York Gun Law, NY CLS Penal § 400.00 et. seq., to comply with the High Court’s rulings in Bruen, but, rather, drafted the amendments to constrain and, in fact, eliminate lawful concealed handgun carry throughout the State, consistent with her Government’s plans to effectively negate exercise of the fundamental, unalienable natural law right...

PODCAST: Discover BFA PAC’s Grades and Endorsements for the November 2022 General Election

3:00pm Monday, September 19, 2022
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 80: Two prominent U.S. Senate candidates are running neck and neck. Three Ohio Supreme Court races are a must win. And a raving leftist...

BFA PAC Endorses Kennedy, Fischer and DeWine for Ohio Supreme Court in 2022 General Election

by Linda Walker
7:00am Monday, September 19, 2022
Buckeye Firearms Association PAC (BFA PAC) is pleased to announce three important endorsements for the 2022 General Election season. BFA PAC endorses current Justice Sharon Kennedy for the position of Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. She has served on the Court since 2012. Current Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor is termed out on December 31, so this gives Justice Kennedy the opportunity to...

Gun News Roundup - September 16, 2022

3:00pm Friday, September 16, 2022
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: The 5 Most Unserious Things Biden Said in His Gun Control Speech Credit Card Companies Join Democrats' Gun Control Scheme Survey: Americans support armed teachers to stop school shootings NYC Cancels CCW Firearms...

North Lawrence Fish & Game Club Carlos Hathcock Sniper Match - Sept. 25, 2022

12:00pm Friday, September 16, 2022
During the Vietnam War, Carlos Hathcock had 93 confirmed kills of People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong personnel. In the Vietnam War, kills had to be confirmed by the sniper's spotter and a third party, who had to be an officer. Snipers often did not have a third-party present, making confirmation difficult, especially if the target was behind enemy lines, as was usually the case...

FASTER Saves Lives Director Joe Eaton on Fox News Discussing Armed Teachers

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Friday, September 16, 2022
HB 99 , a Buckeye Firearms Association-backed bill approved by the legislature and signed by Gov. DeWine in June, officially became law on Sept. 12, 2022. The new law not only reverses a bad Ohio Supreme Court ruling that effectively shut down all security programs in the state that included armed school staff, it went even further and created a Ohio School Safety Crisis Center and the Ohio...

WARNING: Anti-Gun Propaganda Forces Are Hard at Work - Video

7:00am Thursday, September 15, 2022
(AmmoLand.com)- The anti-gun lobby loves to believe that their portrayal of gun-related deaths in America pushes the needle toward more support for gun control. They fail to realize that the more violence is portrayed in the media, the more people seek ways to protect themselves. Some will hide and rarely go out in public, and some will move from high-crime areas to places they believe will be...

Gun Control Advocates Pressure Visa, Mastercard, and American Express to Track Gun Sales

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Until recently, credit card companies classified gun store purchases as "general merchandise." But now Visa, Mastercard and American Express will separately categorize these sales. Why the sudden change? For the exact reason you would expect: pressure from gun control advocates to harass law-abiding Americans and harm the firearm industry. According to a Sept. 9, 2022, article from Reuters , this...

BFA PAC Announces Grades and Endorsements for Nov. 8, 2022, General Election

6:00am Tuesday, September 13, 2022
This has been a crazy and confusing year for elections in Ohio. Lawmakers struggled to finalize district maps, and we had two separate Primary Elections. Now we're headed into the 2022 General Election. So it's time, once again, to issue grades and endorsements to help you vote your gun rights and elect pro-Second Amendment candidates. CLICK HERE to see our grades and endorsements . Volunteers on...

2022 BFA-PAC Grades and Endorsements for the November 8 Ohio General Election

6:17pm Monday, September 12, 2022
Back to Main Voter Guide Page NOTES: The following grades and endorsements apply to the 2022 Ohio General Election only. ?? generally means the candidate did not submit a survey. "q" after a grade means we have no legislative votes, and we are basing the grade primarily on survey answers and other information. Please help spread the word and encourage your friends and family to vote their gun...

PODCAST: Rep. Tom Hall Talks About Beating Bloomberg on the Issue of Armed Teachers

3:00pm Monday, September 12, 2022
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 79: For years, many Ohio school boards had been training and arming teachers and staff in their schools. But Bloomberg-backed anti-gun...

BFA PAC Endorses JD Vance for U.S. Senate

by Linda Walker
7:00am Monday, September 12, 2022
After a crowded primary in May for U.S. Senate, voters gave the nod to political newcomer JD Vance as the Republican candidate. Democrat voters chose current Congressman Tim Ryan as their candidate. Until 2012 , Ryan frequently voiced his support for the Second Amendment. However, after Sandy Hook, that changed. He now embraces a full-throated anti-gun position. In addition to donating $20,000 to...

Gun News Roundup - September 9, 2022

3:00pm Friday, September 09, 2022
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: Confusion Reigns as NY Gov. Hochul’s Gun Laws Take Effect Gun Controllers: Ban Firearms for “Radicals” (and Designate Political Opposition Under that Category) A New Kind of Threat to Second Amendment Rights The...

Armed Women of America invites you to behavior/body language seminar

7:00am Friday, September 09, 2022
Can you recognize the nonverbal signals and body language of dangerous people? Think of the advantage you have against a potential threat when you can read the clues before a dirt-bag becomes your problem! Armed Women of America (AWA) is proud to host Terry Vaughan’s D.I.R.T., Dangerous Individual Recognition Training® workshop on Sunday, October 16, 2022, at The Cardinal Shooting Center in...

A free firearm market drives innovation and saves lives

by Chris Brooks
3:00pm Thursday, September 08, 2022
The Clinton Gun Ban stymied small arms development When I first became interested in modern sporting rifles there were two AR-15s on the market, Colt and Bushmaster. Due to the Clinton 'assault weapons" ban (AWB), some features that we now take for granted weren't available, and we had to use old magazines because only government employees could purchase newly manufactured mags. Somehow, despite...

No Rational Basis for “Get Out of Jail Free” Bail Rule

7:00am Thursday, September 08, 2022
Survey after survey indicates that crime remains one of the top issues of voters as the country approaches the midterm elections ( here , here , here and here , for instance). A closely related concern is soft-on-crime policies, with “a majority of voters support[ing] proposed new laws that would replace local district attorneys who fail to prosecute criminals,” and large percentages of...

Facebook suspending gun dealers who follow their rules

by Lee Williams
3:00pm Wednesday, September 07, 2022
Gun dealers say Facebook is biased against them. Facebook has never been friendly to gun owners. Most have done a stretch or two in Facebook jail for one ridiculous reason or another or had their posts secretly shadow-banned so no one could see them, or had them straight-up disappear the instant they’re posted. Surprisingly, federally licensed firearm dealers have had more freedom on the social...

Activist sues City of Cleveland in federal court citing unlawful arrest after open carrying

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, September 07, 2022
Photo credit: WEWS WEWS (ABC Cleveland) is reporting that a man who was arrested at gunpoint while openly carrying two firearms is suing the City of Cleveland in federal court for unlawful arrest. From the article : On May 23, Tolbert was openly carrying his shotgun near East 89 and St. Clair Avenue, something he often does with his organization New Era Cleveland. News 5 reported many times on...

Gun Control Groups Target Firearm-Related Speech, Again

3:00pm Tuesday, September 06, 2022
Gun control advocates have renewed a longstanding plan to have the Federal Trade Commission (which regulates commercial speech) punish firearms manufacturers for how they advertise firearms. A petition filed with the FTC by several large firearm prohibition organizations claims that any suggestion firearms provide protection to their owners or make their homes safer is tantamount to false...

Beto is lying about guns again

7:00am Tuesday, September 06, 2022
Democratic Texas gubernatorial candidate Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke’s position on guns is straightforward. The former New York manny wants to ban and confiscate America’s most popular firearms and further undermine Texans’ Second Amendment rights. This radical position plays well with some Democratic presidential primary voters. It doesn’t with the Texas electorate. That’s why the perennial...

PODCAST: Biden Gets Creepy, The Times Tells the Truth, and New York Keeps Being New York

3:00pm Monday, September 05, 2022
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 78: Biden breaks out the creepy red lighting to once again show how angry he is about "assault weapons." The New York Times tells the...

Smith & Wesson Stands Up to Congressional Bullying

7:00am Monday, September 05, 2022
Gun control advocates’ preferred policies have been repeatedly rejected by the American people through their elected representatives. The U.S. Supreme Court and Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution has foreclosed, for now, gun control backers’ chief aim – total civilian disarmament. Moreover, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act makes clear that firearm manufacturers may not be held...

Gun News Roundup - September 2, 2022

3:00pm Friday, September 02, 2022
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: Biden Adds To His Ever-Growing List of Lies, Threats as He Continues His Push Against Gun Rights New NRA-ILA Backed Lawsuit Challenges New York's Unconstitutional Carry Restrictions UPS Releases New ‘Woke’ Rules for...

Brace Yourself: Biden Administration Reinterprets “Firearm,” Prepares Crackdown

7:00am Friday, September 02, 2022
When we say “brace yourself,” we’re not kidding. The pistol brace rule is coming as well. But first, a different sort of crackdown was unleashed on the nation this week, as an ATF rule published on April 26 finally took effect on Wednesday. The regulation is entitled “ Definition of `Frame or Receiver' and Identification of Firearms .” That rule is so cumbersome, complex, sprawling, and...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. exam of Hamilton Co. court records reveals problems with criminal justice system

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Thursday, September 01, 2022
On June 9, the Cincinnati Enquirer and USA Today Network published the results of an investigation they had done in an attempt to get some more concrete predictions about what life in Ohio with permitless carry would look like. To do so, they took a look at court data - specifically people who had been charged with gun possession violations in Hamilton and Delaware Counties - in order to...

A massive oops by the Civilian Marksmanship Program

by Lee Williams
7:00am Thursday, September 01, 2022
CMP needs to be fully transparent about the crisis they created. For a few hours Friday, August 26, the leadership of the Civilian Marksmanship Program, or CMP, appeared to have lost their minds. It’s either that or the storied nonprofit — which can trace its lineage back to 1903 when Teddy Roosevelt created the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice — had been taken over by anti-gun...

Biden Pushes 9mm Handgun Ban, Harris Wants to Ban Common Semi-autos

7:00am Wednesday, August 31, 2022
If anyone was still questioning the Biden-Harris administration’s devotion to banning and confiscating law-abiding Americans’ firearms, all doubt has been erased. On May 31, President Joe Biden once again stated that he wants to ban 9mm firearms. Speaking with reporters outside the White House about a purported encounter with a “trauma doctor,” Biden stated, They said a .22-caliber bullet will...

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