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Your Tactical Training Scenario - Injured Hands

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Take a quick look at this news article... Phoenix police make arrest in priest murder A man broke into a church rectory and attacked the two priests who lived there with a tire iron. The first priest ran to his bedroom and grabbed his revolver. He tried to shoot the attacker but was unable to do so because his trigger finger had been broken when he was struck by the tire iron. The attacker...

URGENT! Public Comments on ATF “Frame or Receiver” Rule Due by August 19

7:00am Tuesday, August 17, 2021
The Biden Department of Justice is threatening to upend the U.S. firearm industry and how Americans exercise their Second Amendment rights. On May 21, ATF published a new proposed rule in the Federal Register entitled Definition of “Frame or Receiver” and Identification of Firearms . That publication triggered the opening of a public comment period. The comment period will remain open until...

PODCAST: Where’s All the Ammo? Is it Government Hoarding? A Ploy to Drive up Prices? Aliens?

7:00am Monday, August 16, 2021
The Keep and Bear Radio podcast is hosted on the Podbean platform and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , and iHeartRadio . Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. *** Episode 26: Where oh where has all the ammo gone? Is the government hoarding? Is it a corporate conspiracy to drive up ammo prices? Have aliens abducted all our ammo? It's time to demand some...

NSSF Launches PSAs on Storing Firearms Securely in Vehicles

7:00am Friday, August 13, 2021
New informational videos offer important safety considerations to help responsible gun owners prevent theft and unauthorized access NEWTOWN, Conn. – In two new video public service announcements, the National Shooting Sports Foundation® encourages gun owners to securely store their firearms when temporarily leaving them in vehicles. Thefts of firearms from vehicles have risen in many parts of the...

Attacked at Home

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Thursday, August 12, 2021
I had a long-time reader write to ask the following questions: “My wife (who is not a fan of guns, concealed carry, etc.) and I were talking about self-defense the other day, and she asked what percentage of self-defense incidents happen on a person’s property (house/yard/garage/etc) versus anywhere else. The discussion came up as I was explaining why I favor carrying a weapon even at home (both...

Questioning the Effectiveness of the .380 Auto Cartridge

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Wednesday, August 11, 2021
You folks really like your .380 semi-automatic pistols. Two of the top 10 most read articles on my site are about the .380. Every post I’ve written about this caliber has been consumed voraciously. Lots of the email questions I get from readers concern the .380 as well. Since my 2011 handgun stopping power study was reproduced in American Handgunner Magazine , I’ve received regular questions...

Damaged Defensive Ammunition

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Tuesday, August 10, 2021
I recently had a reader reach out to me with a very intriguing question: “I’ve got about 50 rounds of quality JHP in 9MM divided between three guns (mine+wife) and they are getting beat up. Question is, do I stick with the beaters (dinged cases or heads, etc.)or switch to hard cast lead or FMJ since the quality stuff is either priced out of reach or just not available at any price? We use my...

PODCAST: David Kenik Talks About Guns and the Harsh Realities of Armed Self-Defense

3:00pm Monday, August 09, 2021
The Keep and Bear Radio podcast is hosted on the Podbean platform and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , and iHeartRadio . Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. *** Episode 25: When can you use lethal force in self defense? Is self defense just about guns? Can you actually take a life? Is .45 caliber more effective than 9mm or does that even matter any more?...

Sen. Terry Johnson Introduces Constitutional Carry Bill SB 215

7:00am Monday, August 09, 2021
On August 5, 2021, Senator Terry Johnson introduced Senate Bill 215 to bring Constitutional Carry to Ohio. SB 215 will not eliminate Ohio's licensing system, but will make the license optional for those who prefer to have a license, or who wish to carry in other states that recognize Ohio's license. "Ohioans have proven themselves to be overwhelmingly law-abiding over the past 17 years since...

Trigger Geometry and How it Affects Your Shooting

by Gary Evens
7:00am Friday, August 06, 2021
I suspect most of you haven’t thought much about how your trigger affects your ability to shoot your gun beyond how much effort it takes to press the trigger and make the gun fire. But the basic design of your trigger can have a significant influence on how close your bullets impact the target compared to where you wanted them to hit it — i.e., your point-of-impact (POI) vs. your point-of-aim (...

The Gift of Hunting

by Jenifer Wisniewski
7:00am Thursday, August 05, 2021
We appreciate the gift of hunting year-round from ducks to turkeys and small game to deer, elk, and everything in between. This year, a year where we have seen a surge of interest in hunting, why not give back to the sport that gives you (and your freezer) such fulfillment! Here are some ways that you can give the gift of hunting by being a true wildlife conservationist. After all, it is great...

Purse Carry, CCW, and Police Interactions

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Wednesday, August 04, 2021
I’ve heard some true horror stories about traffic stop interactions between cops and people with concealed carry handgun licenses. To be honest, while I occasionally hear about CCW carriers doing stupid things from my cop friends, I hear far more stories from my gun students about police officers acting paranoid and unprofessional while dealing with a legal CCW carrier on a traffic stop. I hear...

Millions of New Gun Owners Will Join in the Fun of National Shooting Sports Month® in August

7:00am Tuesday, August 03, 2021
Whether you’re a first-time gun owner or experienced, here are 10 ways to enjoy the target shooting sports and special events NEWTOWN, Conn. – America’s millions of first-time firearm owners will find National Shooting Sports Month® in August a great time to enjoy using their new firearms, whether in a training course, competition or simply having fun shooting targets with friends. NSSF®...

PODCAST: Will NYSRPA v. Bruen Lead to the Next Landmark Gun Rights Decision?

3:00pm Monday, August 02, 2021
The Keep and Bear Radio podcast is hosted on the Podbean platform and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , and iHeartRadio . Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. *** Episode 24: It's been 13 years since the Heller case and 11 years since the McDonald case. Now, finally, another major gun rights case goes to the U.S. Supreme Court. And once again, Buckeye...

NSSF Welcomes Senate Hearing Protection Act Reintroduction

7:00am Monday, August 02, 2021
NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the firearm industry trade association, proudly welcomes U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo’s (R-Idaho) reintroduction of the Hearing Protection Act. The legislation, S. 2050, is co-sponsored by 14 additional senators, all who endorse the legislation that would provide greater access to the firearm safety devices by regulating them in the same...

Experience Ohio’s Premier Public Shooting Ranges During Free Event

7:00am Friday, July 30, 2021
Experienced and beginning recreational shooters are invited to visit any of Ohio’s premier public shooting ranges on Saturday, Aug. 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. during Free Range Day, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. On this date, the shooting range permit requirement is waived at all Division of Wildlife Class A, B, and C shooting ranges. The...

New Program Connects Ohio Hunters with Participating Landowners

3:00pm Thursday, July 29, 2021
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife recently launched a new incentive program that provides a path for Ohio hunters to access participating landowner properties during the hunting season. Enrollment for the Ohio Landowner and Hunter Access Partnership program is underway now. Once enrolled, participating landowners receive annual payments ranging from $2 to $30...

Man accused in Toledo's Savage Park shooting arrested on gun charge week prior

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, July 29, 2021
In early June, as he stumped for a package of gun control proposals he's been promoting since 2019, Governor Mike DeWine (R) warned that we were on the verge of a "summer of violence" and claimed "we need to toughen our laws." But as the summer wears on, more and more examples are proving that it isn't a lack of gun control laws that is resulting in the violence, but rather a lack of enforcement...

Tactical Training Scenario- “They’re Putting On Ski Masks”

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Wednesday, July 28, 2021
I once responded to a very unique call in my cop job. The details might generate some critical thinking on the part of my readers. A woman and her infant child were parked outside a small electronics store on a busy thoroughfare in the suburban city where I work. She was waiting to provide a ride home to her sister and her best friend, both of whom were working in the store. Five minutes before...

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson continues to shift blame for problems literally in his own back yard

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Ohio gun owners are very familiar with Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, even if they are blessed to live outside of Cuyahoga County. Throughout his years as mayor, Jackson has sought to punish law-abiding gun owners for the violence in his crime-plagued city again and again and again. His latest effort comes via a letter to President Joe Biden, signed by 27 other mayors, asking for help to reduce...

PODCAST: Get a "Sneak Peak" Inside the Most Pressing Gun Rights Legislation of 2021

3:00pm Monday, July 26, 2021
The Keep and Bear Radio podcast is hosted on the Podbean platform and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , and iHeartRadio . Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. *** Episode 23: Discover why some sanctuary legislation runs too cold … or too hot. Find out who is really behind the Madison School legal case that, for the moment, has nixed armed school staff. Hear...

August is National Shooting Sports Month. Join the +ONE movement and invite someone to the range!

7:00am Monday, July 26, 2021
August is National Shooting Sports Month®, a time to celebrate one of America’s great pastimes — target shooting — a safe, fun activity enjoyed by millions of people across the country, with millions more wanting to take their first shots. Research by the National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®) shows that 24 million Americans are very interested in learning about the shooting sports, making...

Gun Control Research Methods: Close Enough

3:00pm Friday, July 23, 2021
Social science methods are not perfect, but that has never stopped anti-gun researchers from making outlandish claims. Most recently, a team of researchers led by Doctor Apurva Bhatt from the University of Missouri Kansas City sought to evaluate the effect of changes in Missouri firearms laws on suicides among teenagers and young adults. Their analysis is burdened by a fundamental disregard of...

Gun Control “Redlining” - Journalist Demands Realty Records Show Gun Owners

7:00am Friday, July 23, 2021
In a series of tweets on June 8, Virginia Heffernan, a Harvard-educated columnist for The Los Angeles Times, wrote: “Real-estate listings should include prevalence of gun-ownership in a 50-mile radius and number of annual mass shootings in the region. Time to change what a ‘bad neighborhood’ is.” In follow-up tweets she added, “…and introduce a meaningful tax on guns and gun violence. No one...

Renew Your Pride in America - Attend a Project Appleseed Rifle Marksmanship Event

3:00pm Thursday, July 22, 2021
Project Appleseed isn’t a gun club or a militia, nor is it a historical society. Instead, it's a non-partisan group of men and women (known as the Revolutionary War Veterans Association) who are committed to upholding the values and principles of America’s founding fathers. They use rifle marksmanship instruction as a gateway to help bring our nation’s history to life and to show that many of the...

IRS Leak Shows Government Can’t Be Trusted with Gun Owner Data

7:00am Thursday, July 22, 2021
On June 8, ProPublica published a story titled, “The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax.” The salacious item focused on how America’s ultra-wealthy navigated the Internal Revenue Code to lessen their tax burden. ProPublica relied on “a vast cache of IRS information,” including individuals’ private tax returns, that it presumably...

Armed woman detains four men outside her apartment after intoxicated male attempts to gain entry

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Wednesday, July 21, 2021
The Scioto Post reported recently that a woman was able to utilize a firearm to protect her two young children, herself and another female when an intoxicated male tried to gain entry into her apartment. From the article : Officers responded to E Canal St for a report of a person with a gun. Officers arrived to find multiple individuals arguing in front of C Building Apartments. Four individuals...

Sportsmen's Alliance achieves victory for Ohio outdoors-lovers in state budget bill

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, July 21, 2021
When House Bill 110, the state budget bill for fiscal year 2022-2023, became law, it contained important improvements to Ohio law that were the result of lobbying efforts by the Sportsmen's Alliance, of which Buckeye Firearms Association is a member. From the Columbus Dispatch : Rob Sexton, a lobbyist and political strategist who advocates for hunting, fishing and gun interests, called the budget...

ODNR Offers 7th Annual Ohio Women’s Outdoor Adventures Weekend

3:00pm Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Outdoor education and skill building courses for women returns COLUMBUS, Ohio – The 7th Annual Ohio Women’s Outdoor Adventures weekend will kick off on Friday, September 17 and run through Sunday, September 19 at Salt Fork State Park. This annual event held by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) combines boating, fishing, and outdoor skills with other activities focused on nature and...

PODCAST: Teenage Gun Owners, Revealing Firearm Research, and Shooting Sex Perverts

3:00pm Monday, July 19, 2021
The Keep and Bear Radio podcast is hosted on the Podbean platform and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , and iHeartRadio . Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. *** Episode 22: A court says Second Amendment rights apply to 18-year-olds. A major university study shows that more guns do NOT equal more crime. A woman is forced to shoot a home invader in her...

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