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PODCAST: You Own a Gun, But Do You Really Know How to Defend Yourself?

3:00pm Monday, March 22, 2021
Buckeye Firearms Association has launched a podcast called Keep and Bear Radio . The 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 5: It's better to have a gun and not need it than need a gun and not have it. But if you're smart enough to know you might need a...

The Cost of Confiscation: Millions of Dollars, No Sense

7:00am Monday, March 22, 2021
Last November, Bill Blair, the federal Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, refused to answer questions about the costs associated with the Liberal Government’s gun ban and confiscation program imposed by Order-in-Council on May 1, 2020. Minister Blair’s department is responsible for implementing the ban and overseeing the confiscation of previously lawful firearms from millions...

ALERT: Columbus City Council Considering Illegal Gun Control

by Dean Rieck
4:30pm Friday, March 19, 2021
Yesterday, March 18, at about 10 a.m., Columbus City Council announced a hearing for next week to discuss passing laws regulating firearms. Media immediately began contacting Buckeye Firearms Association to see what we had to say about it. We told them Ohio law forbids cities from regulating firearms, components, and ammunition, and that what councilmembers were proposing was illegal. Just 5...

Autopsy report confirms Ohio CHL-holder Casey Goodson was shot 5 times in the back and once in the side

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, March 19, 2021
It's been three and a half months since Ohio concealed handgun license (CHL) -holder Casey Goodson was shot to death at the door of his residence by a Franklin County Sheriff's SWAT deputy in plain clothes. The deputy had been working an unrelated case nearby. A concerned public has finally been allowed to read the official autopsy report, which confirms what family members have been saying from...

Déjà vu: California May-Issue Gun Licensing Results in Bribery Scandal

7:00am Thursday, March 18, 2021
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: Anti-gun jurisdiction maintains a restrictive may-issue firearm licensing scheme. Scheme results in alleged bribes for licenses scandal. On November 23, the Santa Clara County, Calif. District Attorney announced that a grand jury had indicted a county undersheriff and sheriff’s captain for “requesting bribes for concealed firearms (CCW) licenses.” A pair...

UK: Tory Government Set to Further Regulate Antique Firearms and Air Guns

7:00am Wednesday, March 17, 2021
If you thought endless COVID-19 orders and lockdowns were enough to satisfy the United Kingdom government’s totalitarian impulse, think again. Even as millions of Brits are losing their livelihoods, the busybodies in Her Majesty’s Government are hard at work looking for new ways to diminish their rights through gun control. With the UK already home to some of the most draconian gun control in the...

Why small game hunting is so important

by Larry Case
7:00am Tuesday, March 16, 2021
So here we are in 2021, and if you are like me, I thought, Whew! Thank goodness that is over with; this new year will have to be better! Now, as the famous saying goes, this new year seems to be telling 2020, "Here, hold my beer!" Well, take heart, my brothers and sisters, in camo, we will survive. There are still several hunting seasons going on right now, and the Big Show for the spring, spring...

PODCAST: H.R. 127 - The Federal Bill That Seeks to Crush Personal Gun Ownership in America

3:00pm Monday, March 15, 2021
Buckeye Firearms Association has launched a podcast called Keep and Bear Radio . The 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 4: H.R. 127, sponsored by Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX) in the 117th Congress, is one of the most aggressive anti-gun bills ever...

35 Senate Democrats Introduce Assault Weapons Ban of 2021

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Monday, March 15, 2021
On Thursday, March 11, 2021, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-R.I.) introduced the "Assault Weapons Ban of 2021." This proposed legislation bans the sale, transfer, manufacture and importation of common AR-15 and AK-47 style semi-automatic rifles and standard-capacity magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Read the bill here . Ignoring the...

Ammo Shortage: Is the 10mm a Good Self Defense Round?

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Friday, March 12, 2021
I’ve been getting a few questions from readers about the 10mm auto for self protection. With the current ammo shortage primarily affecting the common defensive calibers, some readers are seeing 10mm ammo still available online and in gun stores. Is it worthwhile to own a 10mm defensive handgun in this age of ammo shortages? I get asked about the 10mm cartridge quite often. I didn’t include it in...

Obama Still Whining about Gun Owners’ Political Power

7:00am Thursday, March 11, 2021
Barack Obama is still upset about just how bitterly so many Americans cling to their guns. During an interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired [late last year], the former president expressed his anger with the fact that gun owners successfully organized to defeat his radical gun control agenda in early 2013. When asked by Winfrey about high-profile shootings, Obama responded, I have to say, Oprah...

HB 89 (Repeal the Duty to "Promptly" Inform) passed out of committee

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Wednesday, March 10, 2021
House Bill 89, which seeks to amend Ohio’s “duty to inform” law, was heard by the House State and Local Government Committee on March 9 before being passed on a 9-5 vote. HB 89 would clarify Ohio law so that law-abiding gun owners understand how and when to notify a law enforcement officer that they are carrying a firearm. Current law requires gun owners to "promptly" inform an officer. But no...

Submit Comments Now for Ohio’s Hunting, Fishing Proposals

7:00am Wednesday, March 10, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohioans interested in wildlife conservation may submit comments about current hunting and fishing regulation proposals online here, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Comments will be accepted through Sunday, March 14. One regulation proposal would allow antlerless white-tailed deer to be taken from all public hunting areas from...

Man defends child and mother when abusive ex-boyfriend breaks in

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Tuesday, March 09, 2021
A man says he was forced to defend his child and the mother when her abusive ex-boyfriend broke into her home at 5:30 a.m. From Cleveland.com : Officers went to a home on the 4000 block of East 57th Street, just north of Harvard Avenue in the city’s Broadway-Slavic Village neighborhood, and found a man suffering multiple gunshot wounds at the top of a staircase, Ciaccia said. Paramedics took the...

PODCAST: Duty to Retreat and the Legal Justification for Lethal Force

3:00pm Monday, March 08, 2021
Buckeye Firearms Association has launched a podcast called Keep and Bear Radio . The podcast is hosted on the Podbean platform and is also available on Apple , Google , and Spotify . Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. *** Episode 3: If someone is threatening your life, do you have to retreat before using lethal force? It depends on what state you live in. If you live in...

ACTION ALERT: Urge Committee to Support HB 89 and Repeal "Duty to Inform"

3:00pm Monday, March 08, 2021
On Tuesday, March 9 at 9 a.m., the House State and Local Government Committee is hearing House Bill 89 to amend Ohio’s “duty to inform” law. They will hear proponent and opponent testimony and possibly vote on the bill. HB 89 would clarify Ohio law so that law-abiding gun owners understand how and when to notify a law enforcement officer that they are carrying a firearm. Current law requires gun...

Toledo mayor names gun violence manager, cites criminal record as resume enhancer

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, March 08, 2021
The City of Toledo has a long history of electing anti-gun rights mayors, who then proceed to support gun control initiatives which do nothing to reduce the rising crime they are supposed to be addressing. From a failed ban on so-called "Saturday Night Specials" that unfairly targeted would-be gun owners in lower income brackets, to illegal confiscations of law-abiding citizens' firearms and...

Plain Dealer: New Ohio concealed handgun licenses jumped 78% during chaotic 2020

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, March 05, 2021
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that statistics released by the Ohio Attorney General's office show new Ohio concealed handgun licenses (CHLs) jumped 78% in 2020 over the previous year, while renewed licenses reached their third-highest annual total ever. From the article : Last year, Ohio sheriffs issued 96,892 new conceal-carry licenses – the most since 2016 and the third-most in the...

Buckeye Firearms Association Testifies in Favor of HB 89 to Abolish Duty to Inform

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Thursday, March 04, 2021
On Wednesday, March 3, 2021, the House State and Local Government Committee heard testimony on House Bill 89 to repeal the "duty to inform." Current law states that if you have a concealed handgun license (CHL) and are carrying a handgun, you must "promptly" notify a law enforcement officer who stops you for any official purpose. But when is "promptly"? This is confusing and can lead to...

Senator Cecil Thomas Introduces 4 Gun Control Bills ... Again

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Wednesday, March 03, 2021
Here we go again. Ohio Senator Cecil Thomas has resurrected 4 failed and pointless gun control bills that died at the end of the last legislative session. The bill numbers are different. But the rights-crushing content remains the same. Let's take a quick look in numerical order. Buckeye Firearms Association strongly opposes ALL of these bills. SB 73 - MANDATE UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS (Sponsor...

Two pro-gun bills to receive hearings this week

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Tuesday, March 02, 2021
Representative Scott Wiggam (R-1), who chairs the House State & Local Government Committee, has announced a second hearing for two pro-gun rights bills: HB 62 - DESIGNATE OHIO A SECOND AMENDMENT SANCTUARY (Sponsors: Mike Loychik, Diane V. Grendell) To designate the State of Ohio as a Second Amendment Sanctuary State and to name this act the Ohio Second Amendment Safe Haven Act. HB 89 - REPEAL...

Gun Sales Reach Record Highs in 2020 Especially Among African Americans and First-time Gun Buyers

7:00am Monday, March 01, 2021
NSSF, Project ChildSafe and NAAGA Emphasize Gun Safety, Training And Responsible Storage NEWTOWN, Conn. – The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), Project ChildSafe® and the National African American Gun Association (NAAGA) are responding to record high gun sales in 2020, particularly among African Americans and first-time gun buyers, by providing free educational resources and tips on...

Gun Control Groups Push Hollywood to Produce Even More Anti-gun Propaganda

7:00am Friday, February 26, 2021
Gun control advocates are once again pushing the entertainment industry to produce anti-gun propaganda with the explicit goal of advancing failed firearm legislation. The renewed overt effort will strike some as superfluous, given Hollywood’s lengthy track record of anti-gun agitprop and left-wing political monoculture. In early January, entertainment industry magazine Variety published a lengthy...

Man defends own life when two robbers attack...then one followed him home

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, February 25, 2021
Cleveland media are reporting that a 24 year-old man was able to defend his own life with a firearm when two men approached and attempted to rob him outside a convenience store. From Cleveland.com : The 24-year-old man called police and said two men robbed him at the gas station and that he shot one of the robbers, according to police. He told police he left the gas station and that the other...

Trudeau’s Toxic Gun Ban: No Buy-in to the “Buyback”

7:00am Wednesday, February 24, 2021
There is new evidence of problems with the implementation of the “assault weapons” ban imposed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on May 1, 2020. Readers will recall that under the Liberal Government’s scheme, over 1,500 firearms and devices listed in a government regulation immediately became a “prohibited” firearm or “prohibited device,” as did “any variants or modified versions.”...

H.R. 127 - The Federal Bill That Seeks to Crush Personal Gun Ownership in America

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Tuesday, February 23, 2021
H.R. 127, sponsored by Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX) in the 117th Congress is one of the most outrageous and aggressive anti-gun bills ever introduced. While it falls short of banning guns outright and repealing the Second Amendment, it comes very close to doing just that. The scope and ferocity of this bill cannot be overstated. This is legislation intended to punish law-abiding gun owners and crush...

Millions of New Gun Owners, Now What to Do with Them?

by Jim Curcuruto
7:00am Monday, February 22, 2021
With a record setting year for the firearm industry behind us, many industry professionals are starting to ask; “Now what?” Before answering that question, let’s take a look at some statistics that made 2020 a record year. Using adjusted FBI NICS data as a proxy for firearm sales, 2020 recorded a massive 60 percent increase over 2019. The record 21+ million adjusted background checks in 2020...

FLASHBACK: Rush Limbaugh praises Buckeye Firearms Assoc. response to Sandusky Register

3:00pm Friday, February 19, 2021
[Editor's Note: As the nation continues to mark the passing of talk radio titan Rush Limbaugh, we thought we'd republish this 2007 article documenting the time Rush covered Buckeye Firearms Association's efforts to raise awareness about the dangers of news media publishing lists of concealed handgun license-holders' names. Godspeed Rush!] On Friday, July 6, 2007, America's #1 talk radio host...

Akron mothers get concealed handgun licenses in response to rising crime

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, February 19, 2021
WKYC (NBC Cleveland) is reporting that, as crime rose over the summer, Rev. Roderick Pounds helped 386 Akron mothers obtain their Ohio concealed handgun licenses. From the article : Overall, the city of Akron reported 50 homicides last year, a 52% increase from 2019. Police statistics show gun-related crimes are up even more--78%. This comes even as police seized over 940 guns. ... Experts blame...

NSSF Commends Rep. Jeff Duncan’s Introduction of the Hearing Protection Act

3:00pm Thursday, February 18, 2021
NEWTOWN, Conn. – The NSSF®, the firearm industry’s trade association, commends U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan’s (R-S.C.) introduction of the Hearing Protection Act, H.R. 95. The legislation was introduced with 36 original co-sponsors. The bill would remove firearm suppressors from the list of definitions under the 1934 National Firearms Act (NFA), eliminating onerous and duplicitous background checks...

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