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Biden Begins Gun Control Push

7:00am Thursday, February 18, 2021
On Sunday, President Biden used the three-year anniversary of the criminal attack in Parkland, Florida to call “on Congress to enact commonsense gun law reforms, including requiring background checks on all gun sales, banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and eliminating immunity for gun manufacturers who knowingly put weapons of war on our streets.” There is nothing “commonsense”...

4 Ohio Pro-Gun Bills (and 1 Anti-Gun Bill) to Watch

by Dean Rieck
3:00pm Wednesday, February 17, 2021
At midnight on December 31, 2020, the 133rd Ohio General Assembly ended. All bills not passed at that time died. Immediately, the 134th General Assembly began, launching a new 2-year period to change the laws of the state. Over the last two weeks, several gun-related bills have been introduced: HB 12 - ENFORCE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS (Sponsor: Diane V. Grendell) To provide for a writ of mandamus or...

Tissue Sample Confirmed Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease in One Wild Ohio Deer

7:00am Wednesday, February 17, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife has identified a positive test for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a wild Ohio white-tailed deer in Wyandot County. The Division of Wildlife is gathering additional details about the adult male deer taken by a hunter on private property. Tissue samples were submitted for testing by a taxidermist and the...

The Old Rabbit Hunter

by Larry S. Moore
3:00pm Tuesday, February 16, 2021
The upland game season is here and I have been running my beagles. I thought about how long I've been hunting with beagles and chasing rabbits. I thought about how that started with family in Kentucky. The next thought was about an old friend and hunting buddy from nearly forty-years ago. He was an old rabbit hunter when I met him sometime around 1976, as best as I can recall. I was about twenty-...

Ohio A.G.Dave Yost joins Attorneys General Amicus Brief in New York Carry Case at the Supreme Court

7:00am Tuesday, February 16, 2021
In December, The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) partnered with the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association and asked the Supreme Court to hear a challenge to New York’s restrictive process for issuing concealed carry licenses. Today, the NRA-ILA applauds the 23 Attorneys General who filed an amicus brief in support of that petition. That effort was led...

Podcast Episode 2: Pushing for Constitutional Carry and Limiting Emergency Powers

3:00pm Monday, February 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 , and Spotify . Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. *** Episode 2: 2020 turned out to be crazy year in many ways. But BFA chalked up solid legislative victories. So now that it's a new year and we're...

LV Sun Finally Reveals Biden Interview That Exposes Depths of Anti-Gun Views to Public

7:00am Monday, February 15, 2021
Those who stay involved in the efforts to defend the Second Amendment have always known President Joe Biden is, to put it lightly, no friend to gun owners. During his campaign for the White House last year, the legacy media did everything they could to conceal that fact. The Las Vegas Sun recently revealed that it went so far as to bury an interview with candidate Biden that showed not just his...

Headline: Former Youngstown police officer sentenced for falsifying concealed-carry records

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, February 12, 2021
WKBN (CBS Youngstown) reported recently that a former Youngstown police officer has been sentenced for running what Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene calls a “CCW certificate mill.” From the article : Phil Chance, Jr....was accused of taking money to provide concealed-carry permits. He never had the proper certification, so the permits were useless. ... Chance is a former Youngstown police...

The complete expert op-ed on teachers with guns Cleveland.com refused to print

by Ron Borsch
7:00am Thursday, February 11, 2021
[Editor's note: On January 30, Cleveland.com published an editorial board roundtable entitled " Should Ohio teachers with CCW permits be allowed to carry on school premises? " Conclusions ranged from "bad idea" and "irresponsible" to "lunatic" and "tragedy waiting to happen," but NO FACTS were offered to back up their opinions. Retired police officer, trainer and Rapid Mass Murder expert Ron...

Ohio Attorney General Yost's office develops searchable stolen gun database

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's office has developed an online tool designed to help potential buyers of used guns detect if the gun is stolen. From the Columbus Dispatch : The Ohio Stolen Guns Database contains the serial numbers of stolen guns "as reported to the Law Enforcement Automated Data System (LEADS) by law enforcement agencies throughout the state and authorized for release to the...

BATFE Leadership Push Biden to Target Pistol Stabilizing Braces and Unfinished Receivers

7:00am Tuesday, February 09, 2021
Just in case anyone needed further proof that much of the federal bureaucracy is more interested in serving themselves and left-wing political interests than public service, news broke...that rogue elements of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) had been conspiring with Joe Biden’s transition team to enact gun control by executive fiat. At the top of these anti-gun...

BFA Announces New Podcast - Keep and Bear Radio

3:03pm Monday, February 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 1: On January 4, 2021, Governor Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 175, which included the repeal of Ohio’s unjust law that requires victims of...

“Unity” President Vows to “Defeat” America’s Oldest and Largest Civil Rights Group

7:00am Monday, February 08, 2021
Joe Biden wants Americans to believe that he will focus on what he calls “the renewal of a politics that’s about solving problems – not stoking the flames of hate and chaos.” Yet what “problem” is Biden promising to “solve” before he even takes office? Why the “defeat” of the National Rifle Association, a group of over 5 million Americans of all different backgrounds from all different walks of...

ATF agent sues Columbus police over armed confrontation/tazing incident

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, February 05, 2021
WOSU (NPR Columbus) reported recently that a special agent with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms is suing the Columbus police department after a July 7, 2020 incident in which Columbus police officers handcuffed and tazed him. The entire incident was caught on body cam. According to the suit, the ATF agent was trying to confiscate an illegally-held firearm when the suspect called...

Two CHL-holders use guns to defend own lives in separate incidents

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, February 04, 2021
Due to the ongoing pandemic and the chaotic aftermath of the presidential election, two self-defense incidents involving concealed handgun license (CHL) -holders went almost unnoticed in Ohio. First, from the Dayton area, on November 17, and as reported by WHIO (CBS Dayton) : A man is dead after a woman shot him before he crashed into an apartment in the 1900 block of Palisades Drive Friday...

USFWS Releases Map of WSFR-Funded Target Shooting Ranges

7:00am Wednesday, February 03, 2021
Finding a place to shoot safely is now easier than ever thanks to a new interactive tool premiered recently by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) as part of its 83-year partnership with states, industry and individual firearms users who help pay for wildlife and natural resource conservation, hunter education and public shooting ranges through the Wildlife Restoration Program. Millions...

Biden Plots Sneak Attack Against U.S. Firearms Industry

7:00am Tuesday, February 02, 2021
Joe Biden has unveiled his agenda for his first 100 days in the White House, and his list includes an initiative aimed at nothing less than the destruction of the U.S. firearms industry. This is what would happen if Biden succeeds in his pledge to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. Imagine if firearm manufactures and sellers – even those who strictly followed the laws enacted...

Ohio’s Changing Knife Laws

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Monday, February 01, 2021
Ohio has some of the most vague and confusing knife laws in the country. When I teach a knife class, I generally have to take more than 30 minutes to explain the intricacies of the legal requirements in the state. Despite all that explanation, I still can’t guarantee to keep my students out of jail. As it’s currently written, any object that could cause serious physical harm or death is illegal...

President Trump’s Executive Order Expands LEOSA Carry Rights

7:00am Friday, January 29, 2021
On January 18th, President Trump signed an “Executive Order on Protecting Law Enforcement Officers, Judges, Prosecutors, And Their Families.” The order aims to provide for more federal law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges to be able to carry firearms for personal protection. The order implements several policy changes, but the primary change is “to remove any undue obstacle...

State seeks dismissal of Bloomberg-funded lawsuit, citing lack of evidence

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, January 28, 2021
The State of Ohio is asking a judge in Franklin County to dismiss a Bloomberg-funded lawsuit filed by the cities of Dayton and Columbus which accuses the agency of failing to keep complete and accurate records in its criminal background check system. Less than two weeks after the lawsuit was filed, Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification (BCI) Superintendent Joe Morbitzer sent a...

NRA Takes Concealed Carry Case to the Supreme Court

7:00am Wednesday, January 27, 2021
FAIRFAX, Va. - The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) has partnered with the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association (NYSRPA) to ask the Supreme Court to hear a challenge to New York’s restrictive process for issuing concealed carry licenses. "As long as New York continues denying law-abiding gun owners their Second Amendment rights, the NRA will continue...

Representative Richard Hudson Reintroduces Bi-Partisan Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act

7:00am Tuesday, January 26, 2021
The year 2020 saw Americans across political and demographic lines embrace their Second Amendment rights in unprecedented numbers. Last week, Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC) reintroduced H.R. 38, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would give more meaningful effect to those rights by ensuring they stay intact as travelers crossed state lines. Forty-two states and the District of...

Ohio Supreme Court to weigh question of whether self-defense "burden shift" should be applied retroactively

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, January 25, 2021
The Gongwer News Service reported recently that the Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to weigh the question of whether the self-defense "burden shift" should be applied to incidents that occurred before the effective date of March 28, 2019. From the article : At issue is the case of Ladasia Brooks, who was charged with several crimes, including assault, after a June 5, 2018, incident at the home of...

Unprecedented Numbers Exercise 2A Rights in 2020

7:00am Friday, January 22, 2021
Millions of Americans exercised their Second Amendment rights for the first time in 2020. And, it’s easy to understand why. Bare shelves at local grocery stores fueled fears that the breakdown in supply chains would lead to a breakdown in our social order. Inmates released early to stem the spread of the virus within prisons and rising unemployment led to fears of a crime wave. Americans watching...

Akron homeowner defends own life during home invasion

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, January 21, 2021
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that a homeowner used a firearm to defend himself when an armed intruder entered his home early Saturday morning. From the article : Demetrius Horton, 41, was shot by a homeowner on the 2200 block of Richmond Road after he broke into the house, according to police and the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office. Police responded around 5:45 a.m. Saturday...

Biden to Nominate Anti-Second Amendment Judge Merrick Garland for Attorney General

7:00am Wednesday, January 20, 2021
At a news conference on January 7th, President-elect Joe Biden announced he will nominate U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Judge Merrick Garland for Attorney General. Biden’s choice of a noted Second Amendment opponent to lead the Department of Justice is an overt assault on gun rights and gun owners. Following the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in...

NSSF Applauds OCC Finalization of Fair Access Banking Rule

7:00am Tuesday, January 19, 2021
NEWTOWN, Conn. – The NSSF®, the firearm industry’s trade association, applauded the finalization of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) rule to end discrimination by financial service providers against the firearm industry and others. NSSF worked closely with the OCC, members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate to ensure banking and credit decisions are...

Ohio CHL-holder defends own life when two teens attempt armed robbery

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, January 18, 2021
WCMH (NBC Columbus) is reporting that an Ohio concealed handgun license (CHL) -holder was forced to defend his own life when two teens attempted an armed robbery. From the article : According to the Columbus Division of Police, at about 7:42 p.m., Tuesday, officers were called to the E&E Market in the 700 block of E. Hudson Street on the report of a shooting. When officers arrived on scene,...

Cleveland Lyft driver punched, choked, threatened with a knife, then fired for fighting back

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, January 15, 2021
A Cleveland Lyft driver found herself in a dangerous situation recently when two young men who she picked up began attacking her. From WOIO (CBS Cleveland) : Cynthia Norman said she picked up a pair of young men — likely in their 20s — at an apartment complex in Cleveland’s Nottingham neighborhood around 1:00 a.m. Sunday. As she arrived at the destination, the NEO Sports Plant, formerly known as...

Ohio Supreme Court hears arguments in Madison school case

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, January 14, 2021
On Tuesday, January 12, the Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments in a lawsuit brought by Bloomberg-funded Everytown for Gun Safety, which seeks to prevent Madison Local School District from arming staff. The district initially received a favorable ruling , but an appeals court overturned it . The result is that employees carrying firearms in schools would be required to complete more than 700 hours...

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