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Merry Christmas from Buckeye Firearms Association

7:00am Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Merry Christmas to one and all from all of us at Buckeye Firearms Association. Our best gift is the friendship and support given by each of you throughout the year. As we reflect on the year's passing, we count our many blessings, remember our losses, and give thanks for those who helped us through it all. We each need to take time to appreciate our friends and family during this special time of...

Puerto Rico Takes a Giant Leap for Gun Rights with Act 168

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Monday, December 23, 2019
The Puerto Rico Weapons Act of 2020, also known as Act 168, signed by Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced, is set to bring significant gun rights to one of the most repressive gun control regimes in the U.S. starting January 1, 2020. The changes are so sweeping and positive, it's a Christmas miracle and a Happy New Year for the nearly 2.9 million citizens who live on the island. The law is, of course,...

Report: Sixth Circuit Hears Debate Over Legality of Bump Stocks

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, December 20, 2019
Courthouse News Service is reporting that, on Wednesday, December 11, the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in a case challenging President Trump's anti-gun executive action, via the BATFE rule-making process, to ban bump stocks. From the article : Attorney Rob Olson argued on behalf of Gun Owners of America at Wednesday’s hearing, and told the Sixth Circuit panel that bump...

Op-Ed: Evil walks the Earth

by Mike Wood
3:00pm Thursday, December 19, 2019
December 14, 2019, marks the seventh anniversary of the murder of 20 school children and six school staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newtown, Connecticut. In the wake of that horrific crime, I was prompted to write the following editorial about the attack and its implications for the public and law enforcement. My writing was raw and emotional, reflective of the anger and...

Deer Season - A Family Tradition

by Larry Moore
7:00am Thursday, December 19, 2019
The annual Ohio deer gun week, which began on Monday following Thanksgiving, is a tradition for many families. Various hunting rigs, including campers, trucks or SUVs pulling trailers with all-terrain 4-wheelers, deer stands and a variety of other equipment, were seen heading south east to Ohio's hill country. Sunday before opening day, my family joined the migration toward our destination in the...

Report from Ohio Auditor highlights the truth: Our background check system is broken

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, December 18, 2019
For many gun owners, the knowledge that our background check system is impotent to stop even convicted criminals from obtaining firearms is far from a new concept. But a new report from Ohio Auditor Keith Faber may help bring this concept home to a broader group of citizens. The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that a review by Faber's office has revealed that 48 of Ohio's 88 counties had at...

Astroturf gun control group fails bid to get "universal" background checks on 2020 ballot

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Cleveland.com is reporting that a Bloomberg-backed astroturf gun control group failed to obtain enough signatures to put an initiative mandating so-called "universal" background checks on the Nov. 2020 ballot. From the article : Ohioans For Gun Safety spokesman Dennis Willards said ... volunteers collected “tens of thousands” of signatures from Ohio voters to expand mandatory background checks to...

Op-Ed: Debunking the Myth of ‘Concealed-Carry Killers’

by Amy Swearer
7:00am Monday, December 16, 2019
The Violence Policy Center—a gun control advocacy group—released a study last month it wrongly claims shows that “too many concealed-carry permit holders are a direct threat to public safety.” That claim rests on an analysis of a database documenting “non-self-defense incidents,” which the organization says proves that “allowing random people to carry guns endangers public safety.” On its face,...

Anti-gun AGs Push So-called “Universal” Background Checks for Ammunition

7:00am Friday, December 13, 2019
Gun control laws aren’t about stopping violent criminals, they are about burdening law-abiding gun owners. Few pieces of anti-gun legislation illustrate this fact better than H.R.1705/S.1924, which would extend anti-gun lawmakers’ cumbersome so-called “universal” background check proposal to cover the commercial and private transfers of ammunition. On September 23, this onerous plan received the...

Joe Biden and His Gift for Gaffes

7:00am Thursday, December 12, 2019
When the Democrats who are seeking their party’s nomination to run against Donald Trump in 2020 start talking about guns, anyone who supports our right to keep and bear arms knows to be concerned. Of course, the details regarding how law-abiding gun owners will be targeted by whomever prevails to face Trump vary, depending on who is speaking. But every single one of them can clearly state how...

BFA-PAC endorses Jean Schmidt for Ohio House

3:00pm Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Buckeye Firearms Association's Political Action Committee (BFA-PAC) has endorsed Jean Schmidt (R) in her Republican primary for Ohio's 65th House district. Schmidt is a former State Representative and U.S. Congresswomen. She has been endorsed by Buckeye Firearms Association many times over her political career. "I've known Jean for almost 20 years," said Jim Irvine. "She is a tireless fighter for...

NRA-ILA Presents Testimony on SB 237 to Remove Duty to Retreat

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Wednesday, December 11, 2019
On Tuesday, December 3, 2019, Buckeye Firearms Association Executive Director Dean Rieck submitted testimony to the Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee in support of SB 237 to remove "duty to retreat" from Ohio law. This was the second hearing on the bill sponsored by Terry Johnson. NRA-ILA's Ohio State Director, David Weber, also submitted testimony, presenting a detailed argument...

Following BFA testimony last week, Senate committee to hold 3rd hearing on SB 237 (Remove Duty to Retreat)

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Senator William Coley (R-4), who chairs the Government Oversight and Reform Committee, has announced that further proponent testimony will be heard at a third hearing on SB 237 (Remove Duty to Retreat) , sponsored by Terry Johnson. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, December 11 at 4:00 p.m. in the Finance Hearing Room. SB 237 REMOVE DUTY TO RETREAT (JOHNSON, T.) To enact the Ohio Duty to...

BFA-PAC endorses Bill Coley for Court of Appeals Judge

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Tuesday, December 10, 2019
The Buckeye Firearms Association Political Action Committee (BFA-PAC) is pleased to announce our endorsement of Bill Coley (R) for Ohio’s 12th District Court of Appeals for the March 17, 2020 Republican primary election. When it comes to making endorsements, the process of vetting judges can be difficult. Because they must remain unbiased, they can’t answer candidate surveys like legislative...

More than 17.7 million Modern Sporting Rifles in Private Ownership

7:00am Monday, December 09, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the firearms industry trade association, released the 2017 Firearms Production Report to members. The report compiles the most up to date information based on data sourced from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF’s) Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Reports (AFMER). Key findings for public...

BFA Travels to MN to Help Gun Rights Advocates Raise Funds

by Dean Rieck
4:49pm Saturday, December 07, 2019
Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) focuses most of its efforts on fighting for Ohio gun rights. However, we know that what happens in one state affects what happens in other states. So we have always been generous about helping fellow 2A patriots no matter where they are located. That's why Administrative Assistant Angela Armstrong and I traveled to the Land of 10,000 Lakes to help our friends...

NRA-ILA announces opposition to SB 221

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, December 06, 2019
The National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) has joined Buckeye Firearms Association and other Ohio gun groups in opposing Sen. Matt Dolan's SB 221, legislation which seeks to make Gov. DeWine's "STRONG Ohio" plan state law. On December 3, NRA-ILA Ohio State Director David Weber informed Senate President Larry Obhof that because of the variety of problems and anti-...

News Flash: Legally Buying a Gun Isn’t So Easy After All

7:00am Thursday, December 05, 2019
[During the summer push to pressure Walmart to stop selling firearms], an intrepid news reporter for Business Insider decided to see for herself how easy it was to get a gun from Walmart, even as gun control activists were calling on the retail giant to stop selling firearms. She then recounted her experience in an admirably straightforward article . Spoiler alert: it didn’t work out so well for...

Survey: Americans Think Most Gun Deaths are Murders (They’re Not)

by Charles Fain Lehman
7:00am Wednesday, December 04, 2019
Poll casts light on misinformation surrounding guns Nearly 6 in 10 Americans think that homicides or mass shootings, rather than suicide, are the leading causes of gun deaths in the United States, a new survey shows. These results cast light on yet another way that Americans are dramatically misinformed about gun deaths, in turn reflecting poorly on the state of the political discourse...

Sanders Burns the 2020 Democratic Primary Gun Control Agenda

7:00am Tuesday, December 03, 2019
As anti-gun as the 2020 Democratic presidential contenders have exposed themselves to be, much of the field still gives lip-service to the Second Amendment and the Constitution. Take for instance Joe Biden. The leading candidate’s campaign has said that Biden will seek to “respect the Second Amendment” and that “as president, Biden will pursue constitutional, common-sense gun safety policies.”...

Another Ohio school board approves armed staff

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, December 02, 2019
WTRF (CBS Wheeling/Steubenville) is reporting that another Ohio board of education has voted to allow school staffers the ability to carry concealed firearms to protect their students. From the article : The resolution passed unanimously in a 5-0 vote on Tuesday evening. According to Board of Education President Dr. Ted Starkey, concealed weapons has been a major topic within the school district...

U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments on Second Amendment Case Monday, Dec. 2

Dean Rieck
7:00am Friday, November 29, 2019
Earlier this year, Buckeye Firearms Foundation was asked to be a party in an amicus brief to be filed in the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. City of New York (NYSRPA v. NYC). After much anticipation, and an attempt by New York City to "moot" the case, or prevent it from coming before the Court, the Justices will finally hear oral arguments,...

Thanksgiving: George Washington's 1789 Proclamation

7:00am Thursday, November 28, 2019
Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor -- and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me "to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful...

Senate committee to hear proponent testimony on two gun-related bills

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Senator William Coley (R-4), who chairs the Government Oversight and Reform Committee, has announced that proponent testimony will be heard on two gun-related bills that have been introduced in the Ohio Senate. The hearings will be held on Tuesday, December 3 at 3:15 p.m. in the South Hearing Room. A second hearing will be held on SB 237 (Remove Duty to Retreat), and the committee will accept...

Support Buckeye Firearms Foundation and FASTER with every Amazon purchase!

7:00am Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Did you know that you can support Buckeye Firearms Foundation and the FASTER Saves Lives program with every Amazon purchase you make? AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the...

Will We Protect Our Children in School?

by Rob Morse
7:00am Tuesday, November 26, 2019
In the long run, we get the results we plan for. We wear a seatbelt when we drive because we won’t have time to put the seatbelt on the second before an accident. We have insurance when we drive so we can financially and medically recover if someone runs into us. Saying that bad things shouldn’t happen isn’t a workable plan. That is why I’m angry at people who say we shouldn’t protect our kids at...

Of Course Shannon Watts and Everytown are Anti-gun and Hate the Second Amendment

3:00pm Monday, November 25, 2019
Shannon Watts must be making a late run at PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year. On the October 18 edition of CBS’s “The Takeout with Major Garrett,” the gun control activist told the correspondent, “Often people think that because we're doing this work, we're anti-gun or we don't support the Second Amendment. Nothing could be further from the truth.” Anyone remotely familiar with the American gun...

Gun Rights Apocalypse: Bloomberg Announces 2020 Presidential Campaign

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Monday, November 25, 2019
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg, the leading source for gun control funding in America, has just announced his candidacy for the 2020 U.S. Presidential race. Running as a Democrat, Bloomberg has pledged to continue his gun-grabbing crusade if he becomes President. From his campaign website: At a time when elected officials from both parties ran from the NRA, Mike built national gun safety...

2A Election Workshop on December 17 in Akron

3:00pm Friday, November 22, 2019
If ever there was a time for patriots to answer the call, that time is NOW! Attend this short, 2-hour workshop to discover what YOU can do to help motivate Ohio's 4 million gun owners to show up at the polls on election day so our rights are represented and our voices are heard loud and clear. WHEN Tuesday, December 17, 2019 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. NOTE: If you can't attend on this date, but still...

SB 237 (Remove Duty to Retreat) gets first hearing

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Friday, November 22, 2019
Senate Bill 237, the “Ohio Duty to Retreat Act,” received sponsor testimony on Wednesday. Sponsor Terry Johnson (R) gave testimony explaining the bill and stood for questions from committee members for almost an hour. Chairman Bill Coley allowed many questions from anti-self-defense Senators, and engaged in long discussions with Senator Cecil Thomas (D) (a former Cincinnati police officer) about...

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