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Ohio AG Yost's office clarifies LEOs' right to CCW at public establishments

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth
6:00am Thursday, January 23, 2025
As we reported last month, albeit as part of a larger story on Buckeye Firearms Association's accomplishments of 2024, law-enforcement officers are indeed allowed to carry concealed weapons at public events and public establishments, regardless of whether they are on duty. Here are the details.

ATF (sort of) walks back comments on braced pistols

6:00am Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Last week, NRA-ILA reported that an unnamed ATF official, speaking for the agency’s Firearms Industry Programs Branch (FIPB), counseled a gun owner via ATF’s official email that ATF considers all pistols equipped with stabilizing braces to be short-barreled rifles (SBRs). Fortunately, ATF has walked backed those comments, but ...

Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation files friend-of-court brief protecting firearms industry's First Amendment rights

6:00am Thursday, January 16, 2025
Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation, in partnership with Safari Club International, filed a friend-of-the-court brief Jan. 14 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in support of the First Amendment rights of the firearms industry, according to a Jan. 15 news release from Sportsmen's Alliance.

Truck drivers sue to restore right to bear arms across state lines

by Dean Weingarten
6:00am Wednesday, January 15, 2025
On Jan. 7, two interstate commercial truck drivers filed a complaint in the Federal District Court for the District of Minnesota. The lawsuit contends Minnesota and, in particular, the commissioner for the Department of Public Safety, is infringing on the exercise of their Second Amendment rights by not recognizing their right to bear arms across state lines.

Sign-ups underway for CMP’s 2025 Junior Rifle Camps

by Ashley Dugan, CMP Staff Writer
6:00am Monday, January 13, 2025
Registration is now open for the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) 2025 Junior Rifle Camps. These popular three-position camps are excellent tools in developing youth athlete strengths within the physical and mental aspects of the sport while refining trouble areas that may need more attention.

Governor signs 3 BFA-backed bills to provide civil immunity and prohibit firearms liability insurance, sales tracking, registries

6:00am Thursday, January 09, 2025
Gov. DeWine has signed Senate Bill 58, which prohibits requiring firearm liability insurance or being required to pay a fee for the possession of a firearm, part of a firearm, its components, its ammunition, or a knife. Senate Bill 148, which was amended into SB 58, prohibits financial institutions from tracking firearms purchases and prohibits governments from maintaining a registry of firearms...

NC congressman introduces Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth
8:47pm Wednesday, January 08, 2025
U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson (R-North Carolina) on Jan. 8 led more than 120 colleagues by introducing the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38). H.R. 38 would allow people with state-issued concealed carry licenses or permits to conceal a handgun in any other state.

Watch local government, candidates in this hyperlocal election year

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth
6:00am Wednesday, January 08, 2025
As 2025 gets underway, it will be easy to focus on the national and global stories of the day, especially as Donald Trump returns to the Oval Office. But it's imperative that you also keep an eye on candidates for local councils, school boards, and trustees, as well as current local governments.

PODCAST: The Shadow Campaign Against Guns in America

6:00am Monday, January 06, 2025
The Keep and Bear Radio podcast is hosted on Podbean and is also available on Apple , 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 123: Many gun owners are concerned about anti-gun laws and regulations. But there's another threat that quietly plays out in schools, grocery...

7 major Buckeye Firearms Association wins of 2024

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth
6:00am Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Success is achieved in earnest through effort and will. It isn't as simple as declaring "no compromise" and expecting results. It takes communication, education, understanding, trust, and mutual respect. And it is why Buckeye Firearms Association is successful. Here is a look at seven of our many accomplishments in 2024.

Peer-reviewed study: Unregulated gun shows save lives

by Dean Weingarten
6:00am Monday, December 23, 2024
In a paper published in 2008, comparing highly regulated California gun shows with relatively unregulated Texas gun shows, there was no statistical difference in suicide rates or in homicide rates in California. The Texas gun shows, with far less regulation, showed a statistically significant drop in the homicide rate.

Headed to the governor: 2 BFA-backed bills to prohibit firearms liability insurance, sales tracking, registries

by Dean Rieck and Joe D. "Buck" Ruth
6:00am Thursday, December 19, 2024
The Ohio Senate voted 25-6 yesterday, Dec. 18, to send amended Senate Bill 58 to Gov. Mike DeWine's desk — legislation that would prohibit requiring firearm liability insurance or being required to pay a fee for the possession of a firearm, part of a firearm, its components, its ammunition, or a knife.

Gun control activists cite 'loopholes' in CEO’s murder, ignore facts and law

6:00am Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Predictably, gun control activists are citing the cold-blooded Manhattan murder of health insurance executive Brian Thompson to call for more gun control, particularly in the hot-button areas of “ghost guns” and “3D-printed firearms.” There are at least two main problems with this.

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