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BFA-backed constitutional amendment for 60% threshold to appear on August ballot

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth

3:07pm Wednesday, May 10, 2023

UPDATE: SJR 2 will appear on the ballot on August 8 as "Issue 1." Vote YES for Issue 1. The Ohio House of Representatives today (May 10) passed Senate Joint Resolution 2 , getting us one step closer to requiring a 60% threshold for changes to the Ohio Constitution. The House voted 56-32 to put the measure on the Aug. 8 ballot. Only a simple majority vote was needed. The final vote on the...

BFA delivers thousands of email messages to key House members urging support for SJR 2

6:00am Tuesday, May 09, 2023

The window for the Ohio House of Representatives to place an issue on the ballot to protect Ohio’s Constitution, including our gun rights, is closing fast. To give people a chance to vote on Senate Joint Resolution 2 (SJR 2), it must be passed by the House and Senate by Wednesday, May 10. That's why we sent an action alert to our Ohio-based supporters Monday morning asking them to contact House...

Poll: More and more Americans oppose federal 'assault weapons' ban

By Larry Keane

6:00am Monday, May 08, 2023

President Joe Biden and his gun control advisors won’t like this news. One of the most consistently accurate and reputable polling organizations found more Americans oppose one of the president’s top gun control goals than support it. Monmouth found nearly half of Americans — 49% — oppose a federal ban on so-called “assault weapons.” The poll was released just days after the president once again...

Gun News Roundup - May 6, 2023

6:00am Saturday, May 06, 2023

Fighting for Second Amendment rights, and exercising those rights freely and effectively, starts with being informed. Here's a quick roundup of important stories in the news recently: Prohibition on gun insurance requirements getting first Ohio House hearing When politicians push gun control, this happens Singapore picks US firm Colt to supply infantry automatic rifles Texas House approves bill...

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Second Amendment Foundation challenges California in federal court over gun waiting period

6:00am Friday, May 05, 2023

The Second Amendment Foundation on May 2 filed a federal lawsuit in California challenging the state’s 10-day waiting period for firearm purchases on Second Amendment grounds. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. SAF is joined by the North County Shooting Center, San Diego County Gun Owners PAC, California Gun Rights Foundation, Firearms Policy...

97Percent: Another fake 'pro gun' group calls for gun control

by Dean Rieck

6:00am Thursday, May 04, 2023

Here we go again. There's another gun group out there claiming to respect the Second Amendment while, of course, calling for more gun control. They call themselves 97Percent , a reference to shoddy research which they claim shows what percentage of Americans favor so-called "universal background checks." And they pose as representatives of the majority of gun owners. In reality, they are a phony...

Say WOT? ATF confiscating wide open triggers from gun owners

by John Crump

6:00am Wednesday, May 03, 2023

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has begun an effort to recover wide open triggers (WOT) from gun owners in multiple states. The WOT is a forced reset trigger (FRT). A forced reset trigger uses the energy from the bolt carrier group to reset the trigger. This action allows the shooter to fire the gun at an accelerated rate. The ATF claims that most FRTs are machine...

Biden ATF director supports 'assault weapons' ban, (still) can’t define it

6:00am Tuesday, May 02, 2023

Steven Dettelbach, President Joe Biden’s appointment to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), recently appeared twice on Capitol Hill to argue in favor of that agency’s funding and to answer questions about its priorities and activities. During those appearances he repeatedly underscored he is not a firearms expert and could not himself define what an “assault weapon...