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BFA and Sportsman Groups Secure $14.8 Million to Upgrade Ohio Shooting Ranges

7:00am Monday, December 30, 2019

NOTE: Buckeye Firearms Association leaders serve on the Division of Wildlife Range Committee and have played a key role in the Sportsmen's Alliance "Protect What's Right" campaign to get dollars into the Ohio budget for range upgrades around Ohio. There is still much work to do, but we are pleased to be part of this vital work for Ohio's millions of gun owners. Ohio's State Controlling Board has...

Joe Biden Wants to Ban 9mm Pistols

7:00am Friday, December 27, 2019

A week after he told voters that the Second Amendment doesn’t protect “a magazine with a hundred clips in it,” 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden offered supporters more of his singular brand of anti-gun nonsense. While attending a private campaign event in Seattle, the former vice president reportedly called for a ban on 9mm pistols. According to an article from the Seattle Times,...

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The Lone Ranger No Longer Rides – in California

7:00am Thursday, December 26, 2019

This humorous piece has been floating around the internet. We're not sure where it comes from, but we thought you might enjoy it. The Lone Ranger was arrested in Lone Pine, California for the crime of illegally transferring silver bullets. The famed masked man had just apprehended an armed felon after shooting the gun out of his hand. As was his practice for the last eighty years, he gave a...

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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...

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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...