Apply in July for Ohio’s controlled hunting opportunities

Applications for Ohio’s public land controlled hunting opportunities will be accepted beginning Saturday, July 1, according to a June 27 news release from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Division of Wildlife. These hunts provide special opportunities for people to pursue deer, waterfowl, doves, and other game on public lands during the 2023-24 season. The application period is open for...

How do we protect our children at school? Here's how

What does it mean to protect our children at school? For the past decade, I’ve been following a program that protects school children from celebrity-seeking mass-murderers. This program teaches school staff to be first responders who provide both armed defense and medical first aid. We’ve learned a lot over the past decade, but there are still unanswered questions. Protecting our children at...

4 Big Lies Opponents are Spreading about Ohio Issue 1

As we explained in a recent article, a constitution should be hard to amend : That's because a constitution is a general framework for structuring and operating government, outlining the obligations and limitations of its power, including protections for the fundamental rights of its citizens. Laws, on the other hand, are a set of specific rules to govern the behavior of people. The people's will...

President Joe Biden's fantasy gun control agenda

1600 Pennsylvania Ave., we have a problem. The president is on the loose again , uttering nonsense about the Second Amendment. President Joe Biden spoke to a collection of political donors as he’s gearing up his 2024 re-election campaign and used his gun control grindstone to churn out well-worn and discredited Second Amendment tropes. The problem is — it’s all malarky. No kidding, man. Biden...

Bipartisan House coalition votes to nullify Biden Administration pistol brace rule

UPDATE: The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted largely along party lines to reject the resolution to overturn the pistol brace rule. There isn’t much Republicans and Democrats in Congress agree on these days, but a Joint Resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives to disapprove the Biden Administration’s pistol brace rule passed out of the House last week with bipartisan support. The measure...

BFA PAC Endorses Julie Palmer-Preston for Mayor of Chillicothe

Buckeye Firearms Association PAC is proud to announce its endorsement of Retired Officer Julie Palmer-Preston for Mayor of Chillicothe. Julie has been a lifetime community servant and wants to continue her service to the city to which she has dedicated her life. She seeks to improve the morale of Officers, Firefighters and every city employee. And she aims to improve safety and security in a city...

Why Hunters and Sportsmen Should Vote Yes on Issue 1

On Aug. 8th, Ohioans will vote on Issue 1, which would raise the bar to pass an amendment to Ohio's Constitution to 60%. Sportsmen and women should absolutely Vote YES! Here’s why: National animal rights groups raise hundreds of millions of dollars to take away the rights of hunters, trappers, farmers, and more. Ballot issues are our greatest vulnerability for one reason — they are almost always...

PODCAST: How the Media’s Fixation on Rifles and Random "Mass Murder" is Getting People Killed

The Keep and Bear Radio podcast is hosted on Podbean and is also available on Apple , Google , 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 98: Why does the media fixate on the less than 3% of murders committed with rifles when more than 97% of all murders are committed with...

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