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Governor DeWine Signs BFA-Backed SB 185 to Protect Second Amendment Rights During Emergencies

7:00am Wednesday, January 04, 2023

On January 3, 2023, Governor DeWine signed SB 16 , a bill into which SB 185 was amended in the waning hours of the 134th General Assembly. Sponsored by Senator Tim Schaffer, SB 185 prevents state and local governments from infringing on Second Amendment rights and key hunting, fishing, and trapping activities during declared emergencies. It is the most powerful and comprehensive emergency powers...

FFL Persecuted for Years by FBI and ATF Left to Fend for Himself

by David Codrea

7:00am Tuesday, January 03, 2023

Some years back, a Federal Firearms Licensee was falsely accused, arrested, held in jail, tried, and ultimately exonerated. Despite that, and in what seems a response motivated by revenge instead of any public safety imperative or moral authority, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives refuses to allow him to renew his license. And so far, no "gun rights group" has shown an...

Gun Owner New Year’s Resolutions Can Help Increase Involvement and Effectiveness

by David Codrea

7:00am Monday, January 02, 2023

It's the time of year when Americans are inclined to make resolutions. Some will try to lose weight, quit smoking, cut back on drinking, start an exercise program, go back to school, or find more rewarding employment. Those can all be worthy goals for gun owners to aspire to, but they neglect the preservation and restoration of legal recognition of the right to keep and bear arms. I submit that...

Armed Defender Ends Attack on the Road

by Rob Morse

7:00am Friday, December 30, 2022

Crime happens anywhere and anytime. It was just before midnight Saturday when a man in his pickup truck was returning home with his two-year-old. He was almost home when he saw a woman walking on the side of the road. It was quite dark and cold on this rural road. The driver in his pickup truck stopped and offered the 49-year-old woman a ride. This is an uneventful good samaritan story so far...

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Happy New Year - 2022 in Review

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Thursday, December 29, 2022

Buckeye Firearms Association is an award-winning organization , recognized throughout Ohio and across America as a leading gun rights advocate. We've been reforming Ohio's gun laws for nearly 20 years. And before that, many of our leaders had been Second Amendment advocates for decades. We were the driving force for bringing concealed carry to Ohio so law-abiding citizens could defend themselves...

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CDC Isn't Following Science - It's Manipulating it for Gun Control

by Joe Bartozzi

7:00am Wednesday, December 28, 2022

The recent bombshell report by The Reload showing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) purposefully omitted defensive-use data sets after being lobbied by gun control groups shows serious concerns with the government-funded agency charged with saving lives and protecting people from health threats. The revelation of twisting data to meet pre-determined conclusions is the...

Reality Check: Gun Sales, Carry Permit Numbers Remain Strong

7:00am Tuesday, December 27, 2022

As President Joe Biden winds down 2022 by continuing to push for " much stricter gun laws ” and describing "the idea we still allow semiautomatic weapons to be purchased” as "sick,” ordinary Americans appear to have a healthy disdain for his gun control agenda. The most recent Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) statistics on the " top ten highest days ” for National Instant Criminal Background...

Activists Sue New Jersey Over New Unconstitutional Concealed Carry Law

7:00am Monday, December 26, 2022

The Second Amendment Foundation recently filed a federal lawsuit against the State of New Jersey, challenging the state's new gun control law prohibiting licensed concealed carry in an expanded list of so-called "sensitive places," and further criminalizes carrying an operable handgun "while in a vehicle." Joining SAF are the Firearms Policy Coalition, the Coalition of New Jersey Firearm Owners,...