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Top Eight Threats to Gun Rights in 2019

by Gerard Valentino

7:00am Thursday, January 17, 2019

Anti-gun zealots have shown they will stop at nothing to destroy the private of ownership of firearms in America, even if it means exploiting terrified children for political gain (the tactic used by gun grabbers in the aftermath of the horrific attack in Parkland, FL). By exploiting the naivety of the massacre’s youthful victims, and preying on their need to feel safe with anti-gun propaganda, a...

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Senate Democrats Introduce Assault Weapons Ban of 2019

by John Crump

7:00am Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Washington D.C. – (Ammoland.com) - Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) have introduced the “Assault Weapons Ban of 2019.” “Last year we saw tens of thousands of students nationwide take to the streets to demand action to stop mass shootings and stem the epidemic of gun violence that plagues our communities. Our youngest generation has...

GQ Magazine features Buckeye Firearms Foundation's FASTER Saves Lives program

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Gun owners have a deep mistrust of the news media, and for good reason. But when it comes to protecting our kids, there are clear signs that a cultural shift is under way. There could be no more clear example of this shift on the question of how to protect our kids in schools than a new article from GQ Magazine , entitled " When You Give a Teacher a Gun ." Writer Jay Willis spent three days "...

2019: The year ahead

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Monday, January 14, 2019

A new year brings us a new governor and lieutenant governor team, as well as the other statewide offices, many new Statehouse legislators and two new Ohio Supreme Court justices. We keep the same old anti-gun rights U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown. As we start a new legislative session with Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, it seems the outgoing governor gave us one last gift. Kasich’s...

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Top 6 Shooting Myths And Half-Truths

by Jon R. Sundra

7:00am Friday, January 11, 2019

What’s fact — and what’s fiction — when it comes to some commonly held shooting and hunting beliefs? You might be surprised. Straight shooting on these common shooting misconceptions: Long barrels are more accurate than short barrels A bullet rises as it leaves the muzzle ‘Enough gun’ means dropping animals immediately Mystical ballistics really do exist Handloads are more accurate than factory...

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Department of Justice Rescinds ATF Guidance Documents

by Teresa Ficaretta

7:00am Thursday, January 10, 2019

In a press release issued on December 21, 2018, Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker announced the rescission of 69 guidance documents the Department of Justice (DOJ) believes are unnecessary, outdated, inconsistent with existing law or otherwise improper. The documents were rescinded pursuant to Executive Order 13777 and a November 16, 2017, memorandum signed by Attorney General Sessions...

Portage County Sheriff arrests concealed carry instructor; Scioto Co. sheriff investigating another

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Wednesday, January 09, 2019

Cleveland FOX 8 reported recently that the Portage County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man accused of issuing training certificates for firearms training he was supposed to provide but never did. From the article : Anthony Drago, 47, was an NRA instructor. In Ohio, it is mandatory to undergo firearms training to obtain an Ohio Concealed Carry License. Drago allegedly gave out the licenses...

12th District Court of Appeals reverses firearms conviction

7:00am Tuesday, January 08, 2019

Buckeye Firearms Association member Jonathan Fox, an attorney in Butler County, recently obtained a win for another BFA member who had been convicted of improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle in the Preble County Municipal Court. Hall was stopped by an Ohio State Trooper for a traffic violation and immediately announced that he was a lawful concealed carry holder and had placed his...