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Biden Reiterates Call to Ban 9mm Handguns

7:00am Thursday, October 28, 2021

During a July 21 CNN “presidential town hall,” Joe Biden expressed his support for a ban on commonly-owned handguns. Responding to a question about the recent increase in violent crime, the career politician stated, I'm the only guy that ever got passed legislation, when I was a senator, to make sure we eliminated assault weapons. The idea you need a weapon that can have the ability to fire 20,...

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Firearm Industry Surpasses $14 Billion in Pittman-Robertson Excise Tax Contributions for Conservation

7:00am Wednesday, October 27, 2021

NEWTOWN, Conn. — NSSF® the firearm industry trade association, marked a milestone achievement when firearm and ammunition manufacturers topped $14.1 billion in contributions to the Wildlife Restoration Trust Fund since its inception in 1937. “This is truly a remarkable win for wildlife conservation,” said Joe Bartozzi, NSSF’s President and CEO. “This fund has been responsible for the restoration...

Gun safety practices take center stage in Alec Baldwin shooting accident

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, October 26, 2021

On Thursday, October 21, 2021, the firing of a pistol by actor/producer Alec Baldwin while he was rehearsing a scene on the set of the movie "Rust" resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injury to director Joel Souza. While there is a lot that is still to be learned about the fatal shooting, public statements from witnesses and the release of a search warrant provides enough...

PODCAST: Legislative Update on Ohio's Gun Bills - What's Moving and What's Not?

3:00pm Monday, October 25, 2021

The Keep and Bear Radio podcast is hosted on the Podbean platform and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , and iHeartRadio . Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. *** Episode 36: Bills, bills and more bills. Ohio is considering 9 gun control bills and a dozen pro gun bills, including Constitutional Carry and limiting the power of government in an emergency. Which...

Radicalized terrorist stages mass murder attack in Norway...with a crossbow

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, October 25, 2021

The Associated Press reported recently that a 37-year-old Danish citizen, who police say had been radicalized as a Muslim, carried out a mass murder attack on the streets of his city, killing five and wounding three more. The man did not commit his act of terror with a firearm, but rather by using a crossbow. From the article : Witnesses said their quiet neighborhood of wooden houses and birch...

Making Your Gun Easier to Shoot

by Gary Evens

7:00am Friday, October 22, 2021

I’ve written previously about various modifications that I’ve made to some of the guns that I own and indicated the reason for making these changes was to improve my ability to use them more effectively. The vast majority of those modifications have been made to my handguns and consist mainly of changes to the grip, trigger, and/ or sights. Grip Changes I’ve made changes to the grips on my...

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Anti-gunners Launch Campaign to Intimidate U.S. Supreme Court as Second Amendment Case Looms

7:00am Thursday, October 21, 2021

For many decades, gun control proponents who saw their fortunes wane in legislatures from coast to coast and who were unable to get traction with Congress could at least console themselves with the thought that activist courts had their backs. The Second Amendment, after all, had been all but written out of the U.S. Bill of Rights by law professors and politically-minded judges, as cities and...

Ohio Senate Passes Emergency Powers Bill SB 185

2:21pm Wednesday, October 20, 2021

On Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, the Ohio Senate passed Senate Bill 185 , sponsored by Senator Tim Schaffer, on a 23 to 7 vote. Along with its companion, House Bill 325 , sponsored by Representative Scott Wiggam, Senate Bill 185 seeks to prevent state and local governments from infringing on Second Amendment rights and key hunting, fishing, and trapping activities during declared emergencies. It is...