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Concealed handgun license-holder acquitted by jury of his peers, found to have acted in self-defense

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, May 20, 2021

The Columbus Dispatch reported recently that a jury heard the facts of a shooting that involved an Ohio concealed handgun license-holder, and determined that the man had acted in self-defense. From the article : A Franklin County jury decided Friday that a 32-year-old man with a concealed-carry permit was acting in self defense when he fatally shot another man during a confrontation at a Far East...

HB 227 (Constitutional Carry) to receive second House committee hearing Thursday

3:00pm Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Representative Shane Wilkin (R-Hillsboro), who chairs the House Government Oversight Committee, has announced a second hearing for HB 227 (Constitutional Carry) , sponsored by Reps. Brinkman and Jordan. The hearing will be held on Thursday, May 20 at 9:00 a.m. in the Room 121 at the Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square, Columbus, OH 43215. The committee will hear proponent testimony. Constitutional Carry...

Biden Goes All in On Calls for Extreme Gun Control

7:00am Wednesday, May 19, 2021

President Biden dropped any pretense at “moderation” in his first address to a joint session of Congress since assuming the presidency. However much he tried to pad the early parts of his speech with bland, feel-good rhetoric, his remarks on gun control demonstrate that he is radical, out of touch, ill-informed, and bent on persecuting his political enemies over prioritizing important issues of...

Excitement builds for CMP National Matches 2021

by Larry S. Moore

7:00am Tuesday, May 18, 2021

For the shooters of the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP), the excitement of returning to Camp Perry for the National Matches is building. The forced hiatus of 2020 was a bitter pill. Now they are ready to return to the home ground of the competitive rifle and pistol shooting world. It is a certainly a great tradition where some have been coming for generations. Welcoming the shooters this year...

PODCAST: Discrimination Against the Firearm Industry and the Bill That Aims to Stop It

3:00pm Monday, May 17, 2021

Buckeye Firearms Association has launched a podcast called Keep and Bear Radio . The 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 13: The financial sector has been discriminating against the firearms industry for decades. The Obama administration even...

Hunter Biden Incident Shows that Gun Laws are for the Little People

7:00am Monday, May 17, 2021

There is a central hypocrisy at the heart of the gun control effort. High-profile gun control-supporting politicians, the Hollywood elite, and billionaire tycoons, will advocate to strip ordinary Americans of their right to defend themselves and their family, all the while enjoying the security that armed men with guns provide. As Hunter Biden’s 2018 firearm incident shows, this hypocrisy extends...

Permitless Carry Wave Sweeps the Nation

7:00am Friday, May 14, 2021

Gun control advocates seem conflicted recently about how to mischaracterize the NRA. Does it still exercise “undue influence,” or is it now “on the ropes” with the ascendance of anti-gun politicians controlling the White House and both chambers of Congress? Whatever they try to tell you, the numbers don’t lie. The strength of our pro-gun advocacy efforts and the peoples’ support for the right to...

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Rep. Scott Wiggam Introduces HB 297: Firearm Industry Non-Discrimination (FIND) Act

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Thursday, May 13, 2021

Ohio State Representative Scott Wiggam has introduced House Bill 297, the Firearm Industry Non-Discrimination (FIND) Act . This critical legislation would stop corporations seeking government contracts from discriminating against the firearm and ammunition industry and infringing on the ability of law-abiding citizens to exercise their Second Amendment rights. "There are far too many so-called '...