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Senator Sherrod Brown Finally Comments on Assault Weapons Ban - Sort Of

7:00am Tuesday, October 04, 2022

Back in July 2022, I created an action alert to help BFA supporters contact U.S. Senators about H.R. 1808 . The so-called "Assault Weapons Ban of 2022" had just passed the House, and we wanted to discourage the Senate from moving the bill. While I'm sure anti-gun Sen. Sherrod Brown promptly received the email I sent, it's taken two months for him to respond. And oddly, he doesn't comment on H.R...

BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Hearing Bump Stock Ban Cases

by Dean Rieck

3:00pm Monday, October 03, 2022

According to News Nation , the Supreme Court of the United States began its new term on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, by declining to hear two cases involving bump stock bans. The rejected cases are W. Clark Aposhian v. Merrick B. Garland and Gun Owners of America v. Merrick B. Garland. These cases challenged bans on bump stocks enacted under the Trump administration. Per tradition, the justices issued...

DC Project Message Resonates on Capitol Hill

7:00am Monday, October 03, 2022

The DC Project, Women for Gun Rights, returned to Washington, DC, September 13-16, 2022, to deliver its core message to Congress. The group’s fifty-one delegates representing forty-eight states met with legislators from both sides of the aisle, advocating gun rights are human rights. Their effort concluded with a rally on the steps of the United States Supreme Court. DC Project Founder Dianna...

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Gun News Roundup - September 30, 2022

7:00am Saturday, October 01, 2022

Fighting for Second Amendment rights, and exercising those rights freely and effectively, starts with being informed. Here's a quick roundup of important stories in the news recently: U.S Post Office Admits to Spying on Gun Owners, NOT ‘legally authorized’ Court Rules Second Amendment Prohibits Federal Pre-Conviction Firearms Ban Second Amendment Isn’t About Deer in Kevlar Vests, Mr. President,...

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Hunting and Shooting Sports More Diverse Than Ever According to New Report

7:00am Friday, September 30, 2022

Hunting and target shooting participation diversity has increased in the U.S. over the past decade according to a new report released by the Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports and the Outdoor Foundation . The 2022 Special Report on Hunting and the Shooting Sports provides a comprehensive look at the more than 30 million Americans ages 6 and over who participated at least once in...

Criminologist Says Media Reports Make Mass Murder More Common

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Thursday, September 29, 2022

The media love reporting on mass murders. In today's 24/7 news cycle, these stories, especially those involving schools, generate massive clicks, ratings, and profit for media outlets. The reports follow a familiar pattern. And reporters tend to ask the same questions, such as "Why did he do it?" or "Could someone have stopped him" or "Should we ban the gun he used?" Though they seldom ask one of...

Renovated Indian Creek Shooting Range Open to the Public

3:00pm Wednesday, September 28, 2022

NOTE: Buckeye Firearms Association leaders serve on the Division of Wildlife Range Committee and have played a key role in the Sportsmen's Alliance "Protect What's Right" campaign to get dollars into the Ohio budget for range upgrades around Ohio. There is still much work to do, but we are pleased to be part of this vital work for Ohio's millions of gun owners. BFA Leader Larry Moore attended the...

Gun Control Reveals Merchant Code is Stepping Stone to Watchlists and Bans

by Larry Keane

7:00am Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Gun control groups are pulling back the curtain to reveal that their plan to add a firearm and ammunition-specific Merchant Category Code (MCC) for gun retailers isn’t about tracking guns. It’s about tracking you. Andrew Ross Sorkin, a New York Times columnist who proposed this idea years ago, penned a column outlining the “next steps.” That revealed that the pressure campaign by federal...