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Gun Control Advocates Pressure Visa, Mastercard, and American Express to Track Gun Sales

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Until recently, credit card companies classified gun store purchases as "general merchandise." But now Visa, Mastercard and American Express will separately categorize these sales. Why the sudden change? For the exact reason you would expect: pressure from gun control advocates to harass law-abiding Americans and harm the firearm industry. According to a Sept. 9, 2022, article from Reuters , this...

BFA PAC Announces Grades and Endorsements for Nov. 8, 2022, General Election

6:00am Tuesday, September 13, 2022

This has been a crazy and confusing year for elections in Ohio. Lawmakers struggled to finalize district maps, and we had two separate Primary Elections. Now we're headed into the 2022 General Election. So it's time, once again, to issue grades and endorsements to help you vote your gun rights and elect pro-Second Amendment candidates. CLICK HERE to see our grades and endorsements . Volunteers on...

PODCAST: Rep. Tom Hall Talks About Beating Bloomberg on the Issue of Armed Teachers

3:00pm Monday, September 12, 2022

The Keep and Bear Radio podcast is hosted on Podbean and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , iHeartRadio and many other platforms. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. How to Listen to Podcasts on Your Mobile Phone *** Episode 79: For years, many Ohio school boards had been training and arming teachers and staff in their schools. But Bloomberg-backed anti-gun...

BFA PAC Endorses JD Vance for U.S. Senate

by Linda Walker

7:00am Monday, September 12, 2022

After a crowded primary in May for U.S. Senate, voters gave the nod to political newcomer JD Vance as the Republican candidate. Democrat voters chose current Congressman Tim Ryan as their candidate. Until 2012 , Ryan frequently voiced his support for the Second Amendment. However, after Sandy Hook, that changed. He now embraces a full-throated anti-gun position. In addition to donating $20,000 to...

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Gun News Roundup - September 9, 2022

3:00pm Friday, September 09, 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: Confusion Reigns as NY Gov. Hochul’s Gun Laws Take Effect Gun Controllers: Ban Firearms for “Radicals” (and Designate Political Opposition Under that Category) A New Kind of Threat to Second Amendment Rights The...

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Armed Women of America invites you to behavior/body language seminar

7:00am Friday, September 09, 2022

Can you recognize the nonverbal signals and body language of dangerous people? Think of the advantage you have against a potential threat when you can read the clues before a dirt-bag becomes your problem! Armed Women of America (AWA) is proud to host Terry Vaughan’s D.I.R.T., Dangerous Individual Recognition Training® workshop on Sunday, October 16, 2022, at The Cardinal Shooting Center in...

A free firearm market drives innovation and saves lives

by Chris Brooks

3:00pm Thursday, September 08, 2022

The Clinton Gun Ban stymied small arms development When I first became interested in modern sporting rifles there were two AR-15s on the market, Colt and Bushmaster. Due to the Clinton 'assault weapons" ban (AWB), some features that we now take for granted weren't available, and we had to use old magazines because only government employees could purchase newly manufactured mags. Somehow, despite...

No Rational Basis for “Get Out of Jail Free” Bail Rule

7:00am Thursday, September 08, 2022

Survey after survey indicates that crime remains one of the top issues of voters as the country approaches the midterm elections ( here , here , here and here , for instance). A closely related concern is soft-on-crime policies, with “a majority of voters support[ing] proposed new laws that would replace local district attorneys who fail to prosecute criminals,” and large percentages of...