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BFA Testifies in Support of HB 471 to Eliminate Ohio Sales Tax on Guns and Ammo

7:00am Thursday, December 09, 2021

On Tuesday, December 7, 2021, Buckeye Firearms Association presented testimony before the Ohio House Ways and Means Committee in support of House Bill 471 . Sponsored by Representative Al Cutrona, HB 471 would exempt from sales and use taxes the sale of certain firearms and ammunition. Any nonshotgun firearm that is .50 caliber or smaller qualifies for the exemption, as does any shotgun that is...

Ohio Wraps Up the 2021 Deer Gun Hunting Week

7:00am Wednesday, December 08, 2021

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio hunters harvested 70,413 deer during the 2021 deer gun week that concluded on Sunday, Dec. 5, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Over the past three years, hunters checked an average of 65,280 deer during the same weeklong period, which marks an 8% increase in 2021. Deer gun season is open again on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 18-...

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Hunting is under attack, and we must respond

by Jay Pinsky

7:00am Tuesday, December 07, 2021

Life is all about change, and we as hunters know this well. Animals change habits, locations, moods, and tendencies on their time and under their logic, not ours. As hunters, we pride ourselves on our ability to adapt to changes in animals, yes – but we must also adapt to changes in humans, our environments, and our habits. COVID-19 is just the latest example of an external factor which has...

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PODCAST: Oxford Murders, Rittenhouse Reactions, Marijuana vs. Guns, and Your Legal Plan

3:00pm Monday, December 06, 2021

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 42: Two Michigan parents have been arrested after their son shot and killed 4 students. The Rittenhouse not-guilty verdict triggers the...

Former deputy who killed CHL-holder Casey Goodson charged with murder

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, December 06, 2021

A Franklin County grand jury has indicted former Franklin County Sheriff's SWAT deputy Jason Meade in the December 4, 2020 death of 23 year-old concealed handgun license (CHL) -holder Casey Goodson. An autopsy report revealed Goodson was shot 5 times in the back and once in the buttocks as he returned from a dentist appointment and was entering his home. From the Columbus Dispatch : The...

CNN Pushes Chinese Communist Party Line on Guns

7:00am Friday, December 03, 2021

CNN’s anti-gun bias, including a willingness to fake stories to push gun control, has been apparent for decades. The self-styled “most trusted name in news” further diminished what’s left of its tarnished reputation this week when it parroted the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) line on Second Amendment rights. In a piece titled, “China and the US were both born from armed conflict. They're now...

Background Checks Top 687,000 During Black Friday ‘Week’

7:00am Thursday, December 02, 2021

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the firearm industry trade association, revealed that the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) processed 687,788 background checks during the week leading up to and including Black Friday. FBI’s NICS recorded 187,585 on Black Friday alone, ranking it among the Top 10 Highest Days for NICS checks and a .50...

The Year of the Gun – Record Number of Carry Permits in 2020

7:00am Wednesday, December 01, 2021

Last year was one for the record books. Not only did gun sales climb to unprecedented highs, but 40 percent of all purchasers were first-time gun buyers, estimated to be some 8.4 million people. The number of FBI NICS background checks – used for gun sales and transfers as well as for suppressor sales and concealed carry permits – was just under 40 million for 2020, the highest number since the...