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BFA testifies for SB 273 to give retailers, law enforcement civil immunity for firearm storage

6:00am Thursday, October 16, 2025

Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) submitted testimony this week to the Ohio Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee in support of Senate Bill 273. If passed, the bill would provide guidelines and civil immunity for the voluntary storage of firearms by retailers and law enforcement agencies as a service to citizens.

Second Amendment holds more weight than 'Uncle Dick's deer stand'

by Jenn Jacques

6:00am Wednesday, October 15, 2025

In a Senate Judiciary Committee Oversight Hearing last week, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi faced questions regarding her leadership of the Justice Department. But Sen. Amy Klobuchar used her time questioning the nation’s top law enforcement official to repeat her canned comment about her ‘Uncle Dick’s deer stand’ when reiterating support for legislation that would infringe upon citizens’ Second...

Another lawsuit challenges National Firearms Act constitutionality

by F Riehl, Editor in Chief

6:00am Tuesday, October 14, 2025

In what could become one of the most consequential Second Amendment battles in decades, a coalition of gun-rights organizations filed a new lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, challenging the constitutionality of the National Firearms Act of 1934.

Sen. Johnson introduces legislation to fix serious problems in Ohio

by Dean Rieck

6:00am Monday, October 13, 2025

Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) has introduced two new pieces of legislation, Senate Bills 278 and 279, that seek to fix serious problems across Ohio. BFA helped pass preemption protections nearly 20 years ago, mandating that gun laws are dealt with exclusively at the state level. Ohio Revised Code 9.68 outlines the rules clearly: cities and other political subdivisions are forbidden from...

DOJ won't drop defense of Biden-era ATF 'engaged in the business' rule

by John Crump

6:00am Friday, October 10, 2025

The DOJ is prepared to defend the ATF’s “engaged in the business” rule despite the president’s executive order on Second Amendment cases. The Justice Department did not modify its defense; instead, it chose to defend all the original arguments laid down by the Biden-era DOJ.

Illinois: Anti-gun legislators aim to skirt PLCAA through tiered fees, not fines

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth

6:00am Thursday, October 09, 2025

Lawmakers in Illinois are trying to circumvent the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) by imposing a variable licensing fee on gun manufacturers when their products are misused.

Move and shoot, or shoot and then move? Here's an in-depth look

by Travis Pike

6:00am Wednesday, October 08, 2025

Adding movement to your shooting can change the game. It’s easy to get sucked into the static world of range work, where we don’t do much moving. In the real world, bad guys aren’t polite enough to stand still. Movement can be a big part of fighting. With that in mind, is it better to move and shoot at the same time, or to move, shoot, and then move?

Federal district court in Texas: Gun ban in, around post offices unconstitutional

6:00am Tuesday, October 07, 2025

On Sept. 30, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled in favor of the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners in a case challenging the ban on possessing and carrying firearms in U.S. post offices.