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November 2016 firearms sales jump 16% over prior year

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Monday, December 12, 2016

The November 2016 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,662,338 is an increase of 16.0 percent compared to the November 2015 figure of 1,432,451. The adjusted NICS data were derived by subtracting out NICS purpose code permit checks used by several states such as Connecticut, Illinois, and Utah for CCW permit application checks as well as checks on...

Gun stocks are down, but our opportunities are sky high

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Monday, December 12, 2016

So Hillary didn’t win. She will not appoint the next four, three, two, or even one Supreme Court Justice. She will not sign more executive orders aimed at stripping us of our God-given rights. We will continue to be able to buy guns and ammunition. Thank God! But many of us don’t need to buy ammo. We have years of it stored in our houses in case we lost the ability to buy more. We may have bought...

Pro-gun rights legislation passes in Ohio General Assembly, on way to Governor's desk [UPDATE: VOTE TALLIES]

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, December 09, 2016

Editor's Note: This article is being updated as additional information becomes available. Despite opposition from the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Ohio Council of Retail Merchants, Ohio Manufacturer's Association Ohio Municipal League and Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police, not to mention gun ban extremists funded by a certain out-of-state billionaire, the Republican-dominated Ohio General...

Pro-gun rights legislation advances in Ohio General Assembly; More action needed today [UPDATE: VOTE TALLIES]

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, December 08, 2016

Buckeye Firearms Association is please to announce passage of important pro-gun rights legislation on Wednesday, December 7. The Ohio Senate amended and passed Substitute House Bill 48 by a 23-9 vote. HB 48 allows for concealed carry in places it is already legal to open carry guns. It removes many "victim zones" which are places that are easy for bad people to kill many innocents, such as day-...

Nearly 67,000 Deer Checked during Ohio's Weeklong Gun Hunting Season

3:00pm Wednesday, December 07, 2016

COLUMBUS, OH - Hunters checked 66,759 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s 2016 deer-gun hunting season, Nov. 28-Dec. 4, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Last year, hunters checked 73,392 deer over the weeklong deer-gun season. Two days (Saturday, Dec. 17, and Sunday, Dec. 18) of deer-gun season remain. The muzzleloader season is Jan. 7-10, 2017, and archery season remains...

Gun sights are important even for stormtroopers

7:00am Wednesday, December 07, 2016

Gun manufacturers put sights on firearms for a reason: to help you hit the target! But some people take longer than others to learn the lesson, like this stormtrooper applying to the Fort Worth Police Department.

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BFA's Jim Irvine testifies in support of HB 48 (Eliminate many 'no-guns' victim zones)

by Jim Irvine

3:00pm Tuesday, December 06, 2016

The fate of HB 48 (Eliminate many 'no-guns' victim zones) - a bill that was passed by the Ohio House of Representatives over one year ago by a whopping 68-29 vote - may come down to what happens in Ohio Senate the next 48 hours. HB 48 makes several critical changes to Ohio firearms laws. Currently it is against the law to possess a firearm on school property. There is an exemption for license-...

ACTION ALERT - Gun Bill Needs Your Support TODAY

2:12pm Tuesday, December 06, 2016

Earlier, we asked you to contact your legislators about HB 48 to eliminate victim zones and THOUSANDS of you sent emails. The effect was amazing and YOU HAVE BEEN HEARD! NOW another bill needs your IMMEDIATE support ... SB 199 is an important bill that would allow active duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces to carry a handgun without a license AND an amendment to this bill would allow employees...