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Columbus keeps violating Ohio law, says give up 'large capacity' magazines by July 1

By Joe D. "Buck" Ruth

6:00am Tuesday, March 07, 2023

Columbus' elected city leaders are continuing with their willingness to violate state preemption law and the Ohio Supreme Court when it comes to local firearms ordinances. City Council on Feb. 27 voted 7-0 to amend its illegal December ordinance “to correct a minor drafting error and to allow for disposition of previously legally acquired large capacity magazines ...” Council in December passed...

PODCAST: Surprise! Liberals Own Guns Too and Many Support the Second Amendment

6:00am Monday, March 06, 2023

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 92: Liberals hate guns and the Second Amendment! But wait. Is that always true? The reality is that gun ownership is much more broad and...

Gun News Roundup - March 4, 2023

6:00am Saturday, March 04, 2023

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: With guns now allowed on college campuses, West Virginia governor pledges, 'Mess with us, we can mess back' Downstate judge strikes down Illinois ban on 'high-powered' guns Gun rights advocates flex muscles in...

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Their goal: Teach people to despise guns and gun owners

By Rob Morse

6:00am Friday, March 03, 2023

We all know how to sell something. We also know how to discredit an idea or action. All we have to do is ignore its benefits and inflate its costs. Are those lies exactly? A comedian can lie to us, but we don’t go to a comedy club to hear the truth. Here is how the mainstream media and anti-rights politicians teach us to hate guns and to despise gun owners ... and yes, they lie about it. Tell...

The Shortest Bill Ever Written Is Also the Dumbest

by Dean Rieck

3:00pm Thursday, March 02, 2023

On March 1, 2023, F-rated Ohio Democrat Sens. Hearcel Craig and Catherine Ingram introduced what may be the world's shortest piece of legislation. It is also arguably the dumbest. Senate Bill 78 seeks to repeal ORC 9.68 , Ohio's preemption law. This would vaporize everything gun rights advocates have fought for over the past 20 years and allow every city, village, and township to enact their own...

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Permitless Carry Works: Fewer Ohioans Apply for New CCW Licenses in 2022

by Dean Rieck

6:00am Thursday, March 02, 2023

According to the Ohio Attorney General's annual report on concealed handgun licenses , fewer Ohio residents applied for a new license in 2022 than in previous years. However, license renewals remained average compared to the previous nine years. What this means is that the Buckeye Firearms Association-backed permitless carry law is working as intended. Those who wish to carry concealed may do so...

Major poll shows rise in popularity of modern sporting rifles among Americans

By Larry Keane

7:00am Wednesday, March 01, 2023

Americans have purchased modern sporting rifles (MSRs) by the millions and are becoming more aware of the firearm’s functionality and operation. As a result, a new poll shows Americans increasingly do not support a national ban on MSRs at the same time President Joe Biden and Congressional Democrats continue to demand one. Americans want criminals held accountable for breaking existing gun laws,...

Upper Arlington updates ordinances to comply with Ohio gun laws

by Dean Rieck

6:00am Tuesday, February 28, 2023

"Preemption," as specified in Ohio Revised Code 9.68 , says that gun regulation is the exclusive purview of the state and that political subdivisions, such as cities, cannot enact gun laws beyond what state law sets forth. While some cities, such as Columbus and Cincinnati , fight Ohio's preemption laws and must be sued to force them into compliance , others understand they are obligated to...