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Thoughts on how places of worship should handle concealed carry permissions

by Bob Jewell

6:00am Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Firearms instructor Bob Jewell gives his take on how churches and other places of worship should consider concealed carry permissions among congregants, working backward from “as if an incident has occurred” and asking what procedures, paperwork, and training should be in place to address all the questions that will come up in the aftermath.

Clinton-appointed judge exempts NRA members from fed's pistol brace rule

6:00am Tuesday, April 09, 2024

The National Rifle Association of America (“NRA”) on April 1 announced a major legal victory, as a Texas court enjoined the “pistol brace rule” from taking effect against its members. The legal win is the most expansive ruling of its kind to date — protecting millions of NRA members across the nation.

BFA celebrates 20 years of legal concealed carry in Ohio

by Dean Rieck

6:00am Monday, April 08, 2024

Over the course of a decade filled with political drama and dire predictions, Ohio legislators introduced seven separate bills in an attempt to bring concealed carry to Ohio. Finally, on Jan. 8, 2004, House Bill 12 made it to the desk of Gov. Bob Taft, who signed the bill, and made Ohio the 46th state to legalize concealed carry. The new law went into effect 20 years ago today, on April 8, 2004...

ERPO: DOJ's dangerous 'red flag' distribution center

by Larry Keane

6:00am Friday, April 05, 2024

The Department of Justice has created the national Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Resource Center to provide “training and technical assistance” to law enforcement, judges, lawyers, clinicians, victim service advocates, activist organizations and behavioral health professionals so they can work to implement laws that allow for firearm seizures.

Ohio Supreme Court to hear Columbus gun restrictions case

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth

6:00am Thursday, April 04, 2024

The Ohio Supreme Court on April 2 agreed to hear two parts of a lawsuit involving the city of Columbus' unlawful gun regulations.

SIG M400 V2 Don't "TREAD" On Me Raffle - $3,010 Prize Package

6:00am Wednesday, April 03, 2024

ONLY OHIO RESIDENTS 21 OR OLDER MAY ENTER NOTE: YOU DO NOT HAVE TO "LOG IN" TO BUY TICKETS. There are NO physical tickets for this raffle. You will NOT get a number at the time of your purchase. We will randomly assign ticket numbers AFTER ALL 1,000 TICKETS HAVE BEEN SOLD or after raffle ticket sales are closed and provide these numbers to participants before the drawing. You've undoubtedly seen...

SCOTUS looks at government 'blacklists'

6:00am Tuesday, April 02, 2024

Much of the attention recently in the U.S. Supreme Court was on the oral arguments in National Rifle Association of America v. Vullo, No. 22-842, a First Amendment case on whether government officials may use their regulatory authority to effect a “blacklisting campaign” to silence and punish entities like the NRA for their pro-gun advocacy.

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PODCAST: Winners, Losers, Drama, and Dirty Tricks in Ohio's Primary Election

6:00am Monday, April 01, 2024

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 112: 92% of BFA PAC-endorsed candidates win in the 2024 Ohio Primary Election. The U.S. Senate race attracts national attention, along...