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BFA responds to ruling allegedly diminishing Ohio preemption law power

3:00pm Tuesday, November 08, 2022

Ohio maintains solid support for the Second Amendment — and it has some of the better firearms laws. The Buckeye State's preemption laws are largely responsible for that. The other day, Cam Edwards of Bearing Arms recently reported on a lawsuit that targeted Ohio’s preemption law: The cities of Columbus and Cincinnati sued the state over another provision in HB 228 that strengthened Ohio’s...

VOTE YOUR GUN RIGHTS TODAY, November 8, 2022

7:00am Tuesday, November 08, 2022

TODAY is Ohio's General Election. CLICK HERE to see BFA PAC's grades and endorsements Where to vote View your sample ballot Additional Voter Information This is a critical election, for Ohio and the nation. And perhaps more than any other election, your gun rights are on the ballot. Listen to our Keep and Bear Radio podcast on today's election . We've made great progress here in Ohio recently,...

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Tim Ryan attempts desperate Hail Mary to fool gun owners

by Chad D. Baus

6:40pm Monday, November 07, 2022

In the last few days, as polls continue to show Senate candidate Tim Ryan falling farther and farther behind Republican J.D. Vance, the Democrat and former high school quarterback has decided on a Hail Mary: trying to fool gun owners into voting for him, after years of voting AGAINST their Second Amendment rights. On Friday, he Tweeted a video of himself awkwardly firing a pistol: Not too bad for...

PODCAST: How Your Vote Will Shape the Future of Gun Rights in Ohio

3:00pm Monday, November 07, 2022

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 84: Finally, the 2022 general election is here and it's time to make your voice heard on candidates and issues in the state of Ohio...

The Sheepdog

by Gary Evens

7:00am Monday, November 07, 2022

In his introduction to his book On Combat, Lt Col (Retired) Dave Grossman describes society as being composed of three types of people—“sheep”, “wolves”, and “sheepdogs”. He describes the “sheep” as “kind, gentle, productive creatures who can only hurt one another by accident”. These “sheep” comprise most of our society. The “wolves” are that tiny portion of our society that prey on the majority...

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Gun News Roundup - November, 5, 2022

7:00am Saturday, November 05, 2022

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: Biden’s Bottomless Ignorance on Guns NJ police chief overstates threat of "ghost guns" TV Show Bias: FBI Dismissing the notion Concealed Carry Permit holders can stop a mass public shooter, “wild west shootout”...

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Regardless of Ruling, Ohio Cities CANNOT Regulate Firearms

3:00pm Friday, November 04, 2022

Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Steven McIntosh sided with Columbus in a recent ruling that deals in part with Ohio's "preemption" laws and HB 228. However, the City of Columbus and recent media reports are misleading the public about what this ruling means. "Our reading of this ruling is that it is narrowly focused on the issue of municipal zoning for firearm manufacturers," said Dean Rieck,...

Manipulated Public Opinion Polling Should Not Drive Public Policy on Guns

7:00am Friday, November 04, 2022

A recent study by the Crime Prevention Research Center underscored how easily public opinion polling can be used to distort, rather than illuminate, peoples’ true feelings on gun control. Policy-makers should take note. Sound policy requires a thoughtful and sophisticated understanding of facts and evidence, not just the shifting whims of public perception. Emotionalism, on the other hand, is the...