REGISTER TO VOTE in the August 8 Special Election for Issue 1

It is vital that all gun owners in Ohio VOTE YES on Issue 1 in the August 8 Special Election. So please make sure you're registered. If not, follow the simple instructions below. A YES vote on Issue 1 protects our Constitution and Second Amendment rights from deep-pocketed, out-of-state interests. By passing Issue 1, the People will ensure constitutional changes are widely accepted and declare...

PODCAST: Lies, Lies, and More Lies About Guns and Gun Control

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 97: They lie about gun free zones. They lie about the racist roots of gun control. They lie about gun control laws saving lives. But the...

DoD recommends private gun registration, centralized storage on bases, other absurdities

As we witness our Armed Forces recruitment efforts repeatedly falling drastically short of even minimum maintenance goals, the Department of Defense, in its infinite wisdom, now cynically manufactures yet another significant reason for young Americans not to enlist. Under the laughable pretext of “lethal-means reduction,” a new DOD report, “ Preventing Suicide in the U.S. Military:...

BFA Responds to Columbus Dispatch Editors' Attack on Gun Rights Lobbying

The Columbus Dispatch has never been a friend of law-abiding gun owners in Ohio. For as long as I can remember, they've used their bully pulpit in support of gun control. But that's not surprising. Many, if not most, metropolitan newspapers are staffed by people who support all manner of civil rights, except for the one enumerated as "Amendment II" of the U.S. Constitution. Urban liberals really...

NSSF challenges California's law promoting frivolous firearms industry lawsuits

NSSF, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, filed a challenge to California’s unconstitutional firearms industry liability law, AB 1594 , that was passed last year and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The law encourages civil suits against the firearm industry for the damages caused by the criminal actions of remote third parties. This law is an affront to the U.S. Constitution and abuses...

No, Obama and other gun grabbers don’t aim to treat firearms like cars

Always one for lame platitudes, Barack Obama recently suggested that gun control has become too politicized and that firearms should be regulated like motor vehicles. Speaking with CBS Mornings, the former president offered something of a kinder, gentler version of his 2008 bitter clingers statement, opining, I think somehow, and there are a lot of historical reasons for this, gun ownership in...

Columbus Files Yet Another Lawsuit Seeking to Infringe Gun Rights

Here we go again. On the heels of Judge David M. Gormley's ruling to prohibit the city of Columbus from enforcing its unlawful firearm ordinances, Columbus has filed another complaint against the state of Ohio. Like its first complaint filed in 2019, the new complaint seeks to turn back Ohio's "preemption" law in ORC 9.68 , which Buckeye Firearms Association helped to pass, so that Columbus and...

Gun News Roundup - May 20, 2023: Columbus wastes more taxpayer funds on endless fight against gun owners

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: Columbus again suing state in endless legal battle over gun rights Meanwhile, Columbus mayor asks Short North businesses to close early to curb violence U.S. Supreme Court allows Illinois 'assault weapons' ban to...

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