Hunting coalition files appeal on California youth marketing law

On March 10, the Sportsmen’s Alliance, Safari Club International and Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation appealed the denial of a preliminary injunction against a California statute that prohibits the "marketing" of firearms and firearm accessories to minors . The law, created with passage of AB 2571 in August 2022, put many youth-related hunting and education programs at risk due to the...

ATF director paints different picture from doctors at 'gun violence' prevention forum

Dozens of hospital and healthcare executives converged on New York City for a conference to discuss their role as “leaders” in reducing criminal misuse of firearms. Criminal misuse of firearms isn’t a public health issue nor should it be addressed as such. It’s a criminal issue caused by individuals breaking the law. These health professionals should have instead listened closer to the keynote...

Gun News Roundup - March 11, 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: As the ranks of Black gun owners grow, the Second Amendment finds fresh support Sens. Rounds, Johnson take on ATF, introduce bill to expand full-time travelers’ gun ownership rights More ATF news: Agents raid wrong...

Visa, MasterCard, others announce 'pause' in firearms retail codes

NSSF, the Firearm Industry Trade Association, posted March 9 that it is encouraged by the announcement from Visa and MasterCard that they will “pause” plans to implement a special Merchant Category Code (MCC) specific to purchases at firearm retailers with their credit cards. That announcement was later echoed by American Express and Discover , which previously announced plans to implement the...

Bump stock ban: District Court rules in favor of Cargill vs. ATF, but refuses relief

A federal district judge has issued a judgment for Michael Cargill in a case where Mr. Cargill challenged the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) bump stock ban (Cargill vs. Garland). However, District Judge David Ezra did not grant Cargill and gun owners relief. The Trump-era bump stock ban came after a deranged man killed over 50 people in Las Vegas. According to the FBI,...

Quiz: How well do you know Ohio's and other states' firearms laws?

As of June 2022, law-abiding citizens are no longer required to obtain a license to carry a concealed handgun in Ohio. But that's one law in one state, and while it's a good one, it's important to be aware of not only Ohio's firearms laws but also other states' laws, as well. If you own or carry a gun, don't dare travel out of your state without The Traveler's Guide to the Firearm Laws of the...

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

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

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...

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