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July 2015 Firearms Sales Checks Highest July on Record

3:00pm Thursday, August 20, 2015

The July 2015 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 946,528 is the highest July on record for the 17-year-old system, with an increase of 15.9 percent over the July 2014 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 816,588. For comparison, the unadjusted July 2015 NICS figure of 1,589,462 reflects a 14.0 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,393,705 in...

TX Sen. Ted Cruz wins Buckeye Firearms Association straw poll of Republican presidential candiates

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, August 20, 2015

Recently, Buckeye Firearms Association conducted an unscientific straw poll of our website readers. The poll, which limited visitors to one vote, asked the following question: It's almost certain that Hillary Clinton will be the presidential nominee for the Democrat Party. But the Republican field is huge and it's anyone's guess who the party will nominate. We've listed below all the major...

First Shots: Holster Selection

by Dave Dolbee

3:00pm Wednesday, August 19, 2015

One of the primary reasons people begin shopping for a holster is because they’re planning to carry a firearm concealed. Some people also like to use a holster when they head to the range, and certainly handgun competitors in the action pistol sports like IPSC, IDPA, 3-Gun and Cowboy Action also need the right holster. The biggest difference between the two is that in the first case the holster...

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Another accident as gun ban extremists continue to oppose gun accident prevention education

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Wednesday, August 19, 2015

On the heels of yet another tragic, preventable accident in Ohio involving a minor child gaining unauthorized access to a loaded firearm, anti-gun State Rep. Bill Patmon (D-10) has once again run to the microphones to promote his Mandatory "Safe" Storage of Firearms legislation. Patmon has been pushing the idea, which has been tried and has failed in other states, for years now. He introduced HB...

No One Wants to Take Your Guns! (And Other Lies Gun Banners Tell)

by Jeff Knox

3:00pm Tuesday, August 18, 2015

If you follow the rights issue at all, you have undoubtedly seen claims from members of the anti-rights crowd insisting that “No one wants to take your guns!” We’ve heard this for years – decades – as enemies of liberty have leveled a ceaseless barrage of attacks on our rights. The drum-beat got particularly loud during Obama’s first presidential election, and has continued to gain volume and...

Still time to register for BFA's Close Quarters Gunfighting Class!

by Greg Ellifritz

7:00am Tuesday, August 18, 2015

The Buckeye Firearms Association is Ohio’s premier gun rights advocacy group. They work hard behind the scenes to ensure that the firearms/CCW rights of Ohioans remain secure. I support this group every year by teaching a couple classes. BFA gets a large percentage of the tuition fees for these classes. It’s a win/win. If you enroll in one of these classes, you get quality training and your...

Bill Seeks to Choke Off Anti-Gun "Choke Point"

3:00pm Monday, August 17, 2015

On July 30, The House Financial Services Committee marked up and passed out of committee H.R. 766, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act, which was sponsored by Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO). If this bill becomes law, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) would be required to inform banks that they are not prohibited nor discouraged from servicing customers in...

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Should I Pull the Fire Alarm During a Mass Shooting?

by Greg Ellifritz

7:00am Monday, August 17, 2015

As more details about the Louisiana movie theater mass shooting emerge[ed last month], we learn[ed] that one of the shooting victims pulled the fire alarm to facilitate evacuation as the shooter was targeting victims. For more information about the incident, check out the link below: Hero Lafayette shooting survivor tearfully describes how she took a bullet in the leg for her friend who saved...