Appeals court slams Franklin County judge over Columbus gun law ruling

On Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals overturned a ruling by Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Stephen McIntosh, who had previously issued an injunction to block the state of Ohio from enforcing "preemption" (uniform) firearms laws. The appellate court's three-judge panel aggressively criticized McIntosh for a poorly written opinion and a four-year delay in issuing...

Safari Club International, Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation file intent to sue Dept. of Ed. over archery, hunter education policies

On Aug. 11, Safari Club International, along with the Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation, sent a notice of intent to sue the Department of Education over the department’s misinterpretation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) , which would prohibit the use of federal funds for shooting sports, hunter education, and outdoor education programs in schools. Co-sponsors and authors of the BSCA...

Trudeau's 'real change': Anti-gun Canada's violent crime, homicide rates soar

When Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party was elected in 2015, its official election platform promised “real change” for Canadians. The Liberal public safety “plan will keep Canadians safe and protect their rights, without resorting to the politics of fear or letting ideology trump evidence in decision-making.” On guns specifically, the Liberal Party asserted that the Conservative government, under...

PODCAST: New Research from Everytown Says Gun Owners are Racist, and Other Outrageous News

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 101: Everytown researchers say gun owners are racist. A British tabloid says it's "insidious" for the gun industry to have lobbyists (...

Dems reintroduce 1,000% excise tax bill aimed at semiautos, 'large-capacity' magazines

At least 25 House Democrats have announced a revival of legislation that would place a 1,000 percent excise tax on the sale of so-called “assault weapons” and “large-capacity magazines” in another attempt to reduce access to guns, according to Fox News. Reportedly led by Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), the Democrat group is staging a repeat of an effort Beyer mounted in 2022 when he had 36 colleagues...

New leak shows Biden's ATF will pass rule to eliminate private gun sales

The Biden administration will use executive orders and the weaponized ATF to issue a rule limiting the private sales of firearms. According to the New York Times and verified by AmmoLand News sources, the new rule is expected to be unveiled by the end of the year. President Joe Biden plans to announce that he is directing the ATF to close what Everytown calls the “private sales loophole” and the...

Delusional city leadership – using criminals to 'promote safer streets'

In much the same way that shoplifting has become “shopping” in progressive-run cities and gun control is rebranded as “responsible solutions,” one of the left’s approaches to public safety is funding ex-cons and felons to quell crime. A recent alert highlighted a problem with non-traditional policing alternatives to public safety that employ “violence interrupters” or “community safety...

VOTE YES on Issue 1 - Election Day is TODAY, August 8

The special election to decide Issue 1 is TODAY, Tuesday, Aug. 8. If you have not already voted, please get out and VOTE YES. Click here to find your polling location . Here's what's at stake: Over a century ago, progressives inserted a loophole into Ohio’s Constitution to allow changes to be made with no statewide consensus. Now deep-pocket, out-of-state billionaires and radical groups can buy...

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