Author: Buckeye Firearms Association

Hunters harvested 13,055 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s four-day muzzleloader hunting season that ended Tuesday, Jan. 6, according to a Jan. 7 news release from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Here are the county leaders.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador are leading a coalition of 25 states in opposing California’s latest attempts to undermine the Second Amendment by tightening restrictions on ammunition.

Sens. Cory Booker and Andy Kim (D-New Jersey) have introduced sweeping legislation that would fundamentally transform how Americans purchase firearms, requiring federal government approval before any citizen could legally acquire a gun.

On Jan. 1, 2026, moderately looser rules for suppressors and short‑barreled rifles and shotguns took effect, stemming from President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, signed into law on July 4, 2025. Here’s what that means.

2026 could be a pivotal year for gun rights, from elections at the state and federal level to municipal actions at the local level. Here are five things to watch for this next year, including an event announcement from us.

Our resolution for 2026 is the same as it has always been: to continue the fight for Second Amendment rights.

There is a problem with the term “gun violence.” Not just the term itself, but the whole idea that firearm-related injuries and deaths are qualitatively different or special. Violence is violence regardless of the weapon or method used.

2025 was an eventful year in gun news, both nationally and here in Ohio, and Buckeye Firearms Association played a role in much of it. Here’s a look at 10 of the top stories of the year, in no particular order.

As 2026 gets underway next week, it will be easy to focus on the national and global stories of the day. But don’t let all of those big shiny objects distract you from the goings on in your own community.

Hunters checked 15,835 white-tailed deer on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 20 and 21, during Ohio’s gun hunting weekend. Here are the top 10 counties.