Buckeye Firearms Association has joined a list of Second Amendment advocates in a letter to the Senate budget and finance committees, urging them to restore the SHORT Act in the reconciliation bill.
More than 17,000 guns reported lost or stolen from firearms dealers in 2024
Data posted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shows more than 17,200 firearms were reported lost or stolen from federally licensed firearms dealers in 2024, which at least partly explains how criminals invariably seem to manage to get their hands on a gun, while also demonstrating that restrictive gun laws don’t work.
ATF pledges reform, distances itself from Biden-Harris era
A headline on the website of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives appeared late in the day May 21: “ATF Launches New Era of Reform.” And the agency states it is “[r]eviewing all current regulations to identify and eliminate outdated or unnecessary rules.”
House votes to remove suppressors from NFA, but short-barreled long guns still up in air
In a historic vote last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.1, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” The bill removed suppressors from the NFA, but it didn’t include short-barreled rifles and short-barreled shotguns.
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Short history of bans on possession of firearms at federal facilities
Laws banning the carry or possession of weapons in government buildings are a very late addition to the United States. Regulations banning weapons were instituted in 1964 and in 1972. In 1988, a federal statute was passed to ban weapons in federal facilities. In 1998, the post office reinforced that general ban with a postal regulation. Here’s a historical look.
House passes ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ completely removes suppressors from NFA
In a historic vote early Thursday morning, May 22, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.1, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” effectively eliminating suppressors from the National Firearms Act (NFA) of 1934. Now it moves on to the Senate.
DOJ settles lawsuit involving forced reset triggers
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on May 16 announced the settlement of several lawsuits arising from the Biden-Harris regime’s attempt to reclassify forced reset triggers (FRTs) as “machineguns.” DOJ’s announcement cited President Trump’s executive order Protecting Second Amendment Rights and the deliberations of the Attorney General’s 2nd Amendment Task Force as the impetus behind the government’s decision.
BFA testifies for HB 68 to allow concealed carry in government buildings
On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) testified before the Ohio House Public Safety Committee in support of House Bill 68, which would allow concealed carry in government buildings with…
Babylon Bee skit: Time-traveling liberal pleas with James Madison to fix 2A (VIDEO)
Satire news site The Babylon Bee poked fun at anti-gun liberals in a video skit a few days ago. Titled “Liberal Goes Back In Time To Fix The 2nd Amendment,” a modern progressive woman named Brinley travels back in time to confront James Madison about “a few simple changes on the Second Amendment.” He was having none of it.
