Buckeye Firearms Association

ATF facial recognition: Chairman Andy Biggs seeks records as gun owners sound alarm

by F Riehl, AmmoLand Editor in Chief

6:00am Monday, March 31, 2025

According to a March 27, 2025, letter from U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Arizona), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has been secretly using facial recognition technology to track and identify gun owners — all without sufficient oversight, transparency, or even basic training for agents. Here are the details.

Reported Israeli gun owner data leak exposes danger of registries

6:00am Friday, March 28, 2025

According to a recent report from Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Iranian-linked hackers were able to penetrate Israel’s databases containing sensitive gun owner data and leaked the information online in early February.

Ohio's Jordan, House Republicans honor 2A promise, advance key legislation

by Matt Manda

6:00am Thursday, March 27, 2025

The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee held a committee bill markup hearing , a key initial hurdle before legislation can be considered for full House approval. The process gives legislators opportunity to amend the base bill before full consideration of the House. Several bills discussed during this particular markup covered pro-Second Amendment and pro-law enforcement priorities...

White House repeals unscientific HHS 'Advisory,' refocuses efforts on criminals

6:00am Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Firearms prohibitionists reacted with anger and outrage last week to learn that the Trump White House had ordered the removal of former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s anti-gun tract, Firearm Violence: A Public Health Crisis in America, from the official Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website.

Ohio State pistol team beats Navy, Army to win 5th national championship

6:00am Tuesday, March 25, 2025

For the fifth consecutive year, the Ohio State University Buckeyes air pistol team has won the national championship, held March 14-16 in Anniston, Alabama.

House Judiciary Committee, led by Ohio's Jordan, prepares to advance key 2A legislation

6:00am Monday, March 24, 2025

The House Judiciary Committee, led by Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), is planning to hold a legislative markup at 10 a.m. March 25 and will consider several bills, two of which are of crucial importance to law-abiding gun owners.

BFA testifies for HB 5 to restore gun rights for nonviolent offenders

6:00am Friday, March 21, 2025

On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, Buckeye Firearms Association testified in the Ohio House Judiciary Committee in favor of House Bill 5, which seeks to restore Second Amendment rights for nonviolent offenders who have paid their debt to society and have lived a productive life. This is a long-standing problem that could be resolved with a few simple changes to Ohio law.

Is New York Times seeing new light on guns?

by Matt Manda

6:00am Thursday, March 20, 2025

If you look closely enough, squint hard to focus, and read under perfect lighting, you might be surprised to find that the New York Times appears to possibly be showing some positive signs on its coverage of firearms and gun policy.