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Ohio concealed handgun license-holders have long-awaited an antidote for some of the poison pills the Ohio Senate and Governor Taft inserted into H.B. 12. Ohio hunters and other gun owners have long awaited an antidote for the toxic stew of local firearms ordinances and damaging case law that can entrap citizens as they move from city to city.

Buckeye Firearms Association can now exclusively report that help is finally arriving, and that it comes in the form of legislation which goes far beyond just a simple CCW "clean-up bill".

Rep. Jim Aslanides (R-Coshocton) released a preview today of legislation that will soon be introduced into the General Assembly (the preview version of the bill can be downloaded at the end of this article).

The following is a summary of the major provisions of the Bill:

1. Firearms preemption is added to address the myriad of local firearms ordinances.

More than six months after its introduction, the Cleveland Plain Dealer is finally reporting on House Bill 91, legislation sponsored by Rep. Tom Brinkman and intended to reform Ohio's concealed carry law in several key ways.

From the story:

The bill, sponsored by Cincinnati Republican Rep. Tom Brinkman, would allow carrying with no permit, lift carefully negotiated restrictions on hidden guns in public places, and cut off public access to permit-holder information.

Brinkman's aide, Kara Joseph, called it "the real right-to-carry bill."

While this bill does address many concerns with current law, it fails to address the most crucial issue to firearms owners in Ohio, which is a statewide preemption clause that would ensure that firearms laws are uniform throughout the Buckeye State.

Because of rampant problems with abusive prosecutors and courts, Ohioans are also in need of legislation which offers a standard definition for what constitutes a loaded firearm.

Also key for Ohioans is legislation which establishes the legal right to "stand your ground" when attacked by an armed assailant outside the home, and which reestablishes the "castle doctrine", to allow the use of deadly force whenever confronted by an intruder in one's own home.