Editor's note: The Cleveland Plain Dealer has printed several front page stories about firearms, all with factual errors. The following was submitted to as a letter to the editor, but they chose not to allow this correct information in their paper. They have continued to show their bias by citing anti-gun sources, but refusing to cite information from sources that are actually knowledgeable with the subject at hand.

Senator Eric Fingerhut said, “If you don't respect my constituents, you don't respect me.” That is quite ironic coming from a guy who does not respect either my U.S. or Ohio constitutional rights, or even my right to defend my own life. In truth, Fingerhut understands less about guns than a two year old understands about quantum physics. (At least two-year olds don't pretend to be experts.)

Fingerhut and the media have done an excellent job explaining why we need statewide preemption. Neither they, nor any other person in Ohio can do, is discover, keep track of and explain every local restriction on firearms. Preemption fixes that problem. That is the point.

HB347 allows someone with a “concealed” handgun license to finally carry their gun “concealed.” That is not controversial, it is common sense.

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NEWS RELEASE
December 7, 2006

BELLEVUE, WA - The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today congratulated the Ohio House of Representatives for their courageous 71-21 vote to override the veto of concealed carry reform legislation by Gov. Bob Taft.

CCRKBA Executive Director Joe Waldron immediately urged Buckeye State gun owners to start calling their state senators to let them know the time has come to reform the state's complicated carry statute.

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