By Jim Irvine

SB184 is 75 pages. It will go into effect on September 09, 2008. This is part of a series of articles looking at specific sections of the bill and how it will affect you. Keep in mind that I am not an attorney and this does not constitute legal advice. Concealed carry license holders are required to read the Attorney General guide. I highly recommend “The Ohio Guide to Firearms Laws” by Ken Hanson, Esq. (NOW AVAILABLE: Update for SB184).

Most gun owners think they understand the laws about transporting guns in cars, until they find their explanation of how they complied with one section of the law was actually an admission that they violated a different section of law. Guilty as charged.

We documented the problem with our unloaded transportation “white paper” which concluded:

Action Needed: The Ohio General Assembly needs to fix the unintended change made by H.B. 12. Legislation should be passed, as soon as possible, restoring the ability of gun owners living in, or traveling in, Ohio to transport unloaded handguns. Further, the General Assembly should take this same opportunity to correct 25 years of bad case law by providing that only one statute, R.C. § 2923.16, controls the transportation of unloaded firearms in motor vehicles, and by further providing for a concrete, reliable method, not open to interpretation and including definitions, to transport unloaded firearms with a statutory “safe harbor” provision.

You helped us take our case to the legislature by sending emails through our Write to Legislators system and making countless phone calls and personal contacts with your legislators. They listened.

2923.12 will no longer be used to prosecute transportation of firearms that are not on your person in a vehicle.

By John Longenecker

June 26th, 2008, The Supreme Court of The United States announced that it was overturning the Washington, D.C. Gun Ban. But does this affect gun laws around the country?

The Supreme Court's ruling that the D.C. Gun Ban is unconstitutional is another victory for all of America, and furnishes a new and updated roadmap of guidance for more Liberty in America for all.

I call attention to the particular defiance of law which brought it all this far to begin with. And again, and again, and again . . .

By Chris Chumita

There are more stories pertaining to our gun rights in Ohio then we can possibly draw attention to with individual daily commentary. But they are all worthy of mention.

What follows is our review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens.

From an elderly man being murdered to gas station robbery, these articles should be a part of your required reading!

What follows is several days of headlines accompanied by short, concise pro-gun analysis.