HB347 & HB508: House hearing scheduled February 21

Rep. Jim Aslanides' House Bill 347 will have another hearing next week. The bill has been added to the House Committee on Criminal Justice's agenda for February 21 at 2:30 p.m. in Statehouse Hearing Room 121.

The purpose for Tuesday's hearing is so that the committee may accept a substitute bill that will reflect changes sponsors felt were necessary after consideration of testimony. Details of the changes will not be publicly available until the bill is accepted by the committee. Buckeye Firearms Association will be on hand, but will not testify.

Also at this hearing, Rep. Ron Hood will offer sponsor testimony on his recently-introduced HB508, which is designed to criminalize the confiscation of legally owned firearms by law enforcement during a state of emergency.

Filling hearing rooms as this legislation moves forward will make a serious statement of support. Your presence at this meeting is beneficial to the cause. Please consider making the trip to Columbus to be a visible show of support for HB347 and HB508, and their sponsors, Rep. Aslanides and Rep. Ron Hood, respectively.

For more information on HB347, see: Buckeye Firearms Association Endorses HB347, Sweeping Firearms Law Reform Bill
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For more information on HB508, see: The Katrina Effect: Hood introduces HB508.