FLASHBACK: Gun Fight at the Ohio Corral

The scene is all too familiar:

• A concealed carry reform bill with overwhelming support in the Ohio legislature.
• A gaggle of law-enforcement bureaucrats who oppose Ohioans' right to self-defense.
• A Republican governor who traded his support for self-defense rights in his state, to earn a police labor union's endorsement in future political aspirations.

The year was 1995, and the governor was George Voinovich.

Will history repeat itself in the 125th General Assembly, at the demand of Bob Taft? Senate President Doug White says no.

Last week, a Gongwer News Service headline screamed: "WHITE SAYS CHAMBER WON'T LOOK TO TAFT FOR GUIDANCE ON GUN BILL"

Things look good for HB12 in the Senate. But they looked good in 1995 too. Click here to read the entire story on the 1995 failure to enact concealed carry reform in Ohio.

The fight is not over, and we must not let up!