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The OSU Lantern: Concealed handgun bill under heavy fire

10:11pm Wednesday, October 29, 2003

Lawmakers divided over proposed law's loopholes By Amy Aldridge After a long, drawn-out battle between the Ohio House of Representatives and the Senate, progress is being made toward a final agreement on the issue of concealed handguns. Click on the "Read More..." link below for more. The Senate passed a substitute version of the House bill earlier this month. The House did not concur with some...

Mason named to replace Wilson on HB12 Conference Committee

10:00pm Wednesday, October 29, 2003

Gongwer News Service The Ohio Report October 28, 2003 House Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford) Tuesday appointed Rep. Lance Mason (D-Cleveland) to replace Rep. Charles Wilson (D-St. Clairsville) as one of three House members that will attempt to reconcile House and Senate versions of a concealed carry handgun bill. Mr. Householder made the switch at the request of Rep. Barbara Sykes (D-Akron...

Senator Marc Dann (D) accepts invitation to attend Youngstown 'Defense' Walk

4:06pm Wednesday, October 29, 2003

Youngstown 'Defense' Walk organizer Rick Kaleda has announced that Democrat Sen. Marc Dann has accepted an invitation to participate in the Youngstown 'Defense' Walk this weekend! Many state legislators have been invited, but Senator Dann is the first to accept. Ohioans For Concealed Carry appreciates his leadership on this issue as a member of the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice which...

FINALLY: Youngstown Vindicator launches online CCW poll

3:10pm Wednesday, October 29, 2003

As we reported two weeks ago, Youngstown 'Defense' Walk organizer Rick Kaleda had quite a time getting through all the bureaucratic red tape thrown at him when he began organizing his Walk. Fortunately, Kaleda endured, and his Walk is going to be held this weekend in downtown Youngstown. This is an important Walk, because up to now, the Youngstown media has completely ignored this statewide...

Gun Grabbers Spooked: Anti-Self-Defense ''Call In'' Day scheduled for Halloween

11:54am Wednesday, October 29, 2003

Toby Hoover and her so-called Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence (more appropriately described as Against Gun Ownership ) has scheduled their very own Frightened Friday. Hoover is asking other extremists to call Bob Taft on Halloween, to request that he continue his obstruction of concealed carry reform. Click on the "Read More..." link below to read her latest email alert (as usual, corrected...

Pro-CCW, Anti-Taft Protestors to send Bush a message in Columbus

2:47pm Tuesday, October 28, 2003

Ohio Public Radio's Bill Cohen reported today that concealed carry reform supporters plan to send a message to President Bush when he visits Ohio this Thursday. The message? **Bob Taft's opposition to some of President Bush's strongest issues, such as self-defense rights and lower taxes, threatens to damage the President's re-election chances in state where he won only by some 200,000 votes in...

FBI: Michigan's crime rate down 10.5% with CCW law

9:46pm Monday, October 27, 2003

Anti-self-defense extremists are often confronted with the question of why Ohio should resist concealed carry reform, since 45 other states have it in some form or another (including every state that borders Ohio). They are fond of responding that since Ohio's crime rate is already lower (than, say, Michigan), there is no need for these reforms. Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence founder Toby...

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Bob Taft (finally) wants to hear from you on HB12

5:26pm Monday, October 27, 2003

During a call with an OFCC representative today, Governor Taft's office indicated that they have begun keeping a journal of how many callers support/oppose HB12, the concealed carry reform bill. After years of pro-CCW calls that went completely ignored, many people have told us they've given up on calling Taft, and focused instead on their legislators. We don't blame them. And we do think it's...