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Sub. HB 425 (Duty to Notify) to receive third hearing, possible vote

3:00pm Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Senator Bill Coley (R-4), who chairs the Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee, has announced a third hearing for Sub. HB 425 (Duty to Notify) , sponsored by Rep. Scott Wiggam.. The chair has also indicated the committee may consider amendments before a possible vote. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. in the Finance Hearing Room at the Statehouse, 1...

November 2020 firearms sales hit new record

7:00am Tuesday, December 15, 2020

The wave of increased gun sales that followed government's response to a pandemic and unrest in some cities continued in November following the supposed election of Joe Biden. The unadjusted figures of 1,949,141 marked an increase of 45.2 percent over 2019 - the previous record year. However, when the data is adjusted by the National Shooting Sports Foundation by removing figures for gun permit...

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Headline: 75-year-old Meals-On-Wheels driver shoots teen in self-defense in Northeast Columbus

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, December 14, 2020

WSYX (ABC Columbus) reported recently that a 75-year-old Meals-On-Wheels driver was forced to shoot a teen in self-defense during an attempted robbery in broad daylight. From the article : According to Columbus Police, A LifeCare Alliance Meals-On-Wheels driver was approached by two teens in an attempted robbery while he was delivering food. Columbus Police said one of the teens, a 14-year-old,...

Ohio’s Successful Deer-Gun Hunting Season Results

3:00pm Friday, December 11, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio’s hunters harvested 71,650 white-tailed deer during the annual gun hunting week that concluded on Sunday, Dec. 6, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Over the last three years, hunters checked an average of 65,566 deer during the same weeklong period. Deer hunting in Ohio has come a long way since the first gun season in 1943,...

Lawmakers indicate DeWine gun control bill will be allowed to die as session closes

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, December 11, 2020

Even though much about this lame-duck session seems up in the air, as legislators navigate an increasing number positive cases of Covid-19, there is one thing that seems patently clear: Mike DeWine's gun control bill, Senate Bill 221, is all but dead. From the Toledo Blade : Republican legislative leaders plan to pass a bill to expand situations in which someone could use a gun in self-defense...

ACTION ALERT: Ohio School Safety Programs at Risk as Session Winds Down

5:00pm Thursday, December 10, 2020

With just days left in the legislative session, one major priority for Second Amendment advocates remains unfinished. Senate Bill 317 clarifies that school districts have the right to set the rules that permit teachers and staff to be armed. The 12th District Court of Appeals issued an erroneous ruling that would mandate teachers be trained the same as police officers. While this terrible...

Duty to Retreat Bill SB 383 Passes Senate Committee

3:00pm Thursday, December 10, 2020

On Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, the Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee passed Senate Bill 383 on a party line vote. SB 383 amends Ohio law to enact the Ohio Duty to Retreat Act providing an expansion of the locations at which a person has no duty to retreat before using force under both civil and criminal law. Democrat members of the committee repeatedly attempted to amend the bill with...

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Inaugural "Rooster Run" Youth Hunt a success - paying our legacy forward

by Larry S. Moore

7:00am Thursday, December 10, 2020

After several years of rather stagnant numbers at the Greene County Fish and Game Association annual youth hunt, a group of club member passionate about sharing our heritage with young or new hunters, decided to make a change. They formed a committee to lay the groundwork for improved recruitment. Chaired by the Club Secretary, and a hunter education instructor, Tim Ankeney with members Larry...