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Recent Developments in the Shooting of Ohio CHL-holder Casey Goodson

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Friday, December 18, 2020

In the week since I first wrote about the Dec. 4, 2020 police shooting of CHL-holder Casey Goodson, there have been a number of significant developments. Before I get to documenting some of them, I want to address the negative reaction some people had to my initial story. Nothing about my coverage of this case is intended to cast judgment on either the deputy's or Casey's actions. As I wrote on...

Ohio House Sends Duty to Retreat Bill to the Senate

7:00am Friday, December 18, 2020

With time growing short in the 2019-2020 legislative session, the Ohio House of Representatives approved language allowing people to defend themselves when they fear for their lives without having to first seek escape from their attackers. Current law allows people to defend themselves in their own homes, commonly called "Castle Doctrine." But out in public, a person must first seek avenues of...

ACTION ALERT: Tell Your Senator and Representative to VOTE YES on HB 425

7:00am Thursday, December 17, 2020

HURRY! The legislative session is coming to a close! Your immediate action is required! On Wednesday, Dec. 16, the Senate Government Oversight Committee passed HB 425, which removes the requirement that a Concealed Handgun License holder “promptly notify” law enforcement if they are carrying a handgun. No one has ever known what "promptly" means. This ambiguously worded law is unnecessary and has...

Columbus woman defends own life with firearm when man violates protection order

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Wednesday, December 16, 2020

WHIO (Dayton CBS) is reporting that a woman shot a man who reportedly violated a protection order. From the article : A woman told police she shot a man who she said walked into her house Saturday night on North Regent Park Drive in Bellbrook. “I have an intruder, my child’s father, and he’s shot,” the woman said when she called 911. “He just walked in my front door. I was sitting in the garage...

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,...