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ACTION ALERT: Ohio House Approval Needed to Protect School Safety Programs

10:11pm Tuesday, December 22, 2020

An Ohio Senate amendment added to House Bill 421, a bill that provides civil immunity to hospital police officers and local governments, would correct the 12th District Court of Appeals' horrendous decision that threatens school safety programs all over Ohio. The court’s erroneous ruling would require more than 700 hours of full police officer training for anyone to be armed in a school as part...

ATF to Issue Guidance on Stabilizing Braces - Submit a Comment by Jan. 4

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Tuesday, December 22, 2020

On Friday, December 18th, 2020, the ATF published a document in the Federal Registry titled "Objective Factors for Classifying Weapons with Stabilizing Braces." It's important to note that the publication of this document does not by itself ban pistol braces, as the ATF does not have that authority. However, the information the document contains lays the groundwork for restrictions on firearms...

Photo Tour – The NEW Delaware Wildlife Area Shooting Range

by Angela Armstrong

7:00am Monday, December 21, 2020

After being closed several years for major enhancements and renovations, Delaware Wildlife Area Shooting Range finally opened on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. With a dramatic expansion of shooting positions, it now lays claim to the title of Ohio’s largest public shooting range. Delaware is the only outdoor public range serving Central Ohio, so the closure has been frustrating for gun owners across the...

Duty to Retreat Bill Passes - Goes to Governor DeWine's Desk

5:24pm Friday, December 18, 2020

On Dec. 18, 2020, the Ohio Senate voted 18-11 to accept the House amendment of Senate Bill 175 to eliminate the "duty to retreat" in self defense situations. Having passed the House and Senate, the amended bill now goes to Governor DeWine's desk. SEE BELOW TO TAKE ACTION AND CONTACT THE GOVERNOR Current law allows people to defend themselves in their own homes, commonly called "Castle Doctrine."...

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...