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Early opponents to SB239 singing the same tired song

3:00pm Friday, March 19, 2010

By Chad D. Baus Many of the usual characters have come out with early opposition to SB239, Ohio's restaurant carry and car carry reform bill . But after years of hearing the same old, tired warnings, and years of experience which prove their predictions false, I'm hopeful their predictably dire warnings, some of which are outlined below, will be given much less attention in the Statehouse this...

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SB239 (Restaurant Carry & Car Carry Rules Fix) scheduled for sponsor/ proponent testimony in Senate committee

12:58pm Friday, March 19, 2010

The Senate Judiciary on Criminal Justice Committee , chaired by Sen. Tim Grendell (R-18), will hear sponsor and proponent testimony on SB239 , introduced this week by Senator Shannon Jones and Senator Tim Schaffer to allow citizens who hold a valid concealed handgun license (CHL) to carry a firearm in restaurants, and to reduce burdensome restrictions regarding how a license holder must transport...

When you exhaust your options to avoid a crime, then what?

7:00am Friday, March 19, 2010

By Gerard Valentino According to a story published on Toledoonthemove.com the Toledo Police are recommending that women lock their car doors to combat a crime spree in the area that includes violent assaults, robberies, and even a sexual assault. The story goes on to say that in the latest assault, a woman was attacked on the way to her car after work. Basically, the Toledo Police are admitting...

FLASH: SB239 assigned to Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice

9:18pm Thursday, March 18, 2010

Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased to announce that SB239, introduced this week by Senator Shannon Jones and Senator Tim Schaffer to allow citizens who hold a valid concealed handgun license (CHL) to carry a firearm in restaurants, and to reduce burdensome restrictions regarding how a license holder must transport a firearm in a car, has received a committee assignment.

Attempted robbery foiled when intended victim pulls gun

4:40pm Thursday, March 18, 2010

Columbus' NBC affiliate, WCMH, is reporting that another Ohio concealed handgun license-holder was able to protect himself from an attempted robbery.

Headline: "Women a 'driving force' in Ohio handgun sales"

3:00pm Thursday, March 18, 2010

The Mansfield News-Journal is reporting that the influx of new concealed handgun licenses comes as the image of the average gun owner -- a middle-aged man -- is changing.

When it came time to cover a Second Amendment story, this reporter decided it was time to face her fear of guns

7:00am Thursday, March 18, 2010

I had a good time learning about guns and I had an even better time using them, but I knew I hadn't yet conquered all my fears. ...It may take me years to understand that fear, but I know now that I am not afraid of guns. - Anne Adoryan, Real Law Radio By Chad D. Baus All too often, it is apparent in news articles involving the Second Amendment, guns, concealed carry, hunting and shooting rights...

Ohio's lone gun ban lobbyist says "this whole fear thing" is to blame for record increase in CCW licenses

3:00pm Wednesday, March 17, 2010

By Gerard Valentino & Chad D. Baus Despite suffering legislative loss after legislative loss over the past several years, Toby Hoover, seemingly the lone voice of Ohio's anti-gun movement, continues her crusade to destroy gun rights in Ohio. In her most recent comments, published by the Mansfield News , Hoover accused the pro-gun movement of using a culture of fear to foist concealed carry on...