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Editorial: Taft, Senate blocking rights

Lima News Editorial Board

5:25pm Wednesday, June 25, 2003

Gov. Bob Taft and Ohio Senate President Doug White stubbornly are blocking Ohioans' right to carry concealed weapons. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice last week altered a bill passed by the House of Representatives, and now White refuses to name conferees to iron out differences in the bills until the House and Taft resolve their differences. So much for political leadership...

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Stalled until fall: Taft insistent on 'Car-jacker Protection Act'

by Chad D. Baus

4:16pm Wednesday, June 25, 2003

Although two news organizations are reporting that HB12 appears to be "dead", most others are suggesting that the legislative summer break will be used as a cool-down period, and that the matter will be readdressed when the General Assembly reconvenes. Representatives from Governor Taft's office and the Legislature ended talks aimed at reaching a compromise Wednesday. Lawmakers are scheduled to...

Taft aides meet with lawmakers about weapons bill

6:49am Wednesday, June 25, 2003

The two lawmakers in charge of getting a concealed weapons bill through the Legislature met with Governor Taft's top aides to try to work out an agreement that will satisfy all sides on the matter. Representative Jim Aslanides, a Coshocton Republican who sponsored the bill, and Senator Steve Austria, a Beavercreek Republican who carried the bill in the Senate, met for about an hour with Taft's...

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Seneca Co., OH: Vermont/Alaska for 5 months and counting - ''NO PROBLEMS''

8:35pm Tuesday, June 24, 2003

Sheriff, police chief see little impact from ruling on concealed-carry ban Local law-enforcement officials say a February ruling in Seneca County Common Pleas Court which found Ohio's law against carrying a concealed weapon to be unconstitutional has had little impact on day-to-day operations. Judge Michael P. Kelbley threw out a concealed-weapons charge against a Fostoria woman caught with a gun...

Letter to the Editor: 'Gun lobby' won't arm everybody

8:12pm Tuesday, June 24, 2003

June 24, 2003 In her Sunday guest column arguing against concealed carry in Ohio ( "Permit legislation puts safety at risk" ) Toby Hoover said "the gun lobby's single-minded campaign to arm every man, woman, and child in the United States." Is this truly the intention of the "gun lobby"? Let's think rationally here. Her statement clearly ruins her credibility and shows that she is thinking in an...

Hamilton Co. judge speaks out about Ohio's concealed weapons laws

7:59pm Tuesday, June 24, 2003

A Hamilton County judge who has a history of dismissing concealed weapons charges, says he may continue dismissing the cases unless the state legislature comes up with a "reasonable" law allowing people to carry a gun for self-protection. Click on the "Read More..." link below for more. Judge Robert Ruehlman told 9News exclusively Thursday that current concealed weapons proposals have too many...

OFCC submits opposition detail to House conference committee members

2:20pm Tuesday, June 24, 2003

The following was submitted as a cover letter to House members of the Conference Committee on Am. Sub. HB12, by request, and details our principle points of opposition to Am. Sub. HB12. Accompanying this letter was a line by line commentary on the Senate's changes. Anyone who is contemplating the merits of "taking what we can get" with Am. Sub. HB12 should read this! Serious Problems With...

Website Editor: Back in the Saddle

12:36pm Tuesday, June 24, 2003

As regular readers know, OFCC PAC's Vice Chairman, Chad Baus, publishes the lion's-share of news articles and opinion pieces on this website. A serious family illness took Baus out of town (and away from the Internet) on what became a definitive weekend for self-defense activists on Ohio. Special thanks to the volunteers who stepped in to post essential stories and updates on this website, and...