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HB 233 DEFEND Act passed by House by 65-31 vote [UPDATE: VOTE TALLIES]

by Chad D. Baus & Jim Irvine

11:57am Thursday, July 06, 2017

The Ohio House of Representatives has passed Rep. John Becker's DEFEND Act (Decriminalization Effort for Ending Notorious Deaths) with a 65-31 vote, or more than a 2 - 1 margin. The bill seeks to decriminalize so-called “no-guns" victim zones for concealed handgun license (CHL) holders. A fact sheet Becker circulated with his co-sponsor request letter states that "the DEFEND bill threads the...

FASTER Saves Lives receives state funding

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Thursday, July 06, 2017

Now in our fifth year of training school staff, the FASTER Saves Lives program is changing the way schools fulfill their obligation for the safety and security of their staff and students. The class is designed by John Benner of Tactical Defense Institute (TDI), who I believe to be our nation’s top expert on active killers, especially in school environments. It is taught by TDI and Chris Cerino...

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FLASH: Rep. Becker's DEFEND Act passed out of committee with 9-3 vote

by Chad D. Baus

5:38pm Wednesday, July 05, 2017

The House Federalism and Interstate Relations Committee, chaired Kristina Roegner (R-37), has passed Rep. John Becker's DEFEND Act: Decriminalization Effort for Ending Notorious Deaths. The bill seeks to decriminalize so-called “no-guns" victim zones for concealed handgun license (CHL) holders. The bill may receive attention by the entire House of Representatives as early as tomorrow. A fact...

2017 mid-year Ohio pro-gun rights legislative report

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Wednesday, July 05, 2017

Ohio, like the Federal government has two year legislative sessions. With six months now completed, it is a good time to give a progress report and see how we are doing. At the end of last session, we saw a flurry of activity in the "lame duck" session. Unfortunately, there were many loose ends left, and gun owners were frustrated. With a returning Speaker of the House and Governor, and a new...

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Independence Day 2017

by Rick Jones

7:00am Tuesday, July 04, 2017

(Image source: FreeImages.com/Matthew Williams) With the upcoming holiday, let's look at what it might mean to some people…a day off with pay, just a day off, family, friends, cookouts, reunions or just a day to lounge and watch the fireworks. As for me, I think of our Constitution, our founding fathers, our Bill of Rights, our military men and women who are performing their duties to protect our...

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Ohio Legislature Approves Non-Resident Hunting, Fishing Fee Increases

3:00pm Monday, July 03, 2017

In a move that will help address the looming funding crisis facing Ohio’s fish and wildlife management agency, the Ohio General Assembly sent a two-year budget to Gov. John Kasich that includes increases in non-resident hunting and fishing license fees. The increases, which will be phased in over three years, are estimated to produce $4 million per year in funding for the Ohio Division of...

Concealed Carry Goes Mainstream: Ohio Issuing 17 Licenses per Hour

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Monday, July 03, 2017

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) has released the Concealed Handgun License (CHL) statistics for the first quarter of 2017. It has been widely assumed that without President Obama, there would be a big drop in gun sales and demand for CHL’s. It has been also assumed that the big numbers were driven only by fear of Hillary Clinton and that President Donald Trump would eliminate that fear,...

Three self-defense bills scheduled for further hearings, possible amendments & vote in House committee

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, June 30, 2017

Chairwoman Kristina Roegner (R-37) has announced that the House Federalism and Interstate Relations Committee will be hearing testimony on three self-defense bills on Wednesday, July 5 at 1:00p.m. in Room 115. The committee will be taking up consideration of HB 142 (Repeal LEO notification). House Bill 142 seeks to repeal requirements that, when detained for a law-enforcement purpose, a concealed...