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UPDATE: Senate & House pass amended HB495; Bill sent to Governor Kasich for signature

1:46pm Thursday, December 13, 2012

Editor's Note: This article is being updated as information becomes available. by Chad D. Baus An amended HB495 was passed by the Ohio Senate today by a 26-7 vote. Two and a half hours later, the Ohio House voted 66-23 to concur with Senate amendments. The amended bill makes three changes to current law: Eliminates the "demonstrated competency" requirement for second and future CHL renewals,...

Senate President Niehaus tells media he still hasn't decided on allowing HB495 floor vote

9:43am Thursday, December 13, 2012

PLEASE CALL PRESIDENT NIEHAUS AND YOUR STATE SENATOR NOW AND ASK FOR A FLOOR VOTE ON HB495 TODAY ! Without a vote today, the bill dies. Click here for Sen. Pres. Niehaus' number, and and enter your zip code to find your Senator's number. by Chad D. Baus The Ohio House has already passed HB495 in the state House of Representatives by a 59 to 28 vote on June 13, and passed out of the Senate...

Federal court shoots down Illinois concealed carry ban in lawsuit filed by SAF

7:00am Thursday, December 13, 2012

by Chad D. Baus Chicago's Fox news affiliate reported late Tuesday that the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has shot down the Illinois ban on carrying concealed weapons, in the only state where carrying loaded, ready-to-use firearms outside the home is still illegal. In finding the ban to be unconstitutional, the court gave a late May 2013 deadline for the state to create a concealed carry...

FLASH: Senate Judiciary Committee passes amended HB495 (Reciprocity & Concealed Carry Modernization)

11:07am Wednesday, December 12, 2012

PLEASE CALL YOUR STATE SENATOR NOW AND ASK FOR A FLOOR VOTE ON HB495 TODAY ! Just click here and enter your zip code to find your Senator's number. by Jim Irvine On Wednesday morning the Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee adopted three amendments and passed HB495. The vote was 6-2 along party lines, with at least two members absent. The committee, chaired by Mark Wagoner (R-Ottawa Hills) adopted...

Note: Final hearing on HB495 (Reciprocity & Concealed Carry Modernization) postponed until Wednesday

10:18pm Tuesday, December 11, 2012

The Senate Judiciary Committee's third and final hearing on House Bill 495, originally scheduled for Tuesday at 3:00 p.m., has been postponed until 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the North Hearing Room of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. Please continue to call and e-mail members of the Senate Judiciary Committee today and urge them to support HB495. Contact information for members of this committee can...

Ohio hunter catches equipment thieves on trail camera

3:00pm Tuesday, December 11, 2012

WHIO (CBS Dayton) is reporting that one hunter's preparedness with a deer camera may nab two thieves in the process. As a deer hunter, you plan for the start of the hunting season, purchase your supplies and get ready to head out to the woods. But when you arrive at your hunting destination, you discover someone has stolen the items you were planning on using. This is what has been happening to a...

Guns save lives: Robbery victims turn tables on attackers in two separate Cincinnati area incidents

7:00am Tuesday, December 11, 2012

by Chad D. Baus Three more law-abiding Ohio citizens are alive today thanks to their decision to exercise their Second Amendment and Ohio Constitutional right to bear arms for their defense and security. First, a concealed handgun license-holder in Lockand, OH (Hamilton Co.) was the victim of an attempted armed robbery at 3:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon. From WXIX (Fox Cincinnati) : Police say,...

Get the Truth About Lead Ammunition, and the Misguided Campaign to Ban It

3:00pm Monday, December 10, 2012

To assist policymakers and to educate the public, hunting and recreational shooting organizations have launched a website to make the facts and science of the lead ammunition debate available. Policymakers and hunters are urged to register at the Hunt for Truth website, www.huntfortruth.org , and to subscribe to the Hunt for Truth email list to receive e-bulletins with the latest breaking news...