Ohio Legislation

Senate Committee Postpones Hearing/ Vote on "Castle Doctrine" Legislation

2:45pm Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Last week we were pleased to announce that Senate Bill 184, Ohio's Castle Doctrine bill, had been added to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice's agenda for Wednesday and Thursday of this week for the purpose of adopting amendments and voting on a substitute bill. Unfortunately, Buckeye Firearms Association has received word that committee chairman Tim Grendell has run into an...

HB264/SB184: Castle Doctrine scheduled for multiple hearings and possible vote in Senate committee!

4:14pm Thursday, March 06, 2008
Senate Bill 184, Ohio's Castle Doctrine bill, has been added to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice's agenda for Wednesday, March 12 at 10:00 a.m. in the Senate Building's North Hearing Room. The purpose for Wednesday's hearing is so that the committee may adopt amendments via a substitute bill. The following day, Thursday, March 13 at 9:00 a.m., the committee will reconvene in the...

Mobility-Impaired Disabled Hunter Access

12:10am Wednesday, March 05, 2008
By Larry S. Moore The upland game rabbit season has been pretty tough on me this year. My oldest female Beagle, Lucky, is 14 and has not been able to hunt. She is just too slow in her old age. My male, Hank, has encountered some heart issues so I am not running him very much. He is 10 and I was really hoping for a couple more years in the field with him. Both dogs jump at the gates and bark to go...

HB473: Aiding mobility-impaired hunters

12:10am Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Last week, Buckeye Firearms Association volunteer Bob Harsanje and Dave Graham, Chief of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife, offered proponent testimony before the Ohio House Finance & Appropriations Committee on House Bill 473. Proposed by State Rep. Peter Ujvagi (D - Toledo), at the urging of and guidance from Harsanje and fellow hunter, HB473 would, among...

Castle Doctrine to receive second hearing in House

12:05am Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Ohio's Castle Doctrine legislation, which has already received three hearings in the Senate, will receive a second hearing Thursday, February 21 in the Ohio House of Representatives. The House Criminal Justice Committee , chaired by Rep. John White (R-38), will hear proponent testimony on Rep. Wachtmann's HB264 (Castle Doctrine). The hearing will be held at 9:30a.m. in Statehouse Room 121. Thank...

HB478: Tax Relief and Gun Rights Rolled Into One

12:05am Tuesday, February 19, 2008
By Brian S. Stewart Ohio gun owners could get some tax relief to go along with their concealed handgun license if a recently introduced bill in the Ohio House of Representatives is passed. HB478, sponsored by State Representative Dan Dodd (D-Hebron), would "allow a refundable tax credit against the personal income tax for concealed-carry license fees." Every dollar you pay out for your license...

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