Ohio Legislation

Man behind landmark 2nd Amendment Supreme Court decision speaks at ONU

3:00pm Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The following article was originally published by The Lima News . Republished with permission. by Greg Sowinski ADA - Although his name is on a landmark Second Amendment Supreme Court ruling firmly establishing people have the right to have a gun in their home, Dick Heller said Friday the fight is far from over. Politicians and power-hungry people are constantly trying to come up with ways to...

Number of companies refusing to sell to government entities in anti-gun states continues to grow

3:00pm Tuesday, March 12, 2013
by Jim Shepherd The number of companies announcing a formal policy of not selling to law enforcement, individual officers, states or municipalities that have passed anti-gun ordinances or laws since the tragic December shooting in Connecticut is growing - daily- and there's no sign that the trend toward "new laws mean no new products" is slowing. If anything, more companies are getting behind the...

Sen. Joe Uecker introduces legislation to close media access loophole

7:00am Friday, March 08, 2013
by Chad D. Baus The Dayton Daily News is reporting that Ohio Senator Joe Uecker (R) has introduced Senate Bill 60, legislation that would close the media access loophole that currently allows journalists to view the private, personal information of persons who have obtained a license to carry a concealed handgun from the State of Ohio. From the article : Bill sponsor Ohio Sen. Joe Uecker and...

Ohio targeting gunmen, not guns

3:00pm Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The following article was originally published by The Lima News . Republished with permission. by Greg Sowinski LIMA — As the gun control debate rages across the country, the head of one of the state's top policing agencies said Ohio is working to target the few criminals who commit the vast majority of gun crimes. The Ohio Attorney General's Office is working with state leaders and agencies to...

Ohio Sen. Kris Jordan (R) introduces bill that would bar new local/federal/ international gun bans from being enforced in Ohio

3:00pm Thursday, February 14, 2013
by Chad D. Baus WTVG (ABC Toledo) is reporting that State Senator Kris Jordan (R-19th District) has introduced Senate Bill 36, legislation that he says would keep Washington from running wild over the constitutional right to own a gun. From the article : The president's 23-point gun control plan includes items such as how to do a background check, how states can share information if a gun is lost...

Ohio State Senator Shirley Smith (D) proposes assault weapons ban, gun registration

7:00am Thursday, February 14, 2013
by Chad D. Baus The Cincinnati News is reporting that State Sen. Shirley Smith, a BFA "D"-rated Cleveland Democrat, has introduced Senate Bill 18, legislation that would ban so-called "assault weapons" in Ohio and create a state database of all guns and ammunition transactions. From the article : "While we cannot stop every act of suffering inflicted upon the public by depraved individuals, I...

Rep. Patmon's HB31 (Mandatory "Safe" Storage of Firearms) is based on several anti-gun myths

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, February 06, 2013
Editor's Note: The following article was originally published in response to the introduction of Rep. Bill Patmon's HB563 in the 129th General Assembly. That bill was never considered, and it died at the end of the session. Patmon has reintroduced the bill, this time as HB31. by Chad D. Baus Rep. Bill Patmon (D-10) has introduced HB563 HB31, gun control legislation that would "prohibit any person...

Feinstein calls for banning more than 150 types of firearms; Government officials would be exempt

3:00pm Friday, January 25, 2013
by Chad D. Baus The Daily Caller is reporting that California Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) staged a press conference Thursday on Capitol Hill with 10 weapons at her side and unveiled legislation instituting a government ban on more than 150 types of firearms, including rifles, pistols and shotguns. From the article : Flanked by other anti-gun liberal lawmakers, including New York Sen. Chuck Schumer...

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