Ohio Legislation
Six years' hard work: Lawful concealed carry on TARTA buses is finally recognized
7:00am Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Immediately after passage of Ohio's concealed carry law in 2004, the Toledo Area Regional Transportation Agency (TARTA) banned concealed handgun license-holders (CHLs) from their stations and buses , despite Section 9 of the legislation which became Ohio's concealed carry law (House Bill 12) having clearly prohibited such action . Pro-gun activists, including those represented by this political...
Ohio bar shootings: The fallacy of "No-Guns" zones on full display
12:10am Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Despite these prominently posted "no-guns" signs, which are required by law to be posted in every Class D liquor permit location in the state of Ohio, it's getting increasingly hard to keep track of all the shootings occuring across the Buckeye state in places that serve alcohol.
They were for it before they were against it: Cleveland Plain Dealer editors call for repeal of statewide preemption
12:10am Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Newspaper once editorialized in favor of preempting local gun laws Last week, upon the occasion of the injury of two Columbus officers by a marijuana-growing suspect who fired on them with a semi-automatic AK-47 rifle, gun ban extremists quickly ran out to dance in the officers' blood . These groups, including the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the Freedom States Alliance, and the Ohio...
Clyde case yields first protections for gun owners
12:15am Thursday, September 25, 2008
On September 18, 2008 the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that R.C. 9.68 is valid , and that municipalities may not infringe on the broad statutory and constitutional right to carry firearms. Within a few days, this opinion saw application in courtrooms around the state. Readers of this website are familiar with the story of Damon Wells , the young man in Cleveland who shot at thugs in self-defense last...
SB184, Ohio's Castle Doctrine law, takes effect
2:49pm Wednesday, September 03, 2008
John Hohenwarter-NRA, Gov. Strickland, Ken Hanson-BFA at SB184 signing ceremony CAUTION: Erroneous media reports on Castle Doctrine implementation The bill Gov. Ted Strickland calls “common-sense legislation”, establishes Castle Doctrine in Ohio and clears up ambiguous sections of Ohio's concealed carry law goes into effect September 9, 2008. Castle Doctrine is arguably the most important part of...
Governor Strickland signs SB184, Ohio's Castle Doctrine Law
10:02pm Tuesday, June 10, 2008
John Hohenwarter-NRA, Gov. Strickland, Ken Hanson-BFA Buckeye Firearms Association Chairman Jim Irvine, Legislative Chair Ken Hanson and several other Leaders were on hand Tuesday, June 10, for the signing of SB184, Ohio's Castle Doctrine Law, by Democrat Governor Ted Strickland. Strickland called the bill “common-sense legislation”, and stressed that it will also clear up ambiguous sections of...
City of Toledo to remove illegal ''no-guns'' signs from parks
1:50pm Saturday, May 26, 2007
Grassroots volunteers have been asking the question for more than two months now - "If gun laws are now uniform across Ohio, and if local gun control laws are now preempted, why are there still "no-guns" signs in my local park or on public property other than buildings?" ABC Toledo's Bill Hormann deserves kudos for posing this question to Toledo city managers, and for promoting action on the part...
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