Ohio Politics

To the Editor: Coleman’s plan would not stem gun violence

4:00pm Saturday, August 03, 2013
The following letter to the editor of the Columbus Dispatch was published on Sunday, August 25: In his recent interview with WBNS-TV (Channel 10), Mayor Michael B. Coleman illustrated what is wrong with his position on gun control when he lamented seeing "an AK-47 being used in our city against police." Fully automatic AK-47 machine guns are heavily regulated by the federal government, requiring...

School safety seminar held in northwest Ohio

7:00am Friday, July 12, 2013
by Jim Irvine Teachers, administrators and law enforcement personnel gathered in Montpelier, Ohio, last week to listen to Lt. Col. Dave Grossman present information on violence and school safety. Colonel Grossman is an expert recognized around the world for his research and knowledge on the topic of human aggression and violence. Violence is not only the number one killer of our children in...

Criminals get guns by stealing them, not through ‘lax’ laws

by Ken Hanson
7:00am Wednesday, July 03, 2013
The following op-ed by Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative Chair Ken Hanson was originally published by The Columbus Dispatch . Republished with permission. In last Friday's story "A conduit for guns," The Dispatch fell victim to an all-too-common error: attempting to use Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) gun-trace data to demonstrate where criminals get their guns...

Support for "universal background check" gun control legislation continues to drop in Ohio

7:00am Tuesday, July 02, 2013
by Chad D. Baus Anyone who follows politics closely knows that, depending on how you ask the question, you can make a poll say almost anything. In the wake of the horrendous attack on Sandy Hook Elementary last December, the media and anti-gun politicians were hell-bent on passing new laws to limit the sale of firearms, even though not one of the suggestions they were proposing would have...

Anti-gun Democrats choose to offer "passive-aggressive publicity stunt" rather than solutions to real problems

7:00am Monday, July 01, 2013
by Chad D. Baus Last week, anti-gun Democrats Mike Foley and Bob Hagan introduced House Bill 222, legislation which was immediately termed by the equally anti-gun Cleveland Plain Dealer as nothing more than a "passive-aggressive publicity stunt." From the article : Republicans in Ohio's General Assembly have amended the state budget to include several anti-abortion measures, including a last-...

CNN Photo Essay: Ohio teachers pose with their guns

7:00am Thursday, June 13, 2013
by Chad D. Baus CNN's Lauren Russell has written two articles on the move to arm teachers here in Ohio. Accompanying her article is a photo essay compiled by an Italian photographer. From the article accompanying the photo essay, entitled " Teachers pose with their guns ": December's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut jarred parents and teachers around Ohio. Thinking more had...

House committee holds first hearing on HB191 (Align Firearms Definitions)

7:00am Wednesday, June 12, 2013
by Chad D. Baus State Rep. John Becker delivered sponsor testimony on House Bill 191 Tuesday before the House Transportation, Public Safety and Homeland Security committee. HB191 would change the state's Weapons Control Law by removing from the definition of "automatic firearm" a semi-automatic firearm that is designed or adapted to fire more than 31 cartridges without reloading. Section 2923.11...

Ohio: Senate Committee to Hear Important Right-to-Carry Confidentiality Legislation this Wednesday

3:00pm Tuesday, June 11, 2013
This Wednesday, June 12, the Senate Criminal Justice Committee will hold its first hearing on legislation to further protect the confidentiality of concealed handgun license holders. Senate Bill 60 , sponsored by state Senator Joe Uecker (R-14), would permanently protect the confidentiality of concealed handgun license holders throughout the Buckeye State by eliminating the journalist access...

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