Ohio Politics

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. endorsees dominate leadership positions in State House & Senate majority caucuses

7:00am Friday, November 30, 2012
Senate President and House Speaker are both BFA "A+" - rated by Chad D. Baus Buckeye Firearms Association endorsees have been elected by both House and Senate Republicans to a majority of leadership positions in their respective chambers for the 130th General Assembly, which convenes in January. In the Senate, Republicans have elected BFA "A+" -rated Sen. Keith Faber of Celina as Senate President...

Senate holds hearing and considers sponsor testimony on HB495 (Reciprocity & Concealed Carry Modernization)

4:27pm Wednesday, November 28, 2012
by Jim Irvine Representative Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) gave sponsor testimony for HB495 before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, November 27. Rep. Johnson explained to the committee that the bill, which has already been passed by the House passed in the House by a 59 - 28 margin , would eliminate the ill-conceived "demonstrated competency" requirement that will potentially cause huge...

Analysis: Ohio's magazine capacity limit

7:00am Friday, November 23, 2012
by Sean Maloney Buckeye Firearms Association was once again asked, "What is the magazine capacity limit pertaining to firearms in the State of Ohio?" This question was fueled by the unconstitutional ordinance that is still on the books in Cincinnati, Ohio, which caused a national retailer of firearms magazines to refuse to ship legally purchased magazines to a customer in Cincinnati. So that...

Canton Repository's latest reporting on Harless fiasco leaves much to be desired

3:00pm Monday, November 19, 2012
by Gerard Valentino As reported earlier today at BuckeyeFirearms.org, an arbitrator ruled that infamous Canton Police Officer Daniel Harless has to be allowed to return to his job once he has received treatment for depression and post traumatic stress disorder. Harless was fired for threatening to execute concealed carry license holder William Bartlett during a traffic stop. While it is shocking...

"Conduct was defensible:" Arbitrator overturns firing of Canton policeman who threatened to execute concealed carry licensee

7:00am Monday, November 19, 2012
by Chad D. Baus The Canton Repository is reporting that notorious Canton Police Officer Daniel Harless, who was fired after being caught on his own police dash cam video in June 2011 verbally assaulting a concealed carry license holder and threatening to "execute" him, is one step away from winning back his job. From the article : Fired police officer Daniel Harless could get his job back if he...

Navigating the new political landscape

7:00am Friday, November 16, 2012
by Jim Irvine We've had our election and will have the same president, same Republicans in control of Congress and same Democrats in control of the Senate. Ohio is a similar picture to Washington. Same Governor, identical balance in Senate and GOP picks up one seat to hold 60 of 99 House seats. So what's new? Everything. Lame duck, or the rest of the session after an election, is always different...

Ohio: Comprehensive Pro-Gun Reform Legislation Remains Stalled

7:00am Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Election season has concluded and Ohioans are fortunate to have elected and re-elected numerous pro-gun candidates who will lead the state in protecting our Second Amendment rights during the 2013-2014 legislative session. However, our legislative agenda for this year is not complete. House Bill 495, an important pro-gun reform bill that would address several problems with current Ohio gun laws,...

A Dark Day for Freedom in Washington

7:00am Wednesday, November 07, 2012
by Chad D. Baus Barack Obama, who has been termed the most anti-gun president in American history, has won a narrow victory and will return to the White House for a second term. While the president will be held somewhat in check by a Republican Congress (which looks to have expanded its pro-gun majority), he is expected to expand his anti-gun, anti-freedom policies through executive orders and...

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