Ohio Politics

Lucas Co. sheriff's deputies proven to be unaware of certain provisions in Ohio's CCW law

7:00am Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Demand for out-of-state licenses proves need for passage of HB495 by Chad D. Baus Although Ohio's concealed handgun license law has been in place since April 2004, it appears the folks at the Lucas County sheriff's office are just now discovering some of the finer details of the law. From The Toledo Blade : Lucas County sheriff's deputies recently responded to a call of a man with a gun. What...

Democrats choose anti-gun former legislator as Ohio Supreme Court candidate

3:00pm Wednesday, June 27, 2012
by Chad D. Baus The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that the Ohio Democratic Party has endorsed state Sen. Michael Skindell to run against Ohio Supreme Court Justice Terrence O’Donnell (R), a 2012 Buckeye Firearms Association endorsee, in the Nov. 6 election. From the article : Skindell, who served in the Ohio House from 2003 to 2010 and on the Lakewood City Council for four years, will be on the...

Mike DeWine serving up ice cream and homemade pie, and you're invited!

3:00pm Monday, June 18, 2012
by Larry S. Moore (JAMESTOWN) Mike DeWine. Say that name amongst gun owners and you will get name recognition and a response. Mike DeWine is a long-time name in Greene County, Ohio and national politics. When he returned to Ohio he made a significant effort to engage various organizations. DeWine reached out to leading Second Amendment advocates. He also contacted Ohio groups representing gun...

Study has Attorney General Mike DeWine seeking to clamp down hard on repeat violent offenders

7:00am Monday, June 18, 2012
by Chad D. Baus & Jim Irvine The Columbus Dispatch reported recently that in response to a new study showing that a small group of repeat violent offenders is responsible for a third of all violent-crime convictions, Attorney General Mike DeWine is planning to propose legislation to keep such felons behind bars much longer. From the article : "We cannot afford not to lock up a three-time...

Ohio House Passes Firearm Bill to Modernize Reciprocity & Concealed Carry

5:24pm Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Editor's Note: This article was updated as information became available. By a 59 - 28 margin, the Ohio House has passed House Bill 495, sponsored by Representative Terry Johnson (R-McDermott), which will reform Ohio concealed carry law to protect the rights of law-abiding gun owners and continue a trend toward making Ohio law similar to other states. HB495 makes three changes to current law:...

HB495 (Reciprocity & Concealed Carry Modernization) passed by House committee; Floor vote scheduled for TODAY!

9:31pm Tuesday, June 12, 2012
HB495, a bill introduced by Representative Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) to reform Ohio concealed carry law to protect the rights of law-abiding gun owners and continue a trend toward making Ohio law similar to other states, has been passed by the House Committee on State Government and Elections. The vote count was a straight party-line vote, with 12 Republicans voting for the bill, and all nine...

Buckeye Firearms Association endorses Robert Cupp for Ohio Supreme Court

7:00am Tuesday, June 12, 2012
by Sean Maloney Buckeye Firearms Association has endorsed Ohio Supreme Court Justice Robert R. Cupp for reelection to the Ohio Supreme Court in the November 6, 2012 general election. Ohio Supreme Court Justice Robert Cupp has earned the support of the Buckeye Firearms Association, and the gun owners of Ohio. The words 'don't tell me, show me' have particular meaning when considering the years of...

Another Ohio police chief who opposed passage of concealed carry in 2004 admits his concerns were "without basis"

3:00pm Friday, June 08, 2012
by Chad D. Baus During the fight to pass concealed carry reform in Ohio, raging a decade ago, the list of people offering warning that the sky would fall if we passed a CCW law was long and varied. While I and other pro-gun advocates often pointed out that the successful experience in other states should be an easy answer to all of the "what ifs" and Chicken Little warnings being tossed about, it...

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