HB 48 (Eliminate many 'no-guns' victim zones) scheduled for 4th hearing, possible vote in House committee

Chairman Ron Maag (R-Lebanon) has announced that the House State Government committee will be hearing testimony on substitute HB 48 (Eliminate many 'no-guns' victim zones) next Wednesday, June 17 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 121. The chairman has also schedule the bill for a possible vote.

Substitute HB 48 seeks to restore Ohioans' right to carry in day-care facilities (unless they post "no-guns"), private airplanes, school safety zones, and in non-secure areas of police stations and airports.

The subsitute bill also contains "opt-in" language which would to allow authorities governing college campuses and certain government buildings the ability to allow concealed carry.

Places of worship, which already have the ability to "opt-in," would see no changes under the subsitute bill.

According to a New York Daily News report, with a single exception, every multiple-victim public shooting in the U.S. in which more than three people have been killed since at least 1950 has taken place where citizens are not allowed to carry their own firearms.

It is time to stop enforcing these 'no-guns' victim zones and give people back their constitutional right to bear arms for self-defense.

Click here to read the bill in its entirety.

All witnesses are asked to submit 30 copies of written testimony to Chairman Maag's office 24 hours in advance.

Chad D. Baus is the Buckeye Firearms Association Secretary, BFA PAC Vice Chairman, and an NRA-certified firearms instructor. He is the editor of BuckeyeFirearms.org, which received the Outdoor Writers of Ohio 2013 Supporting Member Award for Best Website.