Ohio Legislation

Dispatch: Maneuver in Ohio House might get lame-duck votes on 2 gun bills

3:00pm Friday, December 03, 2010
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting on State Rep. Danny Bubp's effort to get enough signatures from state representatives on two discharge petitions to force floor votes on two pro-gun bills early next week. From the article : A quiet end to the legislative lame-duck session could be interrupted next week if a GOP lawmaker is successful in forcing the House to vote on a pair of controversial gun...

Op-Ed: Criminals now live in fear, thanks to ‘Castle Doctrine’

7:00am Thursday, December 02, 2010
by Jason Phillabaum Aristotle said, "Law is order, and good law is good order." Although the law passed well after Aristotle's time, his quote rings very true in regard to Ohio's "Castle Doctrine." Under the Castle Doctrine, citizens of Ohio can now welcome law and order back into their homes, instead of giving fear and anarchy a place at the dinner table. Even though the doctrine may have some...

Strickland pardons Ohio man so he can recover his right to bear arms

7:00am Wednesday, December 01, 2010
by Chad D. Baus The Cincinnati Enquirer and other Ohio media reported recently that Governor Ted Strickland issued pardons to 33 individuals, including one who has testified in support of legislation that would align Ohio law with federal statutes regarding the restoration of rights to Ohio firearms purchasers. J.A.W., 35, was convicted while in college (1999) for possession of marijuana. In...

URGENT: Ohio House schedules sessions, but fate of pro-gun bills is still in doubt [UPDATED]

11:21am Saturday, November 27, 2010
The Gongwer News Service is reporting that the Ohio House of Representatives has announced that it WILL hold full sessions on Tuesday, Dec. 7, and Wednesday, Dec. 8. "As needed" sessions were also set for Thursday, Dec. 9 and Tuesday, Dec. 14. However, the story does not mention SB239 (Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix) and SB247 (Restoration of Rights) among whatever limited legislation...

Does Ohio's Castle Doctrine law need to be changed?

7:00am Wednesday, November 17, 2010
by Jim Irvine Recently, several papers have run stories about supposed problems with Ohio's Castle Doctrine law and the use of the law by criminals in defense of their shooting people, as criminals will sometimes do. The Ohio legislature has failed to pass any pro-gun bills this session for anti-gunners to complain about, so The Columbus Dispatch and John Murphy, executive director of the Ohio...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. endorsees dominate House majority leadership in 129th General Assembly

3:00pm Thursday, November 11, 2010
Buckeye Firearms Association endorsees have been elected by Republicans and Democrats to a majority of leadership positions in their respective caucuses for the 129th General Assembly. House Republicans have picked "A" -rated former BFA endorsee Rep. William Batchelder (R-Medina) as speaker for the 129th General Assembly. Other "A" -rated former endorsees in leadership include Rep. Lou Blessing,...

Post Election Action is Critical for Sportsmen

3:00pm Friday, November 05, 2010
by Rob Sexton The dust has only begun to settle on Tuesday night's sweeping decision by Americans to re-make the face of our government once again. Both in the nation's capitol and in the states, Republicans made gains that will substantially shape the future of the country and, of course, the lives of many sportsmen and women. The difference this time will be all about priorities. The vast...

Final round: Mythbusting gubernatorial campaign claims

9:33am Monday, November 01, 2010
"What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun." - Ecclesiastes 1:9 By Chad D. Baus & Jim Irvine While it may seem that the events of the past week, involving misleading attacks against candidates endorsed by Buckeye Firearms Association, are something new and unprecedented, in fact we've seen it all before. In 2004, a mailer was sent...

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