Ohio Legislation

Cleveland clings to gun control until the bitter end

by Ken Hanson, Esq. On October 12, 2010, the Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Cleveland's challenge to the constitutionality of R.C. 9.68. R.C. 9.68 is the provision of Ohio law generally referred to as Ohio's preemption law, which was implemented over Governor Taft's veto of House Bill 347. Trying to predict the outcome of a court case based upon oral argument is pure folly, but...

Video: Ohio Supreme Court hears case challenging statewide preemption City of Cleveland v. State of Ohio

On Tuesday, October 12, the Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments from the City of Cleveland in defense of the city's assault-weapons ban and registration requirement for handguns, as well as reasons why the State Attorney General's office says the anti-gun laws should be struck down. The state's top court has released an audio and video recording of the arguments in the case known as City of...

Ohio Supremes consider Cleveland's challenge of statewide preemption of local gun control laws

by Chad D. Baus The Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments from the City of Cleveland in defense of the city's assault-weapons ban and registration requirement for handguns on Tuesday, as well as reasons why the State Attorney General's office says the anti-gun laws should be struck down. From The Columbus Dispatch : Cleveland officials said their local regulations would not violate a 2007 state law...

State Supreme Court to hear preemption case this week!

The Ohio Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for an important gun rights case, City of Cleveland v. State of Ohio , tomorrow, October 12, 2010. The case came about after the Ohio General Assembly voted to override Governor Bob Taft's veto of HB347 - Ohio's "preemption" law - which codified R.C. 9.68, ensuring that firearms laws would be uniform throughout the state. The City of Cleveland...

Gubernatorial candidates submit to interviews with USSA/ Outdoor Writers of Ohio

Editor's Note: Buckeye Firearms Association was the only Ohio gun group to have an outdoor writer (Region Leader Larry S. Moore) at the recent U.S. Sportsmen Alliance/Outdoor Writer of Ohio interviews with former Congressman and current Governor Ted Strickland and former Congressman John Kasich. Also represented at the interviews were Ohio Outdoor News, Ohio Valley Outdoors, Akron Beacon Journal...

Columbus Mayor Coleman trots out Mayors Against Illegal Guns "study" in latest call to overturn preemption law

by Chad D. Baus and Ken Hanson A report released by billionaire New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's gun control front group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), has received excessive coverage from its willing friends in the media this week, and is being used by Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman as "proof" of the need to overturn Ohio's statewide preemption law that prohibits city governments from...

Success marks 2nd anniversary of Castle Doctrine in Ohio; More work to be done

by Gerard Valentino Two years ago Ohio enacted Castle Doctrine self-defense reform despite the opposition of nearly all the mainstream media outlets and anti-gun forces statewide. The law returned the presumption of innocence to law-abiding citizens if they use deadly force after someone unlawfully enters their home, car or place of business. Once again the anti-gun coalitions predicted that law-...

Gov. Strickland calls for passage of restaurant carry in campaign letter; Contrasts record with his Republican opponent

by Chad D. Baus Governor Ted Strickland, in a letter mailed today on Sportsmen for Strickland letterhead, said "I look forward to signing Restaurant Carry legislation." The letter, addressed to "Ohio Gun Owners," documents the progress the administration has made for gun owners over the past three and a half years. Working with you, we have made great strides to defend freedom. My commitment to...

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