Ohio Legislation

Senate committee hears testimony on SB239 (Restaurant Carry & Car Carry Rules Fix)

3:00pm Thursday, March 25, 2010
Buckeye Firearms Association leaders were on hand Tuesday at a Senate Judiciary on Criminal Justice Committee hearing. The committee is chaired by Sen. Tim Grendell (R-18), heard sponsor and proponent testimony on Senate Bill 239 , which seeks to allow citizens who hold a valid concealed handgun license (CHL) to carry a firearm in restaurants, and to reduce burdensome restrictions regarding how a...

"Gun-Free" Chicago experiences a 9/11 once every four years

7:00am Thursday, March 25, 2010
By Gerard Valentino Chicago is the center of the gun world as all parties involved in the gun debate in America await the Supreme Court ruling on whether the longtime citywide gun ban is constitutional. Sadly, if there is a city that would benefit from more permissive gun laws for law-abiding citizens it is Chicago. What many people don't realize is there have been over 13,000 murders in Chicago...

Editorials suggest coordinated (and misguided) opposition to SB239

7:00am Wednesday, March 24, 2010
By Chad D. Baus & Jim Irvine In what could be viewed as an almost-sure sign that SB239 will become law in Ohio, the state's newspapers once again appear to have coordinated their editorials in opposition to the pro-self-defense bill over the weekend, just as they did with SB184 (Ohio's Castle Doctrine law), HB347 (Ohio's statewide preemption law), and HB12 (Ohio's original concealed carry law...

Early opponents to SB239 singing the same tired song

3:00pm Friday, March 19, 2010
By Chad D. Baus Many of the usual characters have come out with early opposition to SB239, Ohio's restaurant carry and car carry reform bill . But after years of hearing the same old, tired warnings, and years of experience which prove their predictions false, I'm hopeful their predictably dire warnings, some of which are outlined below, will be given much less attention in the Statehouse this...

SB239 (Restaurant Carry & Car Carry Rules Fix) scheduled for sponsor/ proponent testimony in Senate committee

12:58pm Friday, March 19, 2010
The Senate Judiciary on Criminal Justice Committee , chaired by Sen. Tim Grendell (R-18), will hear sponsor and proponent testimony on SB239 , introduced this week by Senator Shannon Jones and Senator Tim Schaffer to allow citizens who hold a valid concealed handgun license (CHL) to carry a firearm in restaurants, and to reduce burdensome restrictions regarding how a license holder must transport...

FLASH: SB239 assigned to Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice

9:18pm Thursday, March 18, 2010
Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased to announce that SB239, introduced this week by Senator Shannon Jones and Senator Tim Schaffer to allow citizens who hold a valid concealed handgun license (CHL) to carry a firearm in restaurants, and to reduce burdensome restrictions regarding how a license holder must transport a firearm in a car, has received a committee assignment.

Bill introduced to allow guns in restaurants and fix car carry rules

5:04pm Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) today announced that a bill refining concealed carry statutes has been introduced in the Ohio Senate. The bill is designed to update Ohio's current concealed carry laws to make them more consistent with those in other states. Senator Shannon Jones (R-Springboro) and Senator Tim Schaffer (R- Lancaster) introduced SB239 which will allow citizens who hold a valid...

This OSU student understands what too few state legislators do: It's time to allow CCW on campus

4:00pm Tuesday, March 16, 2010
A recent spate of crime on the campus The Ohio State University has brought the question of campus security once again to the forefront. And a letter to the editor of the OSU Lantern reveals that at least one college student has a better grasp on the problem than many legislators who spend their time just down the road from his campus.

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