Ohio Legislation

Confusion reported on whether CHLs can carry during 30-day grace period after expiration date

12:10am Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Nearly half of the more than 100,000 concealed handgun licensees (CHLs) in Ohio are up for renewal in 2008, and questions on the renewal process or reports about renewal applicants' experiences in various counties continue to come in to Buckeye Firearms Association. One of the more frequently asked questions deals with whether or not a person can carry on their license during the 30-day grace...

HB450: House committee to hear proponent testimony on bill that would restore gun rights to young troops

12:05am Monday, April 14, 2008
The House Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by Rep. John White (R-38), will hear proponent testimony on Rep. Bruce Goodwin's HB450 , legislation that would restore gun rights to members of the armed services or the Ohio National Guard who are between the ages of 18 and 21, on Thursday, April 17 at 9:30 a.m. in Statehouse Room 121. Thank you for responding to our call to use our Write to...

SB184: Castle Doctrine bill amended in 5th Senate Hearing

12:10am Friday, April 11, 2008
By Linda Walker On Wednesday, April 9, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice held a 5th hearing for Senate Bill 184, the Castle Doctrine bill. Amendments to the bill were adopted via a Substitute Bill, which can be downloaded via a link below. Sub SB184 offers a revised and more descript language to Castle Doctrine compared to the language originally introduced. The bill spells out...

SB184: Castle Doctrine scheduled for possible vote in Senate committee!

4:19pm Thursday, April 10, 2008
Senate Bill 184, Ohio's Castle Doctrine bill, has been added to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice's agenda for Wednesday, April 16 at 10:00 a.m. in the Senate Building's North Hearing Room. This will be the sixth hearing of the bill by this committee. The committee chairman has indicated that the committee may adopt amendments before a possible vote. For more information on Ohio'...

(More) Proof Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson lies about need for local gun control

12:10am Thursday, April 10, 2008
By Chad D. Baus Last September, anti-gun Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, in a continuing struggle to get ahead of the public relations debacle he faces while presiding over a significant increase in homicides in 2007, and seeking to justify his use of taxpayer resources on a go-it-alone court challenge of HB347 , a state law which preempts local gun control laws, launched another salvo in his...

Supreme Court hears oral arguments on guns in parks

12:00pm Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Oral arguments were held today in the case of Ohioans for Concealed Carry Inc. et. al v. City of Clyde et. al. [Case No. 07-0960]. The proceedings lasted for just under one hour. Click here to watch a video archive of the hearing (RealPlayer required). Excerpts of and links to media coverage of the proceedings will be added here as they are published.

Castle Doctrine Receives 4th Senate Hearing

12:10am Friday, April 04, 2008
By Linda Walker After several weeks delay, Castle Doctrine (SB184) received it’s 4th opponent/proponent hearing in the Ohio Statehouse on Wednesday, before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice. John Murphy, with the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association, once again provided opponent testimony. Mr. Murphy explained that the main concern is civil action, in which the burden of proof...

SB184: Castle Doctrine scheduled for fifth hearing in Senate committee

1:10pm Thursday, April 03, 2008
Senate Bill 184, Ohio's Castle Doctrine bill, has been added to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice's agenda for Wednesday, April 9 at 10:00 a.m. in the Senate Building's North Hearing Room. This will be the fifth hearing of the bill by this committee. The committee chairman has indicated that the committee may adopt amendments via a substitute bill. For more information on Ohio's...

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