Ohio Legislation

HB296: House PROPONENT hearing scheduled November 16

House Bill 296 has been added to the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee agenda for proponent testimony on November 16 at 8:30 a.m. in the Statehouse Room 116. The purpose for Wednesday's hearing is so that the committee may hear testimony on HB296 from persons wishing to provide public testimony. USSA 2005 Patriot Award-winner Larry S. Moore will be on hand to offer proponent...

HB347: House hearing scheduled November 15 for Sponsor testimony

House Bill 347 has been added to the House Committee on Criminal Justice's agenda for Sponsor-only testimony on November 15 at 2:30 p.m. in Statehouse Room 121. The purpose for Tuesday's hearing is so that the committee may hear testimony on HB347 from its primary sponsor, Rep. Jim Aslanides. Rep. Aslanides will no doubt enjoy having a full hearing room to speak to, so if your schedule allows,...

Possible first hearing for HB347 Nov. 15; Opposition tries same old lines

The Youngstown Vindicator is reporting that Rep. Jim Aslanides' sweeping firearms law reform bill may have it's first hearing next week. House Criminal Justice Committee chairman Bob Latta, R-Bowling Green, told the Vindicator he expects this legislation, which has been endorsed by Buckeye Firearms Association , to receive its first hearing Nov. 15. After many false representations from the Ohio...

Report shows that young hunters are safe hunters

The following report from the National Wild Turkey Federation gives good support to the need for Rep. Steve Buehrer's HB296 , Apprentice Hunting License bill. A new report shows that young hunters supervised by an adult mentor have one of the lowest injury rates of all hunters. "The most important factor affecting youth hunting safety is the presence of a responsible, attentive adult hunter,...

FLASH: HB347 assigned to House Committee on Criminal Justice

Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased to announce that Rep. Jim Aslanides' sweeping firearms law reform bill, House Bill 347, has received a committee assignment: H.B. No. 347 - Representative Aslanides, et al To revise the laws regarding licenses to carry a concealed handgun and the authority to carry a concealed handgun under such a license; to limit journalist access to information regarding...

USSA: Hearing Scheduled for Bill to Eliminate Hunting Barriers in Ohio

October 21, 2005 U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance Action Alert An Ohio bill designed to help increase the number of sportsmen in the field will be heard in a house committee next week. The bill is part of a national effort to recruit hunters to the sport. Ohio HB 296, introduced by Rep. Stephen Buehrer, R-Delta, will create an apprentice hunting license. It is scheduled for sponsor testimony in the...

Searching for proof of conversion in Taft's first HB347 form letter

After passage of Ohio's concealed carry law, Bob Taft, who opposed concealed carry reform for years after first being elected on a promise to pass it, and who contributed to the insertion of several poison pills in an attempt to kill it before attempting to take credit for it once final passage became inevitable. January 27, 2004 The OSU Lantern Gov. Bob Taft intended on taking a bite out of Ohio...

Ohio House Speaker: Economy before Firearms Law Reform

By Chad D. Baus On Monday, the Associated Press published an opinion piece by John McCarty entitled "PERSPECTIVE: Economy, energy trump Ohio social issues". While the original news wire contained the word "perspective" in the headline, many newspapers removed that word and instead ran the story as fact. Their motivation for wanting to report it this way can be seen after reading the first couple...

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