Ohio Legislation

OH House Rep introduces Alaska-style CCW bill

3:50pm Thursday, March 03, 2005
Ohio House Representative Tom Brinkman (R-Cincinnati) has introduced a bill that would amend Ohio's Concealed Handgun License law to something similar to what the State of Alaska passed recently. Although a thorough analysis needs to be done, Ohio House Bill 91 appears to be a good beginning towards addressing some of the problems associated with current Ohio law. As with all of the concealed...

Shelby Co. Licensee petitions elected officials re: VZ liability

4:45am Friday, January 21, 2005
We couldn't have said it any better ourselves... Ohio State Senator Jim Jordan Ohio State Representative Derrick Seaver Dear Sirs, I'm one of your taxpaying voting citizens and a Shelby County CCW Licensee (yes, I'm one of the persons damaged by the Shelby County Sheriff, but that is not the issue of this letter). I have serious problems with this part of the Ohio CCW law and how it is being used...

Ssshhh: OH campaign finance ''reform'' aims to stiffle free speech

8:11am Sunday, December 12, 2004
Buried at the bottom of a Cleveland Plain Dealer story about a campaign finance reform bill that was unveiled by Republican state lawmakers Friday was this little bombshell: Ohio lawmakers are planning their own version of McCain-Feingold's free-speech ban, right here in our state! The only mention of the 30 days provision came as follows: Bill Todd, a lawyer who represents the Ohio Chamber of...

Party swap: Pro-CCW representative feels more at home in among GOP Caucus

3:22pm Friday, November 19, 2004
November 18, 2004 Columbus Dispatch A western Ohio Democrat who garnered national attention in 2000 when he became the youngest House member in state history at age 18 says he is joining the Republican caucus. Rep. Derrick Seaver of Minster in Auglaize County, now 22, said he plans to make the switch official at a news conference today with Ohio GOP leaders. Seaver declined to discuss his reasons...

OFCC PAC Endorsee Jon Husted chosen as next House speaker

7:44am Wednesday, November 10, 2004
The Associated Press is reporting today that majority Republicans in the Ohio House have selected Rep. Jon Husted of Kettering as speaker for the 2005-2006 legislative session. Husted, 37, will succeed Speaker Larry Householder in January. Householder is leaving because of term limits. The wire report says Husted, a former vice president of the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, is completing his...

Temporary Emergency License system in need of attention

8:32am Saturday, August 14, 2004
August 12, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal Convicted Akron felon released on technicality Victim fears for life after Appeals Court decision An Akron man's assault conviction was thrown out on a technicality Wednesday, giving him his freedom and putting his victim in fear for his life. In its decision, the 9th District Court of Appeals ruled that Summit County prosecutors failed to prove a fundamental...

Ohio Democrats backing College Rapist and Carjacker Protection bills

3:53pm Friday, July 16, 2004
After years of spewing anti-gun rhetoric in efforts to oppose concealed carry reform in Ohio, the state's most liberal Democrats are suddenly very interested in backing concealed carry legislation at the Statehouse. In early May, we revealed that Sen. Ray Miller (D-15) had begun shopping for co-sponsors for a bill that seeks to repeal Section 9 of House Bill 12 from the books and expand the ban...

Gun ban extremists to offer first concealed carry ''corrections'' bill?

5:07pm Tuesday, May 04, 2004
OFCC members, training instructors, law enforcement officers and new concealed handgun licensees have already identified several problems with Ohio's concealed carry law that are in need of immediate attention. Restrictions on license-holders carrying firearms in motor vehicles which are not only unsafe (because they require too much firearms handling), but are unfairly discriminatory against...

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