Ohio Legislation

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

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...

Public officials' rush to ban CHL-holders could be illegal

URGENT UPDATE! Local Village Attempting Open Carry Ban (NE Ohio) by Chad D. Baus Some public officials may be guilty of violating Ohio's new concealed carry law before it even takes effect. On February 2, the Akron Beacon Journal reported that Summit County Executive James McCarthy issued an executive order "prohibiting guns in all county buildings and vehicles and on county property." On...

''Sheriffs in jam over gun law''(??) Only in gun banners' imaginations...

February 4, 2004 Cincinnati Enquirer Add one more question to the list of unknowns about Ohio's new concealed-carry gun law: Can Ohio's sheriffs get mental-health records for people hoping to legally carry a handgun? Ohio law says people who have been committed to a mental-health facility should not be permitted to carry a concealed weapon. But a federal law called the Health Insurance...

Ohio Attorney General's office issues overview/Q & A documents on new CHL law

The Ohio Attorney General's office is currently in the process of preparing for the state's new concealed handgun license (CHL) law to take effect on April 7. One of the first actions by the AG have been to summarize the main provisions of the law, and to answer the most frequently asked questions about how the law will be implemented. This effort has been excellent as a means of putting to rest...

Feds more concerned with right to privacy than state bureaucrats?

During the decade-long fight to restore Ohioans' self-defense rights, the gun ban lobby tried everything to derail the effort. At nearly every turn, the Ohio Senate and Gov. Taft seemed all too willing to let the opposition write our new law. One of the issues the extremists fought for was a background check that included scans for persons who were "mentally ill". As with all their roadblocks,...

Taft Signs Concealed Handgun Bill

Law Goes Into Effect In 90 Days January 8, 2004 COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Governor Taft has signed the bill that will allow Ohioans to carry concealed weapons. The Senate approved the amended bill 25-8 and the House vote was 69-24 Wednesday. The bill marks the first time the Legislature and the governor's office have agreed to a deal after a decade of debate on the highly charged issue. Ohioans who apply...

OFCC issues press release on historic developments

OHIOANS FOR CONCEALED CARRY APPLAUDS CONCEALED CARRY REFORM PASSAGE COLUMBUS - Jan. 7, Ohioans for Concealed Carry (OFCC) is pleased that House Bill 12 is finally going to become law. We support the passage of a concealed carry law as a vital deterrent to violent crime. With recent news about Ohio's skyrocketing crime rate this legislation is long overdue. Ohio's defenseless citizens deserve a...

Gun bill deal set; Taft on board

Lawmakers may pass conceal-carry bill today; enactment would take 90 days Columbus Dispatch January 07, 2004 Qualified Ohioans should be able to carry concealed handguns by summer. In a historic breakthrough, state legislators and Gov. Bob Taft reached a tentative agreement yesterday on the long-stalled proposal. The measure would allow disclosure of the names of people with permits to carry...

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