Ohio Legislation

Will they finish the job? Legislators about to return to Columbus.

3:27pm Thursday, January 01, 2004
FLASHBACK: Senate President Doug White (R – 14th District) speaking at a March 2003 US Sportsmen Alliance legislative reception said: "I am a strong proponent of the right to carry. I do not own a gun. I served in Uncle Sam’s Army where I used a sidearm and the M-14. I understand the proper use of a firearm and the power of a firearm. I absolutely and totally, to the bottom of my soul, understand...

OFCC Supporter: Excuse for public records demands left twisting in the wind

2:33pm Thursday, January 01, 2004
The following was submitted by OFCC Supporter Paul Barnett. (In Lee Leonard's recent Columbus Dispatch story on the delay of Ohio CCW, Governor Taft's spokesperson, Orest) Holubec said records show that more than 400 felons received permits in Texas. "We want to avoid that in Ohio," he said, "and the easiest way to avoid it is to allow the sun to shine on the records." I'm getting tired of this...

Gannett: Senate may be able to override gun bill veto

3:19pm Saturday, December 20, 2003
December 20, 2003 By JIM SIEGEL and LEO SHANE III Gannett Newspapers Columbus Bureau COLUMBUS -- Senate President Doug White continues to insist that he doesn't have the votes to override a potential veto of a bill allowing Ohioans to carry concealed handguns. But others in his caucus disagree. "Based on the senators I've talked to, we would have enough votes to override the governor," said Sen...

Governor, House working on new CCW compromise

9:16pm Friday, December 19, 2003
December 18, 2003 Gongwer News Service Officials representing Governor Bob Taft and majority House Republicans are back at the negotiating table in an effort to resolve continuing differences on legislation that would allow law-abiding Ohioans to carry concealed weapons. Mr. Taft said Thursday he would like to be able to sign a measure that grants the ability to carry weapons, but said the...

Gannett News: Gov. Taft at work to avoid veto of gun bill

6:23am Thursday, December 18, 2003
By JIM SIEGEL Gannett News Service December 18, 2003 COLUMBUS -- One week after promising to veto the bill allowing Ohioans to carry concealed weapons, Gov. Bob Taft now says he hopes that will not happen. On Wednesday, Taft said his office is negotiating with the Ohio House to develop a new bill that would address his concerns regarding the openness of concealed-carry permitting records. The...

Dayton Daily News: Taft aims to calm concealed-carry foes

6:18am Thursday, December 18, 2003
Governor wants rights legislation By William Hershey, Laura A. Bischoff Dayton Daily News December 18, 2003 COLUMBUS -- Gov. Bob Taft said Wednesday that his aides and staffers from the Ohio House are negotiating in a last-ditch effort to avoid a veto of legislation passed last week that would give law-abiding Ohioans the right to carry concealed handguns. "I would hope that we could get this...

AP: Governor hoping for concealed weapons compromise

7:37pm Wednesday, December 17, 2003
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS The Associated Press 12/17/2003, 6:39 p.m. ET COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. Bob Taft said Wednesday he's hopeful a compromise on legislation allowing Ohioans to carry concealed weapons can still be reached, probably early next year. Taft raised the possibility less than a week after insisting he would veto a bill approved by lawmakers on the last session day of the...

Senate Veto-Override Outlook

9:47am Wednesday, December 17, 2003
On November 27, Senate President Doug White told Dan Williamson of Columbus' The Other Paper "his most recent survey of senators revealed 'a very, very thin ability to override a veto on the bill.'" On December 10, in the hours before the final House and Senate vote, White told the Lee Leonard of the Columbus Dispatch he "absolutely does not have enough override votes." By December 12, White was...

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