Ohio Politics

Buckeye Firearms Association Region Leader Larry Moore to debate merits of campus carry at Central State University Sept. 15

Central State University (CSU) students and the local community will get to explore the world of Constitutional law and the controversy surrounding guns on campus on Thursday, Sept.15, when the third annual Constitution/Pre-Law Day is held. The event will take place at CSU's College of Education and Natural Sciences and will run from 12-3 p.m. According to Sidney Williams, the director of Central...

Ohio and Louisiana Sign Concealed Carry Reciprocity Agreement

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Louisiana State Police Colonel Mike Edmonson have signed an agreement that permits reciprocity between their states for citizens who have valid concealed carry permits. "I am pleased that this agreement between Ohio and Louisiana will allow Ohioans who have concealed carry permits the same rights to carry a concealed handgun in the State of Louisiana, as well...

Journalist exploits Ohio media access loophole to expose elected officials who have obtained concealed handgun licenses

by Chad D. Baus Jessica Heffner, a staff writer for The Middletown Journal , has used a provision in Ohio law to compile and publish a list of elected officials in the Buckeye State who have obtained concealed handgun licenses. Under O.R.C. § 2923.129 (B) (1), Ohio law specifically states that the CHL list is confidential - not a public record: "The records that a sheriff keeps relative to [...

Public records show scant participation in Cleveland's voluntary gun registration scheme; Police unaware of any crimes solved

by Larry S. Moore On May 25, 2011, the City of Cleveland finally lost in the attempt to be a medieval city/state and continue to flaunt Ohio's statewide preemption of gun laws. However, since the city leadership never met a gun control scheme they didn't like, they soon concocted a voluntary handgun registration program . The process involved: Applicants will need to bring a photo identification...

Canton officer who threatened to execute concealed handgun license-holder now under investigation for THIRD violent outburst

by Chad D. Baus Officer Daniel Harless, who is currently under investigation for threatening to execute a concealed handgun license-holder during a traffic stop, and for a separate incident in which he threatened to send the suspects "to the grave" if they moved, adding, "I will shoot you in the face and I'll go to sleep tonight," is now also under investigation for a THIRD incident which was...

State Medical Board votes to allow its investigators to carry guns

by Chad D. Baus The Columbus Dispatch reported recently that the State Medical Board, responsible for licensing and disciplining physicians, has voted to allow its investigators can carry guns. From the article : The board agreed unanimously today that the 20 state investigators have a right to protect themselves against threats on the job. Safety has become a larger concern as investigations of...

Attorney General announces Second Quarter 2011 CHL statistics; Ohio Concealed Carry numbers hits new record

by Jim Irvine Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) has released the concealed handgun license (CHL) statistics for the second quarter of 2011. At the end of June, we set another all-time record of approximately 243,121 Ohio residents licensed to carry concealed firearms. (See chart) There were 14,594 new CHLs, 19 temporary emergency licenses (TELs) issued and 749 licenses renewed in the April...

Report: Firearm background checks up 17.7% in 2011 - Record number tied to politics, economy

by Chad D. Baus As regular readers of BuckeyeFirearms.org are aware, National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) firearms sales checks have seen a steady increase for more than a year. The Ohio media are now catching on to this trend as well, thanks to a Dayton Daily News article published on August 17. From the article : The record number of firearm background checks performed by...

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