Ohio Politics

Dispatch: Maneuver in Ohio House might get lame-duck votes on 2 gun bills

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting on State Rep. Danny Bubp's effort to get enough signatures from state representatives on two discharge petitions to force floor votes on two pro-gun bills early next week. From the article : A quiet end to the legislative lame-duck session could be interrupted next week if a GOP lawmaker is successful in forcing the House to vote on a pair of controversial gun...

Gallup: Support for gun control remains at record low

For the second year in a row, a record-low 44 percent of Americans say laws governing the sale of firearms should be made more strict, while 54 percent say gun laws should be kept as they are now or made less strict, according to Gallup's annual Crime Poll , conducted Oct. 7-10 this year. Americans' support for stricter gun-control laws has gradually declined over the last two decades, from 78...

Strickland pardons Ohio man so he can recover his right to bear arms

by Chad D. Baus The Cincinnati Enquirer and other Ohio media reported recently that Governor Ted Strickland issued pardons to 33 individuals, including one who has testified in support of legislation that would align Ohio law with federal statutes regarding the restoration of rights to Ohio firearms purchasers. J.A.W., 35, was convicted while in college (1999) for possession of marijuana. In...

URGENT: Ohio House schedules sessions, but fate of pro-gun bills is still in doubt [UPDATED]

The Gongwer News Service is reporting that the Ohio House of Representatives has announced that it WILL hold full sessions on Tuesday, Dec. 7, and Wednesday, Dec. 8. "As needed" sessions were also set for Thursday, Dec. 9 and Tuesday, Dec. 14. However, the story does not mention SB239 (Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix) and SB247 (Restoration of Rights) among whatever limited legislation...

How strong thy gun vote: Pro-gun candidates rake in more votes, regardless of party

by Jim Irvine After every election, people and groups of all political stripes and issues look at numbers and try to make a case for their side. Without taking political sides, there are some interesting aspects in this year's election for those willing to take an honest look at the raw numbers. We will only consider contested statewide races. These are the races where every Ohio voter had to...

Op-Ed: NRA Support Propels Candidates

By Brad O'Leary When you analyze the impact of conservative and single-issue membership organizations on the 2010 midterm elections, you find that one group’s efforts dwarfed the rest: The National Rifle Association of America. The NRA spent $20 million on behalf of its candidates — nearly five times more than the combined effort of all other such groups. In fact, the amount of money the NRA...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. endorsees dominate House majority leadership in 129th General Assembly

Buckeye Firearms Association endorsees have been elected by Republicans and Democrats to a majority of leadership positions in their respective caucuses for the 129th General Assembly. House Republicans have picked "A" -rated former BFA endorsee Rep. William Batchelder (R-Medina) as speaker for the 129th General Assembly. Other "A" -rated former endorsees in leadership include Rep. Lou Blessing,...

EVERY VOTE COUNTS: Several elections involving BFA endorsees hang on less than one half of one percent

by Chad D. Baus & Jim Irvine Every election season, articles are published on this website imploring pro-gun rights supporters to volunteer for candidates, to rally their friends and family, and to get to the polls and vote for pro-gun rights candidates. "Every vote counts," is the battle cry. And in every election, a few races are decided by fractions of a percent of the total votes cast...

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