Ohio Politics

Ohio Sec. State Brunner rules State Sen. Husted doesn't live where he votes

By Chad D. Baus The Dayton Daily News is reporting that Democrat Secretary of State Jennifer Bruner has finally made a ruling in a highly partisan dispute over Republican State Senator Jon Husted's residency. The fight started nearly a year ago, when two challenges of Husted's Kettering residency were filed with the Montgomery County Board of Elections in October 2008. The board deadlocked on...

Attorney General announces Second Quarter 2009 CHL statistics

First half of 2009 exceeds all of 2008, marks third straight year for increase By Jim Irvine Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray (D) has released the concealed handgun license (CHL) statistics for the second quarter of 2009. There has been great demand for firearms and concealed carry licenses and the trend clearly continued through the last quarter. Concealed carry continues to be something...

Ohio GOP refuses to endorse anti-gun Attorney General candidate Mike DeWine

By Chad D. Baus On June 16, 2009, I published an editorial entitled " Will the Ohio Republican Party cement their minority status by backing anti-gun Mike DeWine for Attorney General? " For now, at least, the answer appears to be leaning to "No." The 66-member Ohio Republican State Central Committee officially endorsed four statewide candidates last Friday, but the news was perhaps more notable...

Brady's Helmke in Columbus to award gun control politicians; Takes opportunity to dance in the blood of officers injured Monday

By Chad D. Baus When blood is running the streets, there always seems to be a group of gun ban extremists ready to dance in it. This time, they are dancing in the blood of two Ohio law enforcement officers. On Monday, two Columbus officers were injured when a marijuana-growing suspect fired on them with a semi-automatic AK-47 rifle. Just two days later, Brady Campaign Against Gun Violence...

20,000 TEA Party attendees hear BFA question John Kasich on gun rights in Ohio

By Joe Eaton Gun owners across these United States, and in Ohio particularly, have long questioned the one blemish on GOP gubernatorial-hopeful John Kasich's Second amendment record - his 1994 vote in favor of Bill Clinton's "Crime Bill", which outlawed several types of commonly owned firearms. This weekend's Townhall at the Cincinnati area Voice of America TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party rally...

Brady Campaign's Paul Helmke coming to Columbus to honor two anti-gun politicians

By Chad D. Baus We haven't found it on anywhere the Internet, including the Brady bunch or Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence (OCAGV) website, but Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman's office has confirmed the accuracy of the following email invitation, which was forwarded to us by a supporter:

Ohio mayor's resignation from Bloomberg gun control front group gains national attention

By Chad D. Baus On Tuesday, Buckeye Firearms Association broke the news that Village of Walton Hills, OH Mayor Marlene Anielski had submitted to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg her resignation from the gun control front group known as Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG). Since then, the news has been spread far and wide, and Anielski is doing some high-profile interviews to further explain...

Another pro-gun mayor wises up to Bloomberg's "Mayors Against Illegal Guns" charade

By Chad D. Baus For the past several years, Buckeye Firearms Association has published a series of articles entitled "All Politicians Are Not The Same," highlighting elected officials who have proven strong support for the Second Amendment. Today, I believe we can add two more names to the list: Rep. Josh Mandel and Village of Walton Hills Mayor Marlene Anielski. Many pro-gun voters will already...

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