Ohio Politics

Attorney General Rich Cordray affirms he would not support 'assault weapons' ban

By Chad D. Baus Democrat Attorney General Richard Cordray, who was recently criticized by a potential 2010 Republican contender, Prosecutor Dave Yost, for not signing on when twenty-three other attorneys general sent a letter asking the federal government in a letter to not re-impose the so-called assault weapons ban, has been quoted in an interview at RightOhio.com as saying he would not support...

He's BAAACK!: Anti-gun Mike DeWine seeks Ohio AG slot three years after Ohio voters send him packing

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana, The Life of Reason, Volume 1, 1905 By Chad D. Baus Montgomery County Republican Party Chair Greg Gantt is circulating an email to "Republican insiders" that Mike DeWine will announce his candidacy for Ohio Attorney General on Wednesday, July 22nd at 9:45am at the Greene County Courthouse. That's right, Mike...

Buckeye Firearms' Linda Walker to speak at Statehouse Tea Party featuring Judge Andrew Napolitano

By Jason R. Mihalick Buckeye Firearms Association Central Ohio Chair Linda Walker will give a powerful speech on the Second Amendment and State Sovereignty (Tenth Amendment) at The Ohio Liber-TEA Party, being held at the Statehouse Saturday, Aug. 1 at 2:00 PM. Besides a dedicated leader with Buckeye Firearms Association, Linda is also the recipient of the NRA's 2009 Sybil Ludington Women's...

AG Cordray: State of Ohio will join friend of the court brief asking for Second Amendment incorporation

Appearing Sunday evening as a guest on the Firearms Forum radio show with host Jim Irvine, Attorney General Richard Cordray announced that, in anticipation of the Supreme Court of the United States taking such a case, he has agreed to sign a brief being prepared by the State of Texas in support of the Second Amendment applying to the states. "Since the Heller decision there have been either two...

Early GOP primary discussion of 2A issues continues with Kasich statement

By Chad D. Baus Earlier this month, Republican State Senator Kevin Coughlin, who declared his candidacy for the 2010 governor's race in January, began circulating an email designed to bring the Second Amendment to the front and center of early GOP primary discussions. This week, former Congressman John Kasich, who declared his own candidacy for the Republican nomination at the beginning of June,...

Ohio Congressman Bob Latta imposes "nuclear" option to oppose knife ban

Editor's Note: Although this does not concern firearms, it will most definitely be of interest to many self defense-minded people who carry a firearm (and possibly also a knife). By Jim Shepherd ...[A] pair of Congressmen have decided to apply the nuclear option - restrictive amendments to their budgets, to let the Department of Homeland Security know they don't like the proposed Customs and...

Conference held in Buckeye Firearms Foundation v. Cleveland

By Jim Irvine On June 17th, Judge Corrigan held a case management conference in Buckeye Firearm Foundation's case against the City of Cleveland. Plaintiffs were present in person, but none of the Defendants attended and instead allowed their attorneys to represent them. While the conference was scheduled as a case management conference, it quickly became apparent that the various pending motions...

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