Sheriff, police chief see little impact from ruling on concealed-carry ban Local law-enforcement officials say a February ruling in Seneca County Common Pleas Court which found Ohio’s law against carrying a concealed…
Author: Buckeye Firearms Association
Letter to the Editor: ‘Gun lobby’ won’t arm everybody
June 24, 2003 In her Sunday guest column arguing against concealed carry in Ohio (“Permit legislation puts safety at risk”) Toby Hoover said “the gun lobby’s single-minded campaign to arm every man,…
Hamilton Co. judge speaks out about Ohio’s concealed weapons laws
A Hamilton County judge who has a history of dismissing concealed weapons charges, says he may continue dismissing the cases unless the state legislature comes up with a “reasonable” law allowing people…
OFCC submits opposition detail to House conference committee members
The following was submitted as a cover letter to House members of the Conference Committee on Am. Sub. HB12, by request, and details our principle points of opposition to Am. Sub. HB12….
Website Editor: Back in the Saddle
As regular readers know, OFCC PAC’s Vice Chairman, Chad Baus, publishes the lion’s-share of news articles and opinion pieces on this website. A serious family illness took Baus out of town (and…
Car-Jacker Protection: Bob Taft writes newspapers to justify his position
This letter to the editor from Governor Bob Taft says it all. Taft likes to claim in one breath that he has been a "strong supporter of the Second Amendment" and all…
AGAIN: Senate goes round and round and back again
It's hard to believe the Ohio Senate just voted to return us to the same impass they created with HB274 just 6 months ago. We have a new Senate President, and a new…
Am. Sub. HB12 to be considered by House today
Amended Substitute House Bill 12 has been added to the House calendar for consideration of Senate amendments. The session will be held today, June 19. UPDATE! The session has been rescheduled for…
Senate OKs concealed-carry bill
A much worked-over bill that would allow Ohioans to conceal weapons passed the Senate yesterday, despite lukewarm support from its backers. It may be changed more before it reaches the governor’s desk….
Amended Substitute HB12 passes Senate, moves to conference committee
The Ohio Senate followed up yesterday's surprise committee passage of Sub. HB12 with a floor vote today. House Bill 12 passed with a 22-10 Senate vote. The first amendment was proposed by Sen….