Mayor Jack Ford broke a 6-6 tie to repeal a sunset provision that would have caused Toledo’s handgun ordinance to expire Jan. 27. The vote renewed the ban on cheap and easily…
Author: Buckeye Firearms Association
Taft win [in Lucas County] noticed by Bush advisers
National Republicans enjoyed unprecedented success in the Nov. 5 midterm congressional elections, but as President Bush scans the Midwestern political landscape for sitting governors who can help his 2004 re-election bid, Ohio’s…
GOP spent heavily to boost majority
Ohio House Republicans spent almost $6 million to increase their majority to 62-37 for the upcoming legislative session, and on the Senate side, Republicans spent $4.6 million to increase their majority to…
House ”in position to pass [CCW] in February or March”
The Columbus Dispatch printed a story Monday summarizing some of the hotter issues that dominated the post-election session. Of particular interest were comments regarding the General Assembly’s failure to pass concealed carry…
Supreme Court Uncertainty:Justice Cook May Finally Be Confirmed to Federal Bench
Those anxiously awaiting a high court ruling on the constitutionality of Ohio’s ban on carrying concealed weapons may have more waiting, and worrying, to do. After the successful election of two conservative…
Columbus Dispatch Op-Ed:[Senate’s] Concealed-carry legislation too full of holes
The Columbus Dispatch has printed a Lee Leonard op-ed piece which points out still more reasons why it was better that the Senate’s amended HB274 died without a House vote. While we…
Dayton Daily News: ”Super Jeff”?
The Dayton Daily News has published what could simply be reprinted in 2004 as their endorsement of Jeff Jacobson for Senate President. Jacobson chaired the Senate committee which negotiated the “reform” right…
Letter to the Editor: Think Sky is Falling
On Sunday, December 15, the Defiance Crescent-News printed a letter to the editor from OFCC PAC Vice Chairman Chad Baus. Click on the “Read More…” link below to read the letter. Former…
Letters to the Editor: People have right to self-defense
On December 13, the Findlay Courier printed two pro-CCW letters to the editor. Since the Courier does not offer it’s opinions page online, click on the “Read More…” link below to read…
Reading between the lines on Sub. HB274 vote in Senate
In the days since the bill-killing vote on Substitute HB274 in the Ohio Senate, many OFCC PAC supporters have expressed the difficulty in using the votes on Sub. HB274 in the Senate…