By Chad D. Baus & Ken Hanson, Esq.
Even as the City of Cleveland continues to be the only municipality in Ohio illegally enforcing local firearm laws, while at the same time lying about it to the media, Buckeye Firearms Association has learned that the anti-Second Amendment, anti-self-defense, anti-hunting legislation which Mayor Frank Jackson tried unsuccessfully to get passed in the 127th General Assembly is about to be reintroduced.
Taken from the most recent “Page Nine” Alan Korwin’s “The Uninvited Ombudsman Report”
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Bill of Rights Day — my reply to you
Dear “Committee for the Bill of Rights” members,
I can’t reply to all the email I received from my report on Bill of Rights Day in Phoenix, http://www.gunlaws.com/BOR-Day-2008-Report.htm, there was too much, and it’s still coming. It seems I touched a nerve.
Everyone wants to know what they can do to “enforce” the Bill of Rights against the government. The widespread sentiment is that government is no longer obeying those limits, violating the Bill of Rights at will, practically ignoring the Constitution and acting without bounds. “What can we do?” was the common question.
I’ve been talking to local brains and have some early ideas (noted at the end). To give you a feel for reactions around the country, and some of their ideas, I’ve compiled a small fraction of the messages I’ve received below.
The Washington Post is reporting that, after being deadlocked twice, a D.C. Superior Court jury has acquitted a Marine amputee and Ohio CHL-holder on felony charges of gun possession stemming from an arrest while he was on the way to Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Editor’s Note: The article below was originally published on June 17, 2008, about Senate Bill 348, introduced by Senator Eric Kearney (D-9). While that bill, which was co-sponsored by Senators Sue Morano (D-13), Teresa Fedor (D-11), and Capri Cafaro (D-32), died at the end of the 127th General Assembly, the necessity of republishing this article is again apparent, because Sen. Kearney has reintroduced the legislation, this time as Senate Bill 49.
By Gerard Valentino
Senate Bill 348 49, designed to add an additional 10 years to a prison sentence if a gun is used to cause injury to or death of a child, was introduced recently by Senator Eric Kearney (D-9).
The bill, which Buckeye Firearms Association strongly opposes, is another example of the legislature trying to make an existing crime more illegal.
Killing someone with a baseball bat, hammer or even a car leaves the victim dead. The person committing the crime is still a murderer and the family of the victim will still grieve. Just because a gun might be involved in the crime is irrelevant.
By Chris Chumita
There are more stories pertaining to our gun rights in Ohio then we can possibly draw attention to with individual daily commentary. But they are all worthy of mention.
What follows is our review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens.
From an attempted attack at a Denny’s to Eric Holder, these articles should be a part of your required reading!
What follows is several days of headlines accompanied by short, concise pro-gun analysis.
By Chad D. Baus
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that Ohio Supreme Court Justice Maureen O’Connor will run next year for chief justice, the state’s highest judicial post, and that a potential GOP primary challenge could be in the works if former Attorney General Jim Petro also decides to run.
Reduced-cost deer permits show results
COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio hunters may again have the opportunity to use reduced-cost deer permits if a proposed regulation is accepted by the Ohio Wildlife Council in April, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
Under the proposal, hunters could again buy antlerless deer permits at reduced prices for hunting in an urban zone, participating in a Division of Wildlife-authorized controlled hunt or hunting during the September 27 to November 30 portion of the deer season. The Division is again proposing the deadline for using the antlerless permit be extended to December 6 for those hunting in Zone C. Cost of the antlerless deer permit remains $15.
Larry S. Moore
Any discussion of traveling with firearms usually involves the legal transportation of firearms and the duty of the CHL holder to inform law enforcement if the holder is carrying. Some discussion centers on the best gun cases or range bags for use.
Like most CHL holders, target shooters and hunters, I suspect, I gave little consideration to how my firearms were secured in a vehicle. Certainly I followed all the laws and I use quality cases. Decisions on how I packed them into my truck or camper, however, centered on what was convenient for the trip.
My considerations have changed significantly since December 6, 2008. That was the day I rolled both my truck and camper.
With President Barack Obama stating that his “urban agenda” includes reimposing the former federal ban on “assault weapons” and “large” magazines, it’s out-of-date to refer to that law as it was known at the time–the Clinton Gun Ban.
On second thought, maybe not just yet.
In January, speaking at a meeting of the anti-gun U.S. Conference of Mayors, former president Bill Clinton took credit for the old ban, praised the Brady Campaign for continuing to lobby Congress for a new ban, and suggested that the mood in Washington might be more favorable toward a ban now than it had been during the last eight years.
Here’s what Mr. Clinton had to say:
By Jim Irvine
Speaker of the House Armond Budish (D-8) has announced the committees for the 128th General Assembly. While the Democratic House leadership is noticeably pro-2nd Amendment, the Ohio Criminal Justice Committee (CJC) is not. This is of concern to gun owners because the CJC has been where gun bills are typically assigned.
After a bill is introduced, it is assigned to one of the committees. The committee members hear testimony, hold meetings with interested parties and work out any problems the original drafting of the bill contained. It is in the committee where terrible amendments are added to good bills (for example, this where the “no CCW permitted if any occupant of the car is under 18” provision was added back in HB12 days) and needed amendments are added to a bill (for example, this is where language improving laws pertaining to transportation of firearms was added in SB184). While it is possible to amend bills on the floor, the reality is that the lion’s share of work is done in committee. Generally, a good committee will produce a better bill.
Looking at the House CJC, we see cause for concern.