As we continue to examine the fall-out from two intense weeks of activity in Columbus on HB12, one thing has become readily apparent: No Supreme Court ruling is necessary to enforce diversity…
Enquirer: Police, politics and pistols part of the CCW controversy
By Jim Siegel Gannett Columbus Bureau COLUMBUS – Ohio lawmakers once again failed to agree on a way to permit people to carry hidden weapons. Here is an attempt to explain what’s…
Editorial: Liberals should stop opposing concealed handguns and start defending
Columbus Alive June 26, 2003 Fired Up by J. Caleb Mozzocco It's only a matter of time, so maybe you should start getting used to the idea now: Eventually, it will be…
How a Republican (who won’t act like one) governor is stalling HB12
Or perhaps a better headline: "How Republican dominance in Columbus is actually preventing the recognition of Ohioans' right to self-defense" The Ohio House has 62 Republican members, and the Senate has 22….
Who elected Paul McClellan? Who voted for John Born?
When it comes to reforming the state's concealed carry laws, the buck stops with a few unelected state employees. This according to Republican leadership in the Ohio Senate, and Gov. Bob Taft….
Cleveland Plain Dealer and New York Times have a lot common
On June 20, the editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Doug Clifton, wrote and published a column that contained about as much truth as we now know was contained in articles by…
Letters to the Editor: What Bob Taft refuses to understand
A number of excellent letters to editor have appeared across the state in recent days. Apparently these pro-self-defense letter writers have a better handle on the facts surrounding the concealed carry reform…
Editorial: Taft, Senate blocking rights
Gov. Bob Taft and Ohio Senate President Doug White stubbornly are blocking Ohioans' right to carry concealed weapons. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice last week altered a bill passed by…
Stalled until fall: Taft insistent on ‘Car-jacker Protection Act’
Although two news organizations are reporting that HB12 appears to be "dead", most others are suggesting that the legislative summer break will be used as a cool-down period, and that the matter…
Taft aides meet with lawmakers about weapons bill
The two lawmakers in charge of getting a concealed weapons bill through the Legislature met with Governor Taft’s top aides to try to work out an agreement that will satisfy all sides…