Last week, we pointed out a horribly uninformed, anti-CCW editorial printed in Cleveland’s Morning Journal. Since the Morning Journal website invites opinion via a comments section at the bottom of its website,…
Editorial: Playing games with our rights
The Lima News editorial staff has printed an excellent piece on the demise of HB274. In four short paragraphs, they denounce the unfortunate political games in the Senate, point out the decade-long…
Senate Democrats appoint replacement for Pro-CCW Tim Ryan
The Ohio Senate’s Democrats have chosen Marc Dann of Liberty to fulfill the unexpired term of Timothy J. Ryan in the Ohio General Assembly. He will finish out Ryan’s two years in…
Cleveland Police: You Can’t Be Trusted With a Gun, But We Need your Help
Yet another law enforcement request has been issued, asking us, the unarmed and defenseless (at their leaderships’ insistance) public, to be on the look out to help them catch armed criminals, this…
ANALYSIS: Sub. HB274 as passed by the Senate
After reviewing the language of the Substitute bill adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee (Civil Justice), Ohioans for Concealed Carry made public its decision to OPPOSE this amended language. Our 6:00 a.m.,…
Website Polls Cover Fallout from Senate CCW Vote
On December 11, a poll was posted on this website’s upper right-hand column, asking for opinion on whether or not Speaker Householder should reconvene the House for a vote on the Senate’s…
Blade: Toledo’s handgun ban to die without new OK
Last month, we reported that Toledo's ban on so-called "Saturday Night Specials" was about to sunset, to the rabid dismay of the Ohio Coalition of Gun Violence. We made you aware that…
Columbus Dispatch: House unlikely to reconvene unless Taft signals approval
This story in the Dispatch outlines OFCC’s key reason for opposing this amended Substitute bill – a highly dangerous “safe storage” poison pill inserted by Senator Jacobson at the demands of Gov….
Xenia Gazette: Concealed gun law approved by state
This article in the Xenia Gazette provides a good summary of the restrictions for applicants as specified by the Senate’s version of HB274. It also includes a quote from Senator Steve Austria,…
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Ohio Senate OKs concealed-gun bill
The Ohio Senate approved a bill yesterday legalizing concealed weapons for most Ohioans, despite the continued opposition of Gov. Bob Taft. House leaders said that without a promise from Taft to sign…