Northwest Ohio law enforcement say Obama ‘playing politics’ with gun-control plan

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The following article was originally published by The Lima News. Republished with permission.

by Greg Sowinski

The new gun-control measures proposed by President Obama are more about playing politics than they are about finding solutions for keeping children safe. That is the view of law enforcement leaders, a prosecutor and gun-rights supporters after hearing details of Obama’s much anticipated gun-control plan following the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Connecticut last month.

“None of the things he is proposing would have prevented something like what happened in Connecticut. This kind of stuff just leads people into a false sense of security,” said Allen County Prosecutor Juergen Waldick. “This is a knee-jerk reaction to a horrible event.”

Lima Police Chief Kevin Martin said the president overlooked the fact there are evil people in the world who will find ways to kill, whether it be with guns, bombs or bricks.

“Even if you could theoretically remove every gun from the United States, evil people will find ways to commit evil acts,” Martin said.

Obama’s plan includes a ban on “assault weapons,” a term used to describe certain semi-automatic rifles. The president also wants to limit to 10 the number of rounds that magazines can hold. Both ideas would require Congress to pass laws.

Allen County Sheriff Sam Crish fears the president wants to start an effort to take guns out of the hands of law-abiding citizens. “Ultimately, he’s trying to ban weapons all together. Banning weapons is not the answer. The law abiding citizens will have no way of defending themselves,” Crish said. “That’s wrong.”

Second Amendment supporters gather at central Ohio events

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by Aaron Kirkingburg & Chad D. Baus

The past two weekends have been busy ones for Second Amendment advocates in the central Ohio area.

On Sunday, January 13, Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) held a central Ohio meet and greet at Stacy’s Homestyle Buffet in Heath. Around 100 people attended the event, which kicked off at 4:00 p.m. with some good food and great conversation. In attendance were many BFA Firearms Forum members interested in meeting each other face to face, along with local Tea Party members, and Second Amendment supporters interested in finding out more about BFA. Richard Stobbs from Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s office was also in attendance.

Introductions were made of all Buckeye leadership in attendance: Two new members of BFA’s Minuteman volunteer leaders group, Garret Kinderman (Volunteer Coordinator) and Austin Force (Treasurer in training); also present were Minutemen Jason Mihalick (OLC Liaison) and Aaron Kirkingburg (Youth Programs Coordinator); long time volunteers Dan Allen, Bob Maroldy, Rich Lipker, and Joel Sexton made it out as well.

Why Ohio Police Chief’s’ War On Law Abiding Gun Owners Is Asinine

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And why John Gilchrist, Esq. Legislative Counsel and professional/paid lobbyist for the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) fits the following definition to the letter.

as·i·nine
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adjective

1.foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid: “It is surprising that supposedly intelligent people can make such asinine statements.”
2. of or like an ass: asinine obstinacy; asinine features.

Regular readers of BuckeyeFirearms.org are well aware of John Gilchrist’s public crusade against law-abiding gun owners in the name of Ohio’s police chiefs. As OACP’s legislative counsel, Gilchrist has testified against every gun rights bill that has come before the Ohio Legislature with wildly insane predictions of more gun violence and risk to officer safety by law-abiding citizens.

The latest attempt to label good people as criminals in disguise came during recent hearings on HB495. Mr. Gilchrist offered claims of emotional breakdowns and predictions of dead officers across the state – not to mention felons walking around with concealed handgun licenses, presumably because the law enforcement officials Gilchrist represents aren’t telling sheriffs if a licensee screws up. In other words, by his admission the police and his members aren’t doing their job.

The constant rejection of the people via our representatives in the State House appears to be getting under Mr. Gilchrist’s skin. In a letter to the editor of The Columbus Dispatch, published December 29, 2012, Gilchrist went public with his war against law abiding citizens of Ohio.

There is a reason legislators ignored the Chicken Little objections of certain law enforcement organizations on HB495

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by Chad D. Baus

Lost in all the attention being rightly given to the mass murder in Connecticut one month ago was the Ohio legislature’s passage of yet another bill designed to improve the state’s concealed carry law.

The few news articles written to cover passage of HB495 (Reciprocity & Concealed Carry Modernization), which passed the day before the horrific events in Newtown, CT, were quick to point out that the legislation was passed above the objections of “law enforcement” (despite the fact that the Ohio State Highway Patrol and Buckeye State Sheriff’s Association did not object to the bill).

If the OSHP and BSSA were unopposed, who exactly are they referring to, and what exactly were the objections? Furthermore, can we learn anything from history that can tell us whether or not their objections deserved consideration?

There were two law enforcement organizations who testified in opposition to HB495 – the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP), and the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police (FOP).

Let’s look at them one at a time:

Broad Coalition of Gun Rights, Conservative Groups Proclaim January 19 “Gun Appreciation Day”

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Washington, D.C. – A new coalition of gun rights and conservative groups has proclaimed January 19, 2013, “Gun Appreciation Day” and begun urging Americans nationwide to show their support for gun ownership by turning out en masse at gun stores, ranges, and shows from coast to coast.

Scheduled to send a message to Washington two days before Obama’s second inauguration, the “Gun Appreciation Day” is expected to rival “Chick-fil-A Day” as a public statement of protest against government policies.

“The Obama administration has shown that it is more than willing to trample the Constitution to impose its dictates upon the American people,” said Gun Appreciation Day chairman Larry Ward, president of Political Media, Inc. “If the American people don’t fight back now, Obama will do the Second Amendment what he has already done to the First with Obamacare – gut it without a moment’s thought to our basic constitutional rights.”

The Gun Appreciation Day currently includes the following coalition members: Second Amendment Foundation, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Special Operations Speaks, Revolution PAC, Citizens and Country, Social Security Institute, Committee to Draft Judge Andrew Napolitano, Conservative Action Alerts, Women Warriors PAC, Conservative Action Fund, and Political Media, Inc. Additional organizations are expected to join in the days ahead.

Ohio media outlet releases name of teacher authorized to go armed at Orrville City Schools

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by Chad D. Baus

When Williams Co., Ohio’s Montpelier Schools Board of Education made the announcement that they would allow certain employees to carry concealed in the school as a part of their security plans, we noted that the school was not the first school in Ohio to allow certain members of its staff to go armed – rather, they were just the first to announce the decision publicly.

There are even more schools in Ohio that have made the decision to allow armed employees, and some have been doing so well before the horrific attacks in Connecticut.

These schools, however, have made the choice not to release this information about their security plan publicly, to prevent the information from being used against them in a potential attack.

Despite the knowledge of this risk, WEWS’s (ABC Cleveland) Dave Arnold is reporting that a public records request has revealed that Orrville City Schools in Ohio’s Wayne County has also made the decision to allow an armed employee into the building.

From the article:

When it came to a vote for a school board resolution at last month’s Orrville City School board meeting to allow a firearm to be carried by a teacher, it may have set a new national precedent for security measures in schools when it was unanimously agreed upon. But, the district was not seeking publicity, hoping to create an even more secure school situation there, but an Ohio Revised Code spelled out an open records request had to be honored by the district.

Orrville City Schools Superintendent Jon Ritchie said that while it may appear controversial to those with children in other school districts, there was little opposition to it in this Wayne County district, which is about an hour southwest of Cleveland.

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