Posted on 03/01/2022 4:24:48 PM PST by Chad C. Mulligan
On Tuesday, March 1, 2022, the Ohio House Government Oversight Committee voted 8-5 to pass Senate Bill 215 on Constitutional Carry.
The bill now moves to the House floor for a vote. If it clears the House, it would then go back to the Senate floor for Concurrence, then on to the Governor for his signature.
We are at a historic moment in Ohio legislative history. This is the closest we've ever been to passing a bill to make the licensing process optional for concealed carry of a firearm. Bills have been presented in former legislative sessions, but have not advanced.
After events of the last two years, with riots and lawlessness in cities across the U.S., and with many elected officials preventing law enforcement from doing their sworn duty to protect citizens, Ohio lawmakers are motivated to get government out of the way and allow citizens to exercise their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.
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I marvel at how excited people are getting about their rights being recognized..........
This WAS a free country once.
lots of folks pack here.
now the Weiner senate.. and DeWine
What benefit would an option to be licensed give to the licensee? Who would choose it?
The Ohio House today passed Senate Bill 215 by a vote of 57-35.
The Senate concurs with House changes to Senate Bill 215.
https://www.ohiosenate.gov/legislation/GA134-SB-215
“The @NRA commends Gov. @MikeDeWine for signing this important piece of legislation that protects the Second Amendment rights of all law-abiding Buckeyes.” –NRA-ILA Executive Director Jason Ouimet
https://twitter.com/NRAILA/status/1503490943332327427
The NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) applauds Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine for signing S.B. 215, NRA-backed legislation that allows law-abiding gun owners to carry a firearm without a permit from the state. #NRA #2A
https://twitter.com/NRAA1F/status/1503495661001531392
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