Posted on 03/08/2010 4:08:41 AM PST by marktwain
Ohioans For Concealed Carry is pleased to announce our endorsement of Senator Jon Husted for Ohio Secretary of State.
Senator Husted is a gun owner himself and has been a strong and consistent supporter of second amendment rights for his entire career.
Jon Husted voted to create and strengthen Ohio’s concealed carry law. The Ohio House debated concealed carry several times during Husted’s eight-year tenure. In 2002, the House passed HB 274, but differences between the House and Senate could not be resolved and the bill never became law. In the 125th General Assembly, House Bill 12 was approved and signed into law, making Ohio one of 46 states at that time to have some form of concealed carry.
He supported House Bill 347 (126th GA), sponsored by Rep. Aslanides, which made changes to Ohio’s concealed carry laws enacted in HB 12. The major change eliminated the requirement that a handgun must be in plain sight when a permit holder is traveling in a motor vehicle. This bill changed the law to enable a permit holder to carry a concealed handgun in a holster on the person or securely in a locked glove compartment or locked case. The bill also preempted all local laws related to firearms. This bill was vetoed by then Governor Bob Taft. Then-Speaker Husted successfully led the efforts to override the veto.
Jon Husted supported the Castle Doctrine to give added legal protections to those defending their home and family in self-defense. Senate Bill 184 made further changes to lessen requirements to Ohio’s concealed carry laws and the bill codified the castle doctrine in Ohio. In general, the castle doctrine allows a person who is attached in his home to take the life of the intruder if he has reasonable fear that the intruder intends to kill or injure him or another person in the home. Under SB 184, a person is presumed to have acted in self-defense when using force against an unlawful intruder. There is no duty to retreat before using force if the person is defending himself, another, his residence or his occupied vehicle. The conceal and carry provisions of the bill allows any person to transport a weapon in a vehicle as long as the weapon is not on the person; decreases the penalty from a first-degree misdemeanor to a minor misdemeanor for failing to inform a law enforcement officer that a person is a permit holder if the officer had knowledge that the person was a permit holder; allows a person to carry a concealed weapon in a place where liquor is sold but not consumed; states that a landlord may not prohibit a tenant who has a license from possessing a handgun.
Senator Husted has supported other gun rights initiatives over the years, and for all of these reasons we are endorsing him in the 2010 Republican primary for Ohio Secretary of State.
For more information, please visit Husted For Ohio.
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Husted represents my part of Ohio and is a good guy.
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