Link to video of Dr. Johnson Speaking to Ohio Senate.
Posted on 12/31/2021 6:56:57 AM PST by marktwain
Video of Dr. Terry Johnson on the floor of the Ohio Senate speaking about Second Amendment rights.
Dr. Terry Johnson, Ohio State Senator representing District 14, has long been a proponent of restoring Second Amendment rights in Ohio. He served over 20 years in the Ohio National Guard, attaining the rank of Colonel. Dr. Johnson first served in the Ohio House, and now serves in the Senate.
I was able to speak with Dr. Johnson about the effort to pass Constitutional Carry in Ohio.
Dr. Johnson has had several achievements in Ohio politics. He says he is more concerned with obtaining results than with receiving credit.
Some of his efforts have included; shifting the burden of proof in self-defense cases from the accused to the prosecutors; restaurant carry; removing the “duty to retreat” from Ohio self-defense law; and statewide pre-emption for Ohio firearms law. Dr. Johnson:
“Removing infringements to the Second Amendment is one of my primary legislative mantras. It is what has to be done, in my idea, to regain respect for the federal government and the state government for the average citizen. “
Early in his career, Dr. Johnson said he threatened the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) that he would pass a law if they would not come to the table with a rule change to allow the hunting of deer with a rifle. It took about a year, but they made the rule change.
The current issue is the passage of Constitutional Carry (permitless carry) in Ohio. Dr. Johnson has long been a proponent of Constitutional Carry. There are two Constitutional Carry bills in play, HB 227 and SB 215. Dr. Johnson is the author of SB 215. Speaking of the two bills, Dr. Johnson:
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Link to video of Dr. Johnson Speaking to Ohio Senate.
There are about 20 places where you are forbidden to carry. If concealed carrying and are stopped by police you must inform them that you are armed. There are several categories of people forbidden to carry completely. What he is proposing is not ‘constitutional carry’ but a slight easing of current gun control laws.
If you wish to promote a different definition of Constitutional Carry, feel free to do so.
A reasonable approximation of Constitutional Carry is for a citizen to be able to carry his firearm anywhere he wants to. Anything less is some sort of gun control.
Prisons? Jail? Military Armories?
State and local government buildings, schools, universities. Why should I, as a law abiding citizen, be prohibited from carrying in any of those places? Where does the Second Amendment say "shall not be abridged except for..."?
There have always been a small number of place where the right to bear arms was curtailed, because it had to be by the nature of the place.
Now we are arguing about how many there should be.
I might add that private residences have always had the right to forbid guests from carrying, but few did.
And I don't necessarily disagree with that. What I object to is the label "Constitutional Carry". It's a misnomer.
In my opinion, it has been a brilliant success in promoting the restoration of the Second Amendment.
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Conversation with Dr. Terry Johnson, Ohio Senate Proponent of Constitutional Carry
AmmoLand ^ | December 29, 2021 | Dean Weingarten
Posted on 12/31/2021, 9:56:57 AM by marktwain
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