Posted on 06/07/2022 3:29:50 AM PDT by COBOL2Java
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However, even though the state's "preemption" law, spelled out in Ohio Revised Code 9.68, has been in force since March 2007 and was further strengthened in 2019, and even though the law has withstood court challenges, the City of Columbus continues to look for ways to regulate guns locally.
On February 15, 2022, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther declared gun violence a "public health crisis." He also said this declaration was just the "first step." While it was unclear at the time what that meant, we may now have a better idea of what Columbus officials are planning.
On May 17, 2022, during an online meeting of the Columbus Board of Health, Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein and Solicitor General Rich Coglianese presented a scheme to regulate guns through health orders.
You can watch the meeting video for yourself here, courtesy of ABC 6. Klein's comments start at about 31 minutes, Coglianese's at about 37 minutes.
Klein bemoans that Ohio cities are unable to regulate guns because of the state's "preemption" law, and he admits that the goal is to look for loopholes and exceptions. He also says that because Mayor Ginther has declared gun violence a "public health crisis," they now have an opportunity to "act."
Klein then introduces Solicitor General Rich Coglianese to explain their legal argument. According to Coglianese, there is a loophole in Ohio law which can be exploited by the Columbus Board of Health to regulate guns as a public "nuisance."
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How about regulating abortion as a health issue? That kills far, far more minority children than guns do.
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How about regulating STUPIDITY as a health issue? Apply only to Democrat Politicians who think they are petty little Kings. According to my BIL, Ginther is a Fat Lazy Cuck of a man. The entire City Council is nothing but a racist run goon squad with their lips planted firmly on AA ass. Other than that, he says Columbus is a nice town.
Build more prisons. Use the death penalty.
It's stupid Americans who want to treat the symptoms of crime while ignoring the cause of crime. Until then we're merely using a coffee cup to get water out of the Titanic.
Try declaring violent crime to be a “public health” issue. Then maybe you could try quarantining violent criminals.
Hey, it might work!
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Put Hillary and Nancy in charge. Hillary will get-rid-of-them-HER-way and Nancy will throw the rest in jails forever.
I used to go to Columbus regularly. Not anymore. It’s a crime ridden cesspool. Not surprised they want to disarm victims.
Just revoke its city charter.
Cities are also declaring “racism” as a public health crisis.
I don’t know how they’re going to use that to steal liberty yet, but experience tells us they will.
This makes it easy for these commies to be voted out of office.
All someone need do is point out that they are trying to circumvent your civil rights by using loopholes AND prevent you from defending yourself against criminal behavior. Its a two-for-one.
It’s just like the medical system in this country. Brought to you by Pfizer and treatment of symptoms only.
We’ve known this for a while. A “public health crisis” seemingly allows the government (Federal and State) to ignore the Constitution and Bill of Rights. We saw what they did to the right of assembly! They also locked down travel.
Making guns a “public health crisis” would embolden them to grab and ban.
And mark my words, if they tried that shit, there indeed would be a “public health crisis”. Not the one they bargained for, though.
“Klein bemoans that Ohio cities are unable to regulate guns because of the state’s “preemption” law”
Colorado dropped theirs and every little town is now coming up with their own rules. This is a blueprint and a test. I think it’s Boulder that wants to ban concealed knives.
If you are ever asked by your nurse or doctor if there are guns in the house, don’t answer or lie and say no.
“the City of Columbus continues to look for ways to regulate guns locally.”
You need a pro-2nd amendment state attorney general to stop this bull-squat.
When the fascist mayor of my state’s capital city tried to pass red-flag laws, the state AG threatened to lock him up.
Awhile,back health centers were asking “do you own a gun?” They were fishing for information. Someone must have co p,aimed because shortly after, they quit asking, but anyone who answered yes likely has that on their medical records now.
My doctor, and many others since Obama Care submitted our health records to FedGov, has a section on your annual physical paperwork pertaining to ‘lifestyle’. Asking questions about the home and such. Do you have a smoke detector in the home? Do you wear your seatbelt? Do you wear a bike helmet? and others. Hidden in there is the question of if you have guns in the home.
Rather than not answering one, I refuse to answer ALL. I informed my doctor that those questions have no bearing on what I am paying for, an exam; and that They are inappropriate in that FedGov doesn’t belong in our doctor patient relationship.
This was one of the goals of barrysoeterocare. First, starve all private insurance carriers and leave nothing but government-run single-payer (i.e., barrysoeterocare). Second, make everyone who owns a firearm ineligible for barrysoeterocare because gun ownership puts too much financial strain on the health care system. And third, fine anyone who doesn’t have (or can’t get) health care insurance. And fine them again until they divest themselves of all firearms or go broke. And when they no longer can pay the fines, the government will seize all of their assets, to include the firearms they refused to give up.
And this they claim wouldn’t violate Second Amendment rights.
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