[kAcknor]

Once again, it depends on the Senate. Even if it passes, our RINO governor will veto it. Our only hope is the State Supreme Court, but that is also thin, as it tends to be liberal on this issue.

Link requires registration, but the body of information is included here.

[kAcknor]

I seem to have screwed up the link to the story. Too many browsers open at once. Sorry.

 

Here is the link:  The Columbus Dispatch

[jdontom]

The State Highway Patrol opposes it because it would allow loaded weapons in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle.

The HP is only trying to protect their officers from accidently shooting an innocent motorist who carelessly displays the weapon for the officer to see.

[mvpel]

This is really unfortunate - the bill includes an onerous 12-hour training requirement, and costs $45 a year. I'm hoping this will be able to be challenged once the Ohio Supreme Court strikes down the existing ban on concealed carry as unconstitutional, since it's established that licensing a fundamental constitutional right is forbidden, and that passage of this legislation won't moot that case.

[Ghengis]

Boob Taft tells the OSP what to do. In light of nearly a 0% rate of reckless or criminal incidents in others states with CCW, Ohio either has the most incompetent revenue generation cops in the USA (i.e. Ohio State Patrol) or the most criminally inclined citizenry in the USA. I wonder which one Boob Taft will concede.

Boob Taft is just another cynical RINO who gives less than 2 hoots for our constitutional rights while his wife browbeats him into sending underage, undercover liquor agents to bust every other pub and carryout in the state.

With buttlicking politicians like Taft, Voinivich and DeWine seemingly the direction of the Ohio GOP, I'm seriously looking at relocating to another state.

[jdege]

What are the odds in the Senate?

Any chance of a veto-proof majority, there?

[joesnuffy]

to allow county sheriffs to issue permits to qualified individuals 21 or older.

Or deny them?

[Atlas Sneezed]

"I fear catastrophic consequences in Ohio, especially in the urban areas."

RACIST SUBTEXT ALERT!

[Atlas Sneezed]

"the House again has voted to allow county sheriffs to issue permits to qualified individuals"

"Allow"? Or should this be "compel" for shall-issue legislation?

[hoosierham]

Taft is more of a Democrat than some Democrats. As was Voinovich before him. And DeWhine.

But they do help keep the numbers of Republicans in the majority in Congress.Better to have them nominally on our side than openly against us while the game is so close.

[SSN558]

This should be preceeded by a yawn alert. At a time when the Ohio government is swimming in red ink, the legislature wants to set up a new bureauracy to collect license fees for a right guarenteed by the state constitution.

If Rino Taft were to sign the bill, he will get blamed and no one will be happy with the outcome. The anti's will get their feathers ruffled, screaming Taft has turned the state into the wild West. Gun Owners will not line up by the droves for CCW if it passes, the hurdles that the bill errects insure that.

The pols that vote for this are not going to collect any votes from gun owners for their efforts. Some pols will be viewed as sellouts having trashed hopes that Vermont style or shall issue type of CCW would pass. The law as written has no teeth in it since certain municipalites will ban CCW.

No thanks Bob, I'll take a rain check on CCW. Its far easier to avoid and not do business in areas where a concealed weapon might actually be required for your own personal safety. Ahem, like downtown Cincy for example.

[SixString]

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