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Ohio reaches concealed-carry reciprocity with 5 states | The Columbus Dispatch

An email alert from Ohioans for Concealed Carry. Both the OFCC and BFA forums contain lots of discussion about the flaws in HB 203.

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Introduced in the Ohio House two days ago. Link Removed

Last June the Ohio House passed House Bill 495 (Link Removed) which removes the need for a competency certificate for a license renewal and also allows Ohio to recognize the license of any state willing to recognize Ohio's. The bill has languished in the Ohio Senate due to the summer recess and...

Once again, pro-gun forces are right and anti-gun forces are wrong. Guns in bars | One year later:

From Link Removed This Tuesday, June 5, the Ohio House State Government and Elections Committee will be taking proponent and opponent testimony on House Bill 495 (Link Removed) at 1:30 p.m. in Room 116 of the Ohio Capitol. This important pro-gun reform legislation was introduced on March 27 by...

The Cleveland Plain Dealer checks the restaurant carry law six months after it took effect. What a surprise, nothing bad has happened. Patrons carrying guns in Ohio bars: Whatever happened to ...? | cleveland.com

The Plain Dealer has always been against gun rights, that will probably never change. GOP state legislators' zeal for guns could wound Romney: Brent Larkin | cleveland.com

Plain Dealer article about Damon Wells, who shot an armed criminal five years ago, and how he is doing now. The article also talks about self-defense in general in light of the Trayvon Martin incident. Cleveland man who shot teen 5 years ago still supports concealed carry laws | cleveland.com

LEO want to keep the notification requirement, even though they would be hard pressed to show how not having notification has caused any problems in other states. Link Removed

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The bill passed the Ohio Senate with a big majority but things are not looking good in the Ohio House. Several groups have spoken out against the bill including the Ohio FOP, Ohio Prosecutors Association and the Ohio Restaurant Association. Link Removed If Ohio gun owners want this bill...

Since former Speaker of the House Armond Budish singlehandedly stopped restaurant carry from passing in 2010, the bill has been reintroduced as HB 45. A companion bill with identical wording was introduced in the Senate as SB 17. HB 45 has had three committee hearings already so it is moving...

Today, House Bill 203 was introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives. This allows licensees to carry in restaurants that serve alcohol as long as they don't consume alcohol. Here is the bill: Link Removed Please contact your State Representative and ask him/her to support HB 203. If you...

A number of positive changes took effect on 9/9/08 for Ohio gun owners but somehow one negative change was put in the law. A gun is now considered to be loaded when in a vehicle if there are loaded magazines or speedloaders for that gun anywhere in the vehicle. Anyone who loads magazines at...