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Ohio Gun Legislation Guide
Buckeye Firearms Association maintains a vigilant watch on gun legislation in Ohio. As legislation is introduced in the Ohio House or Senate, we will evaluate it and post information here.
CURRENT LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY:
(127th General Assembly: 2007-2008)
Bills under consideration this session: (All pending legislation will die if not acted upon by December 31, 2008)
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----House Bill 225----
- Representative Adams introduces HB225: Alaska-style CCW
- House schedules two hearings on pro-gun bills
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----House Bill 354----
- Cleveland Mayor Jackson proposes new gun control law
- HB354: More Gun Control Addressing Non-Existent Problems
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----House Bill 450----
- Rep. Bruce Goodwin's HB450 restores gun rights to young troops
- HB450: House committee to hear proponent testimony on bill that would restore gun rights to young troops
- Buckeye Firearms Association endorses HB450 (Armed Services 18-21 purchase); Bill passes out of committee
- HB450 (Armed Services 18-21 purchase) passes Ohio House with bi-partisan support
- HB450 (Armed Services 18-21 gun rights restoration) scheduled for sponsor testimony in Senate committee
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----House Bill 478----
- HB478: Tax Relief and Gun Rights Rolled Into One
- House schedules hearings on two pro-gun bills, third to receive floor vote!
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----Senate Bill 348----
- Ohio lawmakers: Better to slowly burn a child to death than to shoot her with a gun
Bills which have become law this session:
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----House Bill 238----
- HB238: Getting Tough on Poachers
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----House Bill 264/ Senate Bill 184----
- Unveiling of self-defense legislation
- Buckeye Firearms Association Endorses HB264/SB184; Castle Doctrine Legislation
- Amended SB184 (Castle Doctrine) Passes Ohio House with a 73-23 vote!
- SB184: Castle Doctrine / Firearms bill headed to Governor for signature!
- HOW THEY VOTED
- Governor Strickland signs SB184, Ohio's Castle Doctrine Law
- SB184 Analysis: Significant practical improvements for ALL Ohioans
- SB184, Ohio's Castle Doctrine law, takes effect
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----House Bill 473/ Senate Bill 209----
- HB473: Aiding mobility-impaired hunters
- Mobility-impaired hunting opportunities improved with passage of Buckeye Firearms Assoc.-supported legislation
- BFA on hand as Gov. Ted Strickland signs bill expanding opportunities for mobility-impaired hunters
PAST LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY:
126th General Assembly (2005-2006)
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----House Bill 9----
- House votes to close media access to CHL records
- Senate passes HB9, attempts to clean up media access loophole
- Ohio House concurs with Senate amendments to HB9; Act heads to Gov. Taft
- SIGNED: General Assembly's first attempt at Media Access Loophole fix
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----House Bill 296----
- Buckeye Firearms Association Endorses HB296, Apprentice Hunting License Bill
- Buckeye Firearms Assoc. attends signing ceremony for HB296
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----House Bill 347----
- Buckeye Firearms Association Endorses HB347, Sweeping Firearms Law Reform Bill
- Aslanides Bill Has Benefits for Sportsmen and Target Shooters
- SUB H.B. 347 passed the Ohio House of Representatives 76-18 (VOTE TALLY)
- Senate Sends Sweeping Firearms Law Reform Bill to Governor Taft (VOTE TALLY, BILL SUMMARY)
- Taft Vetoes HB347; House overrides Taft 71-21
- Senate overrides Governor's Veto 21-12
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----House Bill 367----
- Governor Taft signs act into law protecting sportsmen's dollars
PLEASE NOTE: From mid-2002 through mid-2005, the Buckeye Firearms Association operated under the name OFCC PAC.
For information about work you can do to help prepare future Ohio General Assemblies to protect and improve upon Ohio's firearms laws, go to our Grassroots Guide.
125th General Assembly (2003-2004)
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----House Bill 12----
- Rep. Aslanides (R-94) Introduces HB12 - Concealed Carry Licensure
- Concealed weapons measure easily passes House
- Amended Substitute HB12 passes Senate
- Ohio House Refuses Senate Changes To HB12: 94-5 Vote
- How a Republican (who won't act like one) governor is stalling HB12
- Insisting on 'Carjacker Protection': What does Bob Taft have against children?
- Ohio Supreme Court ruling overturns two unanimous lower courts in split decision
- For 2 hours, Cincy's Northside was "Safest Neighborhood in the State"
- Pro-CCW, Anti-Taft Protestors to send Bush a message in Columbus
- Breakthrough: Senate Conferees Named!!
- Asked and Answered. Tracking the Taft "invasion of privacy" conspiracy
- Governor's Mansion Defense Walk: "No Wonder He Doesn't Care"
- Taft's Eleventh Hour Issue Still Delaying HB12
- House, Senate pass concealed weapons bill that Taft will sign
- A DECADE IN THE WORKS
- VOTE TALLIES AVAILABLE HERE!
124th General Assembly (2001-2002)
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----House Bill 274----
- Gun bill vote could come in December
- Trial Balloon: Taft considers raising bar for HB274 support
- Substitute HB274 Approved by Senate Committee
- Ohio Senate Passed Very Poorly Amended HB274 -- Vote: 20 - 11
- House unlikely to reconvene unless Taft signals approval
- Out of the Closet: Taft 100% opposed to true Concealed Carry Reform
For information about work you can do to help prepare future Ohio General Assemblies to protect and improve upon Ohio's firearms laws, go to our Grassroots Guide.
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