Many of Gov. Taft's fellow Republicans in the legislature are irritated, perplexed, downright angry...with Taft. Amid the budget tumult, GOP lawmakers slammed Taft - and Taft, whose lame-duck status seemed to make him more vocal, lobbed back.

Republicans in the 99-member Ohio House could not point to an overt Taft ally within their 62-member caucus. Some say the rift exists because Taft is much more moderate [read: liberal] than most House Republicans.

Rep. Bill Seitz, a Cincinnati Republican who practices in Taft's grandfather's law firm, said Taft's refusal to negotiate with social conservatives within the GOP on video lottery terminals at racetracks and legalizing concealed handguns has hurt his chances at cooperation.

"We feel these are public policies we should be adopting, and he has pretty well blocked both those initiatives," Seitz said. "So it shouldn't be terribly surprising that nobody's banging down the doors to endorse his tax-heavy initiatives that fuel additional spending. It is truly a two-way
street."

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As we approach the onset of hearings the House and Senate on HB12, the steering commitee of OFCC PAC (and also OFCC) are hard at work to be prepared with FACTS to counter the obligatory rhetoric that will be spouted by the liberal anti-self-defense crowd.

We know we'll hear the same, tired, fear-based warnings about what might happen if "citizens carry hidden, loaded guns." Despite the fact that it hasn't happened in any other of the 44 states with some sort of CCW, these anti-self-defense groups seem convinced that Ohioans will be reduced to violent confrontation at every whim.

So we thought it'd be a good idea to refresh memories and answer the question everyone is asking... What DOES happen in Ohio when law-abiding citizens are allowed to exercise their right to self-defense?

NOTHING...at least, nothing bad!

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