Allied Music of Ohio in Toledo has been robbed three times since last summer.  Eric Bilger, who co-owns the music store with his brother had the sense of mind to get a concealed handgun license and may have saved his clerk's life today.

The Toledo Blade reports that a man entered the store asking about a job.  He returned later and held a gun to the clerk's head, and Bilger reportedly shot at the robbery suspect causing him to flee.   He collapsed across the street and was taken to an area hospital in serious condition.  Toledo Police have issued a warrant for his arrest.

Read the full story here.

The Department of Education has issued a solicitation for...well, here, I'll let them tell you:

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) intends to purchase twenty-seven (27) REMINGTON BRAND MODEL 870 POLICE 12/14P MOD GRWC XS4 KXCS SF. RAMAC #24587 GAUGE: 12 BARREL: 14" - PARKERIZED CHOKE: MODIFIED SIGHTS: GHOST RING REAR WILSON COMBAT; FRONT - XS CONTOUR BEAD SIGHT STOCK: KNOXX REDUCE RECOIL ADJUSTABLE STOCK FORE-END: SPEEDFEED SPORT-SOLID - 14" LOP are designated as the only shotguns authorized for ED based on compatibility with ED existing shotgun inventory, certified armor and combat training and protocol, maintenance, and parts.

A 14" barrel is something denied to We the People. Unless our registration is approved and we pay a tax...

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As expected, the Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to hear Cleveland's challenge to statewide preemption of gun laws.

As I recapped a week ago (Cleveland continues fight for local gun control), Cleveland sued the state of Ohio over Ohio Revised Code 9.68. That law, known a statewide preemption, overturns all but a select few local gun laws in an attempt to make gun regulations consistent across the state. Cleveland, and a few other cities, feel they should have the ability to pass whatever gun laws they want.

The Ohio Supreme Court previously upheld preemption in the Ohioans For Concealed Carry v. City of Clyde case, ruling that Clyde's ban on guns in city parks violated preemption. Cleveland is throwing out various arguments, including that the Clyde ruling only pertains to concealed carry of handguns.

The Ohio Supreme Court today agreed to hear Cleveland v. State of Ohio, a lawsuit in which the City of Cleveland is challenging the constitutionality of statewide preemption.    The lower courts have twice denied Ohioans For Concealed Carry's efforts to intervene in the litigation despite our role as the plaintiff in the precedent case, Ohioans For Concealed Carry v. City of Clyde.

The local courts agreed with the legislature and refused to overturn preemption, but the appeals court sided with Cleveland and, to a certain extent, challenged the Ohio Supreme Court's precedent on this matter in our case against Clyde.   The Cleveland Plain Dealer has begun covering the story as well.  Updated: Cleveland to fight for its gun restrictions before Ohio Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments later this year.   In cases like this the position of the legislature (and, in this case, Ohioans For Concealed Carry) will be defended and argued by the Ohio Attorney General's office.  Attorneys representing Ohioans For Concealed Carry will file friend of the court briefs in the coming months.  A pro-gun "win" in this case would be a majority decision overruling the appeals court, maintaining the Ohio Supreme Court's recent precedent in OFCC v. Clyde.

This case highlights the importance of upcoming Ohio Supreme Court justice elections.