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Written by Jeff Garvas
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Tuesday, 27 March 2007 20:00 |
Never afraid to say what's on his mind, NRA Board Member Ted Nugent addressed a crowd of over 900 at an OFCC co-sponsored event for the Bowling Green State University's College Republicans spring speaker. Addressing the issues of God, war, and of course gun rights, The Nuge kept the crowd roaring with applause and laughter throughout the night.
Ohioans For Concealed Carry worked with the College Republicans to help bring the motor city madman to BGSU. OFCC Coordinator Todd Coughlin, Director Daniel White, and I were invited to attend a private dinner with a small number of College Republicans.
Earlier in the evening we gathered in a private room where we had a very brief opportunity to mingle with College Republicans and area politicians including Wood County Commissioner Tim W. Brown.
Shortly after we sat down we were thrilled to be joined by Ohio Representative Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), Chairman of the House Criminal Justice Committee, and his lovely wife Marcia, who is the Director of Development at BGSU. Chairman Latta is a fixture in the community and graduated from BGHS, BGSU and the University of Toledo College of Law. His committee played a huge role in adopting HB347.
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Written by Jeff Garvas
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Thursday, 29 March 2007 17:11 |
Ken Blackwell, who lost the 2006 race for Governor against Ted Strickland in 2006, wrote a compelling article about the Second Amendment District Court decision out of Washington D.C.
One of the best points Blackwell makes in his article is that this case could swing the debate over gun rights either way. A decision by the United States Supreme Court that upholds the D.C. ruling would empower the long held belief that an individual's right to owning and possessing a firearm shall not be infringed.
On the flip side, should the United States Supreme Court render a watered down or anti-gun decision gun control could run rampant across the United States with only case precedent and state constitutions providing minimal protections.
From the article:
Every American should care about this case, and every American should hope the Supreme Court clearly reaffirms this fundamental right guaranteed by the Second Amendment.
But, those who should want this most are people who grew up like me: blacks from the inner city, living in the projects. Good and decent people. They deserve to be safe too. They deserve security in their homes also. They are Americans, and the courts should respect their dignity and vindicate their rights.
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Written by Jeff Garvas
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Wednesday, 28 March 2007 05:26 |
By a repeat vote of 5-2 the Ohio Supreme Court today denied Bruce Beatty's motion for reconsideration. The Toledo Blade had this to say:
The court refused a second time by a vote of 5-2 to hear an appeal sought by Bruce Beatty after he was convicted of carrying a holstered and loaded 45-caliber handgun into West Toledos Ottawa Park in open defiance of the city ordinance.
The larger issue may have been rendered moot earlier this month when a new state law went into effect to prohibit local governments from enforcing gun laws considered stricter than federal or state law. Ohios concealed carry law does not include public parks among the locations where guns are prohibited.
This virtually concludes the Bruce Beatty challenge in Toledo Parks and he'll more than likely be required to pay the fine for his charges if he hasn't already done so. Unfortunately, and despite notice to the court or prevailing precedent they just set themselves in the American Financial case, this specific case is effectively moot in Ohio.
However, Ohioans For Concealed Carry v. City of Clyde remains in the Sixth District Court of Appeals, and in addition to being advised of the American Financial decision OFCC lawyers have also recently advised the court of prevailing precedent created by the enactment of Ohio House Bill 347 and statewide preemption. It is our hope that the Sixth District will return our case to the lower court to render a decision based on these facts and potentially set the ground work for legal precedent on statewide preemption.
The Toledo Blade went on to say:
Justices Judith Lanzinger, of Toledo, and Evelyn Lundberg Stratton, of Worthington, were the two dissenting justices who wanted to hear Mr. Beattys appeal.
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Written by Jeff Garvas
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Wednesday, 28 March 2007 03:39 |
The extremely rare Class 3 license allows an individual to possess fully automatic firearms and is usually sought by collectors. To obtain a Class 3 license you must supply the BATFE with two photos that are kept on file, pay a $200 tax for the mere privilege per firearm, and have your local law enforcement sign off their permission of you possessing such a firearm.
One individual in Springfield Township went through the process of becoming a lawful owner of an M-60 machine gun only to have it stolen by burglars who clearly targeted him.
Did the news media's facination with releasing the names of gun owners, many who own homes at street addresses readily available via county government property records websites, cause this second large scale theft of privately owned firearms in Northwest Ohio?
WTOL in Toledo reported this incident Tuesday night and included the obligatory full auto video on their website.
"They're awesome weapons. They're war things, relics, trophies," the gun owner said.
At 2 a.m. Tuesday, he noticed the guns were gone. His apartment and trophy case had both been broken into.
"He came home and found his back door kicked in and had a gun safe that had been pried open," said Lucas County Detective Mark Woodruff.
In an impressive move, WTOL-TV in Toledo didn't show the face of the owner, nor did they identify him beyond "the gun owner" or show where he lives. |
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Written by Jeff Garvas
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Tuesday, 27 March 2007 03:12 |
Multiple elected County Sheriffs are challenging the statute that defines a journalist or asking various courts to assist them in defining a journalist, and in two cases so far the Sheriffs have named a reporter clearly employed by the Cincinnati Enquirer in their complaints, effectively delaying release of the information to what many would consider the most clear and common sense definition of a journalist.
Last week we told you about our efforts to further raise the awareness of the journalist loophole in an article here, OFCC Raises Awareness of Media Access Loophole, and the saga continues.
Shortly after that story the Cleveland Plain Dealer continued its efforts to follow the requests and our being named in a lawsuit filed by the Clermont County Sheriff Tim Rodenberg (a long-term friend to Gun Owners) and that county's Prosecutor's office. The complaint not only names me (Jeff Garvas) in the case, but also a reporter from the Cincinnati Enquirer, Governor Ted Strickland, and Attorney General Marc Dann.
A similar but somewhat more simple complaint was filed in Mercer County asking the court to determine if the definition of a journalist is met by our request. That case has already had at least one hearing and may be the first to come to a resolution.
It appears that as of Monday, March 26th, Erie County Sheriff Terry Lyons may have filed another complaint in that county naming myself and the same Cincinnati Enquirer Reporter seeking the same exact information. |
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