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URGENT: TWO HB274 HEARINGS WEDNESDAY |
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Written by Jeff Garvas
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Monday, 11 June 2001 |
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URGENT: The Ohio House Civil & Commercial Law committee will meet at 9:30am Wednesday in room 114. House Bill 274 is on the agenda for proponent testimony, but rumor suggests only John Lott and the Buckeye State Sheriff's Association will be permitted to speak. Even if the public is permitted to speak, we ask that you attend this hearing and do not speak during a proponent hearing at all. The CCL committee will be refering this legislation to a subcommitttee which is being made up against traditional rules. The subcommittee hearing will be at 2:30pm the sme day in room 313, and we again encourage as many of you to attend either or both hearings. However: Please do not testify during any proponent hearings. HB274 language is very bad and every grass roots organization is going to send a message to the committee by attending, filling seats, and refusing to speaking during proponent hearings until the langage is fixed. One of the worst aspects of this legislation (HB274) is the ability for it to become a discretionary permit where it allows a Sheriff to petition a court for as many licenses as he wishes to dispute. An anti-gun Sheriff and Judge could therefor create a discretionary county. This is only one of the many things wrong with this legislation. Please help us overflow both of these meetings and find your seat 60 minutes before each meeting
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