The Mansfield News Journal and the Lancaster Eagle Gazette have two articles authored by Leo Shane III from February 1st & 3rd that are virutally identical. (Both papers are owned by Gannett's "Newspaper Network of Central Ohio").

From the article:

Under the bill, anyone caught with a concealed gun but without a permit can use as a legal defense that they would have been eligible for a license had they applied. [Mike] Taylor called that absurd.

"That opens the door for felons to carry weapons around," he said. "Then what is the permit system for?"

Eds: Nothing could be further from the truth. The Ohio FOP is well aware of the fact that the section of the bill they're trying to dispute can never be used by a felon. Anyone convicted of a felony is prohibited from applying for the license, let alone permitted to even be in the posession or ownership of a firearm. Existing state and federal laws address this simple fact, and Mike Taylor has been caught in a lie yet again.

Do you live in the distribution area of these papers? If so, well written & brief letters to the editors can be sent to either paper: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it (Mansfield News Journal) or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it (Lancaster Eagle Gazette)

You may recall that the Zanesville Times Recorder (a sister paper) printed a letter from Ohioans For Concealed Carry last November about the same organization: FOP has undue influence on gun legislation