Collin
Member
Courtesy of Ohioans for Concealed Carry, www.ofcc.net
In a surprise move, the Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal
Justice today passed an amended House Bill 12 today on a 6-0 vote
(Senators Stivers, Schuring and Goodman were not present at the time of
the vote).
In an absolutely stunning move, the Ohio Senate had supposedly intended
to follow up with a floor vote in the hours to follow. House Bill 12
appeared all but assured of Senate passage, and then we were told that
the brakes had been applied.
The amended bill is, in almost all respects, identical to the one passed
by the Senate last December, and for which the Ohio House refused to
reconvene for a vote of concurrence. The only significant difference is
that license-holders would be allowed to "open" carry their firearms in
their personal vehicles, IF no occupants are under 18. If they are, the
firearm must be in a locked container.
This will be happening real-time for the next several hours, but the
chances that HB12 may not be brought up on the Senate Floor today seem
likely.
Those of you with Real Player and a fairly fast Internet connection can
watch the event take place online:
http://www.oll.state.oh.us/
Remember, you MUST reload this page until Channel 1 says that the Senate
is "in session", otherwise it will never link you to the video stream.
Ohioans For Concealed Carry has acquired a copy of Sub HB12 as passed by
the Senate Committee and will be updating our various mailing lists and
website(s) throughout the evening today.
In a surprise move, the Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal
Justice today passed an amended House Bill 12 today on a 6-0 vote
(Senators Stivers, Schuring and Goodman were not present at the time of
the vote).
In an absolutely stunning move, the Ohio Senate had supposedly intended
to follow up with a floor vote in the hours to follow. House Bill 12
appeared all but assured of Senate passage, and then we were told that
the brakes had been applied.
The amended bill is, in almost all respects, identical to the one passed
by the Senate last December, and for which the Ohio House refused to
reconvene for a vote of concurrence. The only significant difference is
that license-holders would be allowed to "open" carry their firearms in
their personal vehicles, IF no occupants are under 18. If they are, the
firearm must be in a locked container.
This will be happening real-time for the next several hours, but the
chances that HB12 may not be brought up on the Senate Floor today seem
likely.
Those of you with Real Player and a fairly fast Internet connection can
watch the event take place online:
http://www.oll.state.oh.us/
Remember, you MUST reload this page until Channel 1 says that the Senate
is "in session", otherwise it will never link you to the video stream.
Ohioans For Concealed Carry has acquired a copy of Sub HB12 as passed by
the Senate Committee and will be updating our various mailing lists and
website(s) throughout the evening today.