Ohio's BIG Day Tomorrow-Possible Senate Override

[Linda]

Tomorrow, Tuesday Dec. 12, is Ohio's BIG day! It's make it or break it day for HB347, our concealed carry fix it Bill. Our convicted criminal Gov. Taft vetoed it last Thursday morning, and our House of Representatives overrode his veto 3 hours later. It is the first time in 30 years that a Gov. veto has been overriden in Ohio!! Tomorrow afternoon the Senate votes on the override. We're pretty sure that the veto will be overturned, but nothing is for sure until the vote happens.

Please keep Ohio gun owners in your thoughts and prayers until this vote happens.

We will keep our website updated as information comes in. Several of us will be in the Statehouse, while the rest of our team maintains the behind the scenes updates.

http://www.BuckeyeFirearms.org

Also, the NRA is asking that pressure be kept on Senator Armbruster. If you live in his district, PLEASE contact him today and tomorrow morning.

 

[Fastlane]

I spoke with Senator Roberts office and he is going to vote no on the veto override . His ph# is 614-466-6247. I would love to see Taft leave office with a veto override on his record.

 

[Deanimator]

The corrupt Taft deserves a big hard political slap across the mouth.

Here's hoping he gets it tommorrow.

 

[michaelbane]

Line item veto power

If I'm not mistaken, in Ohio the governor has line item veto power. Why didn't he just veto the preemption part if he didn't like it? Did he really have to be so difficult as to veto the whole thing?

 

[mrtgbnkr]

I called Roberts' office last week. He's a lost cause, but it doesn't hurt to call.

 

[Whirlwind06]

If I'm not mistaken, in Ohio the governor has line item veto power. Why didn't he just veto the preemption part if he didn't like it? Did he really have to be so difficult as to veto the whole thing?

Line item veto is for fiscal items.
So that a governor can strip pork from a spending bill.

 

[jnojr]

Here's hoping!

Every Ohioan ought to be calling every Senator and putting pressure on them to do the right thing.

 

[Handgun Midas]

As your neighbor right across the river, I really hope that this whole stupid ordeal
comes to a happy ending and Ohio gets the proper CCW laws that its citizens should
have had in the first place.

If the override goes through, I promise to visit more often.

 

[Deanimator]

I just called Spada and left a voice mail urging him to override, pointing out that this is the ONLY state in the union with concealed carry which requires the nonsensical "plain sight" in automobiles.

 

[zahc]

So what happened? Is it too late to call and pester?

 

[Henry Bowman]

Word is that the session begins at 1:30 this afternoon with the vote expected around 2:00.

 

[gopguy]

Call and pester it is not too late.

 

[michaelbane]

The Ohio Senate has a live video feed, so you can watch it as it happens. You have to have RealPlayer, though. I don't - the suspense will be killing me!

 

[Malum Prohibitum]

Realplayer is free!

 

[zahc]

I called several senators and more than one made a comment like 'yeah, we've been getting quite a few calls like this'...

We can only hope.

 

[Handgun Midas]

Realplayer is evil!



Seriously though, I'm rushing back to THR right after class for the results.

 

[michaelbane]

That's not the problem. I'm at work, and can't install unauthorized software on the company's computer!

 

[Henry Bowman]

Anybody monitoring who can give us a play-by-play? Please?

 

[Whirlwind06]

IT PASSED!!
21 yeas!!!

Good job everybody!!

 

[jcs77]

Yep, it was 21-12 in favor of override.

 

[Henry Bowman]

AMEN!<Confetti falling. Corks Popping.>

Woo Hoo!

 

[michaelbane]

So, how many days before it takes effect?

 

[Stickjockey]

So that idiotic "plain sight" thing is gone? SWEET!!

Another one bites the dust-

 

[Striker]

Most important vote to overide may well have been was Sen Marc Dann (D), the incoming Ohio Attorney General. Bodes well I think!!

 

[Whirlwind06]

90 days before it becomes law.