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Two Republican representatives are pushing for a bill that would make carrying a concealed handgun in Ohio a whole heck of a lot easier.

The bill, which is the brainchild of Representatives Ron Hood of Ashville and Matt Lynch of Bainbridge Township, would allow anyone who is 21 years old and above to carry a concealed firearm as long as they are not legally prohibited from having a gun.

Absolutely no license would be required, though some existing stipulations, including bans on firearms in certain buildings, would be maintained.

As the law currently reads, Ohioans hoping to get a license to carry must undergo fingerprinting, as well as criminal and mental competency background checks. Applicants must also have firearms or peace officer training as proof of firearms competency. 

In his argument for the proposed bill, Lynch said that, “the right in the Second Amendment is the only one in the Bill of Rights that you have to get permission for.”

Lynch also makes the childish-sounding argument that, “you don’t have to have a speech license or a worship license or a freedom of the press license. This is designed to put the Second Amendment on equal footing.” No fair.


Cecily Rus joined Scene as a blogging intern in September 2013. She is a recent graduate of Colgate University, where she majored in English/Creative Writing. She has previously interned at Scene Magazine in Boston. Her interests include traveling, cheeseburgers and Game of Thrones. Cecily is a Lakewood native and an aspiring editor.

16 replies on “A Proposed Bill Would Make Ohio A Concealed Firearm Free-for-All”

  1. NSA and JNLWD are partnering with Virginia State Police and local police implanting people with biochips. Read “A Note on Uberveillance” by M. G. and Katina Michael. it enables Uberveillance. “In its ultimate form, überveillance has to do with more than automatic identification technologies that we carry with us. It has to do with under-the-skin technology that is embedded in the body, such as microchip implants; it is that which cuts into the flesh – a charagma (mark). Think of it as Big Brother on the inside looking out.” Newport News Police and Virginia State Police had a doctor implant me w/o my knowledge and consent with a biochip. A U. S. Attorney for the NSA/DOJ pretended to be my attorney. It enables torture and thought monitoring. They use it as a sensor and pulse energy projectiles at you. I had a heart attack. It enables voice to skull communication. See LRAD white papers or audio spotlight by Holosonics. Law enforcement believes we will only be safe if they know where we are at all times, what we are doing and what we are thinking! See Safeguards in a World of Ambient Intelligence by Springer page 9. See Mental Health and Terrorism by Amin Gadit. He states, “Of late, there are reports of a new and dreadful invention of weapons of violence that are called Bioelectromagnetic Weapons. According to the description by an Institute of Science in Society, these weapons operate at the speed of light, can kill, torture and enslave without making physical appearance. It further adds that voices and visions, daydreams and nightmares are the most astonishing manifestations of this weapon system, it is also capable of crippling the human subject by limiting his/her normal range of movement, causing acute pain the equivalent of major organ failure or even death and interferes with normal functions of human senses. It can cause difficulty with breathing and induce seizures besides damage to the tissues and organs. Through this form of terrorism, it is possible to persuade subjects that their mind is being read; their intellectual property is being plundered and can even motivate suicide or murder. Pulsed Energy projectiles (PEPs) are another form of weaponry that is used to paralyze a victim with pain. According to Peter Philips, a scientist from USA, circumstances may soon arrive in which anti-war or human right protestors suddenly feel a burning sensation akin to touching a hot skillet over their entire body. Simultaneously they may hear terrifying nauseating screaming, which while not produced externally, fills their brains with overwhelming disruption. This new invention is dreadful addition to the armamentarium of weapons of abuse and torture. Manifestations of the effects of these occult weapons can mimic mental ill health and add further to the misery of the victims.” See Bio Initiative Report 2012. See Forbes and search Brandon Raub. Law enforcement tases citizens into “excited delirium” (see at nij org) to make them act in ways they normally would not. I believe they are directly responsible for the Virginia Tech massacre. There are 3 reasons to have it implanted 1) mental health, 2) criminal record, and 3) infectious disease. If you don’t meet any of those requirements like me, they’ll falsify your records. All the mass shootings are the work of law enforcement. They want to take away your right to bear arms and make America a police state. People aren’t suddenly going crazy, they’re being tortured. I also believe the biochip to be responsible for PTSD. Read Brian Castner’s book “A Long Walk”. I have the same ambiguous pains, twitches, heart attack, night mares, day mares, gurgling, etc. I never served in the war. What do we have in common? The biochip. Suicide is one way to get relief. Virginia’s suicide rate is higher than the national average and the military suicide rate is unacceptable! You can check your upper right buttock, upper right shoulder. They are just under the skin.

  2. Permit = governmental permission slip.
    Why do I need permission for something explicitly granted..?

  3. We need more responsible (most citizens) adults out there keeping their neighborhoods safe with guns. Government police clearly can’t handle the job, especially when they’re out there with a primary motive to make money for it’s corporation (police department) and not keeping people safe.

  4. “Childish-sounding?” Perhaps, as a journalist, you might want to make your copy more “English-sounding.” Can someone explain WHY putting the Second Amendment on the same lawful footing as every other Amendment could possibly be construed as “childish”? (or “childish-sounding”?). If you’re going to spin something, do what every other liberal police-state suck-up does: lie. Cite irrelevant or misleading statistics. Invoke a statistically insignificant tragedy. Make fun of the Founding Fathers or imply that their “racism” invalidates the legal standing of the US Constitution. Don’t just make a half-hearted, petulant swipe at the essential liberty of your neighbors and fellow countrymen. That only makes you look – childish.

  5. Where has there ever been “blood in the streets” or “gunfights over fender-benders” that we keep getting warned about? The only change I have ever been able to find in any city or state that loosened restrictions on the Second amendment is a lower violent crime rate, usually drastically lower.

    It is only logical that criminals prefer unarmed victims (why else do almost all mass shootings take place in “gun-free zones”) and it follows that if their prey can fight back they are less likely to attack someone.

    It doesn’t have to be everyone carrying for everyone to benefit either. With concealed carry the criminals won’t know if their chosen prey has teeth or not. With open carry, they are likely to see a firearm and decide to try a softer target.

  6. Sounds Great. You should not have to be fingerprinted to carry a gun. Think about it, it’s already illegal to carry one if you have a criminal record. So why do you need a piece of paper that says you don’t have one to carry a gun? I’m not sure why it is childish to point out that you shouldn’t need permission to do something that is supposed to be a right. Asking for permission means it is not a right but a privilege–something granted to you by the rulers.

  7. Childish-sounding argument?

    Answer it, like the adult we all know you are. I mean refute it, if you can.

    I dare ya.

  8. “including bans on firearms in certain buildings would be maintained”….I’ll take that to mean that guns won’t be allowed in the State Capitol…..Rep. Lynch, what are you worried about? Someone entering the Statehouse w/the intent to hurt/kill someone? When guns are allowed in the Statehouse, let me know.

  9. Citizens can carry open or concealed in the Kentucky state capital building, including the senate and house chambers. It’s not a problem in real life. It’s only a problem in the minds of people like you Cecily, who imagine monsters under their beds at night. We need to get you out to a range Cecily and teach you how to safely and properly operate a firearm. Maybe if you learn to trust yourself with a firearm, you will grant that same trust to your fellow citizens.

  10. States with less gun control and regulations have les crime and less violent crime. The argument about speech licenses is not childish. Though, yes, in certain cicumstances a permit is required for public speeches.

  11. When the same law was enacted here in Arizona, we heard the same argument. Gun-fights and blood everywhere. We were going back to our wild west times, guns and death everywhere! The wild west existed only in the tabloids and that is where the fears came from as well. The facts are, we as a civil society are safer and more polite. The average hot head or “knock-out game” player does not just hit some one, because the average someone can now protect themselves. God made everyone equal, but Colt made sure everyone was equal on the streets.

  12. THe issue has NOTHING to do with RKBA. The issue is the same as with Driver’s ed. If you don’t require it, virtually NO ONE would get driver’s training. We don’t issue driver’s licenses to people who don’t take driver’s ed. We ask folks who practice medicine, law, real estate, Insurance sales, all kinds of activities that are free commerce to take simple courses on safety and the law.

    On the other hand, If we didn’t have mandated safety courses, being a trainer would be easier. I could actually teach folks something relevant. Private citizens and LEOs both only seek training beyond the minimum requirements about 5% of the time. Wonder how many folks would take any training at all if they didn’t have to? HMMMMMMMMM I keep getting this big ” 5%” figure flashing in my mind. If you saw the stupid, dangerous, reckless careless things I see on qualifying day, AFTER some classroom training, you would have a far different opinion. Being safe with a firearms takes some mentoring, some hands on training just like driving. I think that is the real issue.

  13. I don’t see the problem with making people get a bit of an education before they carry their gun around everywhere with them. It’s just like making hunters take a basic safety course before you give them their license. Yes it can be annoying for the frequent fliers, but it’s a good thing in the end. Now, charging $$ for these services on the other hand….

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