Recordherald:
...Fayette County Sheriff Vernon Stanforth said he doesn't see the law having a huge impact on local crime....
....Washington C.H. Police Chief Brian Hottinger does not agree with the new concealed carry law.
"I don't like it," he said. "I find it rather ridiculous to think that someone carrying a firearm into an establishment where alcohol is served is anywhere near a good concept. Even if the person carrying the gun is completely sober, someone who is drinking could always take that gun away and people could then be in jeopardy."
"I don't like it," he said. "I find it rather ridiculous to think that someone carrying a firearm into an establishment where alcohol is served is anywhere near a good concept. Even if the person carrying the gun is completely sober, someone who is drinking could always take that gun away and people could then be in jeopardy."
You wonder if Gov. Kasich is just trying to appease those people who've never supported him in the past. As recently as the last election, Kasich was not endorsed by every pro-gun group because of his voting record as a member of the House of Representatives. Kasich is trying to look "tough" in the area of gun rights.
Unfortunately, as a human being and citizen of Ohio, I see nothing good coming out of this bill. The right wing of the Ohio GOP pushes forward this legislation even when there are other kinds of bills that could be jettisoned to the front of the line. Where are the job creation bills? When will we see something other than bills that give tax breaks to rich Republican contributors? Where are the bills to encourage job growth? This kind of legislation only helps a special interest group that Kasich and the GOP are interested in wooing. It will not create jobs or increase the revenue at bars and restaurants.
********* Today's reminder:
Republican Representatives Steve Stivers (OH-15) and Pat Tiberi (OH-12) voted to support Rep. Paul Ryan's budget plan that kills Medicare. The Alliance for Retired Americans:Last Thursday, the Ohio Alliance (OARA) spearheaded a “Don’t Make Us Work ‘Til We Die” demonstration and news conference targeting Reps. Patrick Tiberi (R-OH) and Steve Stivers (R-OH) for their votes supporting the Paul Ryan Budget plan. USW retiree and OARA activist Bruce Bostick pointed out the irony that Tiberi and Stivers voted to decimate Medicare while preserving tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and largest multinational corporations. OARA President David Friesner said, "Who can afford an individual private plan now with pre-existing conditions? Our children and grandchildren certainly will not have the savings to cover the ever-rising premiums the House budget proposes.” More here: http://bit.ly/lcLT3d and at http://bit.ly/lVCgAv.
Stivers and Tiberi keep talking about more tax cuts for their wealthy bank buddies and corporate cronies. If tax cuts for the wealthy would have worked, the Bush tax cuts would have created millions of jobs instead of causing a massive recession, millions of layoffs, and billions of dollars of debt. The only people that the tax cuts help are the wealthy, because they get wealthier. The working people and those seeking employment have received no benefits.