Ohio Civil Rights Victory
The house and senate have overridden the governor’s veto of the Ohio preemption bill. This, effectively, gets rid of some 80 or so local gun ordinances in the state, notably the ban on weapons that look like assault weapons in some cities – said bans were just this week upheld by the Ohio supreme court who noted:
In the absence of any limiting provision or declaration to the contrary, we conclude that the General Assembly intended to allow municipalities to regulate the possession of lower capacity semiautomatic firearms in accordance with local conditions.
Oops. Kopel has a lot more detail and notes:
In practical effect, the Ohio bill is the most significant roll-back of gun control that has ever been enacted by a state.
He’s also come up with a term for weapons that look like assault weapons that I like: cosmetically-incorrect self-loading firearms.
December 13th, 2006 at 1:38 pm
Here is a bit from the Ohio state constitution (via packing.org):
That’s even clearer than the clear-as-day Second Amendment in the federal Constitution. How again were those bans on weapons that look like assault weapons upheld?
You know, you really don’t need to shoot the bastards, if you could non-violently recall those judges, kick ’em to the curb, and make them seek employment in the private sector or starve, I’m sure the rest would get the message. Don’t screw with my civil rights.
But, hey, yay for that roll-back!
December 17th, 2006 at 2:25 pm
[…] If you haven’t been reading the other gun blogs, you may not realize that it was the first override of an entire bill since 1977. Dave Kopel reports that Ohio had more local “assault weapons” bans than any other state without a statewide ban, so this will have a measureable impact on the rights of many of Ohio citizens. SayUncle highlights a new term by Kopel for the types of firearms these bans go after: cosmetically-incorrect self-loading firearms. NRA also sent an alert that I’d like to link for those of you living in Ohio: thank your legislators. It’s a lesson to pass onto any gun owner in any state. The folks in the state house should also hear from you when they do something good. Remember, an armed society is a polite society and polite people say thank you. […]
February 2nd, 2007 at 1:59 pm
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