On Thursday, December 7, the State House voted 71-21 to override Governor Bob Taft’s (R) veto of crucial statewide preemption legislation, House Bill 347. Tuesday, December 12, the State Senate voted 21-12 to sustain the override, with three Democratic Senators voting in favor of the measure. This was the first time in twenty-nine years that the Ohio legislature has overturned a Governor’s veto.
Championed by Representative Jim Aslanides (R-94), HB 347 will create statewide preemption ensuring that firearms laws are uniform throughout the state. Currently, 43 states have similar laws across the country. Passing statewide preemption eliminates problems for all gun owners who have been unduly burdened by local ordinances such as Columbus’ so-called “assault weapons ban.”
In addition, this legislation will correct a number of problems that have surfaced during the past year for concealed carry permit holders. The most common complaint for license holders has been the “plain sight” requirement in a motor vehicle. HB 347 will eliminate this requirement.
Please take a moment to contact your State Representative at (614)-466-3357 and State Senator at (614)-466-4900 and thank them for defending your Second Amendment rights. If they opposed the veto override, please politely remind them you will remember their vote come election time.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
| State Representative Charles Blasdel | (R-1) | YEA |
| State Representative Jon Peterson | (R-2) | YEA |
| State Representative Jim Carmichael | (R-3) | YEA |
| State Representative John Willamowski | (R-4) | YEA |
| State Representative Tim Schaffer | (R-5) | YEA |
| State Representative Robert Latta | (R-6) | YEA |
| State Representative Kenny Yuko | (D-7) | YEA |
| State Representative Lance Mason | (D-8) | NAY |
| State Representative Claudette Woodard | (D-9) | NAY |
| State Representative Shirley Smith | (D-10) | ABSENT |
| State Representative Annie Key | (D-11) | NAY |
| State Representative Michael DeBose | (D-12) | NAY |
| State Representative Michael Skindell | (D-13) | NAY |
| State Representative Mike Foley | (D-14) | NAY |
| State Representative Timothy DeGeeter | (D-15) | NAY |
| State Representative Sally Conway Kilbane | (R-16) | ABSENT |
| State Representative James Trakas | (R-17) | YEA |
| State Representative Thomas Patton | (R-18) | YEA |
| State Representative Larry Flowers | (R-19) | YEA |
| State Representative Jim McGregor | (R-20) | YEA |
| State Representative Linda Reidelbach | (R-21) | YEA |
| State Representative Jim Hughes | (R-22) | YEA |
| State Representative Larry Wolpert | (R-23) | YEA |
| State Representative Geoffrey Smith | (R-24) | YEA |
| State Representative Dan Stewart | (D-25) | NAY |
| State Representative Mike Mitchell | (D-26) | NAY |
| State Representative Joyce Beatty | (D-27) | NAY |
| State Representative Jim Raussen | (R-28) | YEA |
| State Representative Louis Blessing, Jr. | (R-29) | YEA |
| State Representative Bill Seitz | (R-30) | YEA |
| State Representative Steve Driehaus | (D-31) | NAY |
| State Representative Catherine Barrett | (D-32) | ABSENT |
| State Representative Tyrone Yates | (D-33) | NAY |
| State Representative Tom Brinkman, Jr. | (R-34) | YEA |
| State Representative Michelle Schneider | (R-35) | YEA |
| State Representative Arlene Setzer | (R-36) | YEA |
| State Representative Jon Husted | (R-37) | YEA |
| State Representative John White | (R-38) | YEA |
| State Representative Clayton Luckie | (D-39) | NAY |
| State Representative Fred Strahorn | (D-40) | NAY |
| State Representative Brian Williams | (D-41) | NAY |
| State Representative John Widowfield | (R-42) | YEA |
| State Representative Mary Taylor | (R-43) | YEA |
| State Representative Barbara Sykes | (D-44) | ABSENT |
| State Representative Robert Otterman | (D-45) | NAY |
| State Representative Mark Wagoner | (R-46) | YEA |
| State Representative Peter Ujvagi | (D-47) | NAY |
| State Representative Edna Brown | (D-48) | NAY |
| State Representative Jeanine Perry | (D-49) | YEA |
| State Representative John Hagan | (R-50) | YEA |
| State Representative W. Scott Oelslager | (R-51) | YEA |
| State Representative William Healy, II | (D-52) | YEA |
| State Representative Shawn Webster | (R-53) | YEA |
| State Representative Courtney Combs | (R-54) | YEA |
| State Representative Bill Coley | (R-55) | YEA |
| State Representative Joseph Koziura | (D-56) | NAY |
| State Representative Earl Martin | (R-57) | YEA |
| State Representative Dan White | (R-58) | YEA |
| State Representative Kenneth Carano | (D-59) | YEA |
| State Representative Sylvester Patton | (D-60) | ABSENT |
| State Representative John Boccieri | (D-61) | NAY |
| State Representative Lorraine Fende | (D-62) | YEA |
| State Representative Timothy Cassell | (D-63) | YEA |
| State Representative Randy Law | (R-64) | YEA |
| State Representative Sandra Harwood | (D-65) | YEA |
| State Representative Joseph Uecker | (R-66) | YEA |
| State Representative Tom Raga | (R-67) | YEA |
| State Representative Kathleen Chandler | (D-68) | YEA |
| State Representative Charles Calvert | (R-69) | YEA |
| State Representative Kevin DeWine | (R-70) | YEA |
| State Representative David Evans | (R-71) | YEA |
| State Representative Ross McGregor | (R-72) | YEA |
| State Representative William Hartnett | (D-73) | YEA |
| State Representative Stephen Buehrer | (R-74) | YEA |
| State Representative James Hoops | (R-75) | YEA |
| State Representative Mike Gilb | (R-76) | ABSENT |
| State Representative Keith Faber | (R-77) | YEA |
| State Representative Derrick Seaver | (R-78) | ABSENT |
| State Representative Diana Fessler | (R-79) | YEA |
| State Representative Chris Redfern | (D-80) | NAY |
| State Representative Jeff Wagner | (R-81) | YEA |
| State Representative Steve Reinhard | (R-82) | YEA |
| State Representative Tony Core | (R-83) | YEA |
| State Representative Chris Widener | (R-84) | YEA |
| State Representative John Schlichter | (R-85) | YEA |
| State Representative David Daniels | (R-86) | YEA |
| State Representative Clyde Evans | (R-87) | YEA |
| State Representative Danny Bubp | (R-88) | YEA |
| State Representative Todd Book | (D-89) | YEA |
| State Representative Thom Collier | (R-90) | YEA |
| State Representative Ron Hood | (R-91) | YEA |
| State Representative Jimmy Stewart | (R-92) | YEA |
| State Representative Jennifer Garrison | (D-93) | YEA |
| State Representative James Aslanides | (R-94) | YEA |
| State Representative John Domenick | (D-95) | YEA |
| State Representative Allan Sayre | (D-96) | YEA |
| State Representative Bob Gibbs | (R-97) | YEA |
| State Representative Matthew Dolan | (R-98) | YEA |
| State Representative George Distel | (D-99) | YEA |
STATE SENATE:
| State Senator Lynn R. Wachtmann | (R-1) | YEA |
| State Senator Randy Gardner | (R-2) | YEA |
| State Senator David Goodman | (R-3) | NAY |
| State Senator Gary Cates | (R-4) | YEA |
| State Senator Tom Roberts | (D-5) | NAY |
| State Senator Jeff Jacobson | (R-6) | YEA |
| State Senator Robert Schuler | (R-7) | YEA |
| State Senator Patricia Clancy | (R-8) | YEA |
| State Senator Eric H. Kearney | (D-9) | NAY |
| State Senator Steve Austria | (R-10) | YEA |
| State Senator Teresa Fedor | (D-11) | NAY |
| State Senator Jim Jordan | (R-12) | YEA |
| State Senator Jeffry J. Armbruster | (R-13) | NAY |
| State Senator Tom Niehaus | (R-14) | YEA |
| State Senator Ray Miller | (D-15) | NAY |
| State Senator Steve Stivers | (R-16) | NAY |
| State Senator John Carey | (R-17) | YEA |
| State Senator Timothy Grendell | (R-18) | YEA |
| State Senator Bill Harris | (R-19) | YEA |
| State Senator Joy Padgett | (R-20) | YEA |
| State Senator C. J. Prentiss | (D-21) | NAY |
| State Senator Ron Amstutz | (R-22) | YEA |
| State Senator Dale Miller | (D-23) | NAY |
| State Senator Robert F. Spada | (R-24) | NAY |
| State Senator Eric D. Fingerhut | (D-25) | NAY |
| State Senator Larry A. Mumper | (R-26) | YEA |
| State Senator Kevin Coughlin | (R-27) | YEA |
| State Senator Kimberly A. Zurz | (D-28) | YEA |
| State Senator J. Kirk Schuring | (R-29) | YEA |
| State Senator Charles Wilson | (D-30) | YEA |
| State Senator Jay Hottinger | (R-31) | YEA |
| State Senator Marc Dann | (D-32) | YEA |
| aState Senator Robert F. Hagan | (D-33) | NAY |
A special thank you to all NRA members for your calls and emails
in support of HB 347 during the legislative session!
If you need help identifying your State Legislator, please use the “Write Your Representative” feature found at www.nraila.org/.
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