Ohio House should shoot down guns-in-bars bill: Plain Dealer editorial

[Kolesar]

Common sense finally seems to be breaking through the Columbus clouds about irresponsible legislation to allow concealed weapons in bars (and in restaurants and other places with liquor permits).

Such a bill passed the Ohio Senate last week by a 25-7 vote, which was not entirely a surprise given the upper house's longstanding tradition of kowtowing to the handgun lobby.

Yet it appears the Ohio House -- also Republican-led, and popularly believed to be more conservative than the Senate -- is having second thoughts.

One reason is the Ohio Restaurant Association, which opposes the bill.
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Striding alongside in the Statehouse parade of Senate irresponsibility were two suburban Youngstown Democrats: Capri Cafaro (who went so far as to co-sponsor the bill) and Joe Schiavoni.

http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/04/ohio_house_should_shoot_down_g.html

I doubt if there is much constituent contact urging the weaponization of bars and restaurants. This is just a wedge issue to get the wing-nuts excited.

[Deep13]

1. I don't see what they're worried about.

2010 should have made it clear that an NRA endorsement or opposition of a candidate means nothing anymore.

[jdm9955]

2. +1