36 - Ohio will probably

36 - Ohio will probably follow Minnesota in enacting a shall-issue law.

When (not if) it passes, it'll be 36 states with shall-issue laws, including several (Texas, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida and Ohio) with some of our biggest cities.

Does any of the palaver sound familiar?

The issue has crossed party lines and has instead divided lawmakers along urban and suburban-rural lines.

The measure is supported by the Buckeye State Sheriffs Association, whose members would process permit applications. The highway patrol and Fraternal Order of Police have adopted positions of neutrality. The Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police remains opposed.

Watch for the inevitable reports of falling skies over Cleveland.

Posted by Mitch at June 18, 2003 06:34 PM