As soon as the bill designed to fix the poison pills in Ohio ‘s concealed-carry legislation was introduced the establishment media began their predicted smear campaign. The usual suspects were represented in the crusade of misinformation about the bill with the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper leading the charge.

Ohio ‘s current concealed-carry law requires the state’s sheriffs to give a list of license holders in their county to any member of the media. Several newspapers then published a complete list of license holders in their county. The Cleveland Plain Dealer also keeps a current list on their website.

The proposed bill revising the law protects battered spouses and people receiving death threats by giving them the option of signing an affidavit, under the penalty of perjury, stating they fear for their life. Once they present the affidavit to their respective sheriff they can opt out of having their information released. Full Story »