OFCC notes that Ohioans are a step closer to restoring their Second Amendment rights. An amended form of HB12 recently passed a Senate committee by a vote of 6-0. While the bill is a step in the right direction, sadly, it is less than ideal. The Ohio News Network has some of the details: (emphasis mine)

The legislation would require permit holders to pass a background check and complete a 12-hour training course. Some of the changes to the legislation include requiring weapons to be displayed in plain sight in a car, or be kept in a locked container. Additionally, the bill would also require anyone with a conceal carry permit who has children under 18 in a car to have the gun locked away in the car.

1. A background check will keep criminals from carrying concealed firearms, because statistics show that members of street gangs wouldn't dream of carrying a firearm without a proper permit.

2. It takes a whopping 12 hours of training to master a firearm and explain the secret mystery of firearms safety. (Conversely, there should be little or no testing for such monumental tasks as graduating high school or operating a two ton guided missile automobile.)

3. Ohio police are so incompetent that they might pop off a few rounds if they fear someone has a concealed firearm in their vehicle. For this reason, all persons carrying a firearm in their vehicle should post one of those yellow "Firearm on Board" signs in their back window.

4. Protecting yourself from harm is one thing, but protecting your kids is another. Firearms should either be locked away, or children should be stowed either on the luggage rack, or across the hood along with any deer that you might have tagged.

- You can carry a gun in your car, but your wife has to follow along behind you on a bicycle with the bullets.

- Women would be banned from carrying guns whenever they are menstruating.

- Similarly, men would be banned from carrying guns whenever the Browns are losing every Sunday.

- Drivers Education classes must now cover the proper way to retrieve, load, and fire a gun at 60 miles per hour.

- Anyone carrying firearms in their vehicle must immediately put their hands out the window whenever they are pulled over by the police.

- Upon receiving your concealed carry permit, Ohioans will also get new drivers licenses with both a front and profile mug shot photograph.

- When stopped by police and carrying a concealed firearm, citizens should empty their gun by firing it repeatedly into the air until it is empty.

- Drivers that wish to carry a concealed firearm must wear mittens to prevent them from sticking their fingers inside the trigger guard.