Notes from the Resistance
Ohio’s Senate has taken clear, decisive action on suppressor reform, but the House has not finished the job. Senate Bill 214 passed the Senate by a decisive 31–1 vote, yet months later, the bill remains stalled in the House Public Safety Committee. [More]
Way to douse fire in gun voter bellies before the midterms!
Another of the interminable political spam texts just received:
Yeah, we know Husted’s a squish.
We also know the election will be binary and from how much he’s got to spend and all credible polling, Redpath knows that too, so he knows his run is a spoiler and everything he takes away will work in “Gun Sense Candidate” Sherrod Brown’s favor.
And as for his being such a 2A pal, he also knows his suicidal immigration platform will undo it all:
The same goes for “straightforward and clear lawful path to citizenship” Governor candidate Donald Kissick, whose run will only benefit Everytown pick Amy Acton.
Then again, how can we blame them if our own “gun influencers” refuse to admit the truth?
“Under current Ohio law, Ohioans wishing to own or use a short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun or firearm suppressor must register those items with the federal government or face the risk of criminal prosecution. If that reflects the policy of this legislature, so be it….” [More]
The Ohio GOP is aware there are midterms coming up, right?
“So be it”…???
This Wilson character continues to impress me as being a lump.
[Via J]
His Political Career Is OFFICIALLY OBLITERATED [Watch]
Completely out of touch with ” loony Heritage Americans,” Vivek Ramaswamy just blew up his campaign thinking an attack against Amy Acton by her scumbag, child-molesting, husband-enabling estranged mother was anything but a despicable idea that would backfire as soon as the history of monstrous victimization became known.
I guess JD doesn’t want to be president.
[Via Dennis F]
Tangentially Related
Casey Putsch weighs in and says he’ll vote for Amy.
I’m trying to reconcile that with this:
Casey Putsch for Ohio Governor: The Real Deal When It Comes to Guns
We know what Amy will try to do on guns: You don’t get Everytown’s “Gun Sense Voter” endorsement unless you’re a rabid prohibitionist, and that doesn’t add up to her “lead[ing] Ohio with compassion for everybody and our future as normal people together.” And “On the Issues” says she “favors a pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens.”
We know where that leads (unless you’re an idiot and/or embedded leftist).
I can understand sitting the race out– I’ve weighed the risks Vivek presents and frankly don’t see how I’ll feel good about my choice by either filling in the bubble or leaving it blank. In the end, th0ugh, he will have brought it all on himself.
I understand the enemy inside the gates is the more dangerous one, and nothing about the fecklessness of the Ohio Republican establishment surprises me. But I’m not seeing how endorsing an anti-gun / pro-illegal immigrant Democrat is the lesser of any evils.
Vivek Ramaswamy has a message for BFA supporters [Watch]
I have my reasons for being wary (and for having supported a different candidate in the primary).
That said, the ultimate issue for me is 2A. If Vivek wins, I believe he will be marginally more persuadable than Amy Acton will be on issues where we diverge.
When he does, I’ll do what I can to push back, noting my strongest opposition will be from myopic/deliberately indifferent “gun influencers.”
The lawsuit arises “from the City of Akron’s unlawful prohibition on the possession of firearms within the outdoor grounds of the 2026 Akron City Festival at Lock 3 Park — a prohibition that is expressly preempted by, and irreconcilable with, Ohio Revised Code § 9.68.” [More]
I’d wondered about that myself.
Republican AG Andy Wilson is turning out to be a real nonresponsive lump.
Ramaswamy v. Acton: Choice is clear on gun rights, even if Dr. Lockdown masks her views [More]
We know she’ll be a disaster, and I guess how big of one depends on how feckless Republicans do.
He’s not my first choice, and I have real problems with his “loony Heritage American beer-guzzling, burger-gobbling beach bums venerated mediocrity over excellence” ingratitude and arrogance. And I’m not the only one.
It’s not so much a matter of being pure, and of the perfect being the enemy of the good, as it is the legitimate question that no “gun groups” will acknowledge, let alone answer: Who, in the long run, will end up doing the most damage to 2A?
I guess because Amy will be open borders/pathway to citizenship amnesty and Vivek will just be more H-1Bs, that kind of answers it, but that doesn’t mean I have to like the “choices” being offered. And I also have to weigh in how rewarding Vichycons out of lesser-of-two-evils desperation has gotten us to where we are now.
I guess when I’m in the booth I’ll make my choice, and then see, based on results, whether it made any difference.
Tangentially-Related UPDATE
Will any of Chardonamy’s behavioral issues be enough to dissuade Democrat voters?
[Via bondmen]
Acton refuses to engage with Ramaswamy as Ohio debates decline… Libertarian Don Kissick and running mate James Mills said they feel left out of the conversation. [More]
Yeah, well, we see what happens when she argues…
As for the “clear lawful path to citizenship” freaks, I’ll debate you .
Answer this clearly, without changing the subject and equivocating.
Let’s not go celebrating just yet:
How is that legal, when Ohio, where open, concealed and permitless carry are legal, has state preemption for firearms laws, previous Attorney General Dave Yost confirmed political subdivisions must allow it?
Let’s ask the new guy and find out.
[Via Aaron P]
Funny… when he talks about what makes us different from other countries and the legacy bequeathed by the Founding Fathers, it sounds a lot like he’s lauding those “Heritage Americans” he disparaged as “loony”…
Received via email:
He wants to know and he still hasn’t gotten back to me on this…?
I’d like to know before I show up to promote the keystone right only to be told I can’t be armed if I need to go inside any buildings… and for the “reformed” NRA with pledges of a new transparency, it looks like the same old avoidance/ignoring of unwanted questions persists.
Ohio’s Unfinished Suppressor Reform Leaves a State-Law Trap for Gun Owners [More]
Fresh on the heels of killing the Freedom to Carry Act. And not correcting state and county fair citizen disarmament edicts.
And they wonder why it looks like Sherrod Brown is polling ahead of 2A squish Jon Husted and Vivek isn’t running over Amy Acton.
“Hudson Antifa” is not an anomaly. The state is in danger of going blue– I think it will. And clueless Vichycons are doing nothing to put fire in gun owner bellies.
Ohio Gun Owners names names. And while it’s easy for some to dismiss them based hostility against the Dorr brothers, resist ad hominem dismissal for a moment and see for yourself if A ratings and endorsements are deserved.
Text received this morning:
“Yes. Apologize for saying the idea of heritage Americans is loony, and stop trying to bring in foreign nationals,” I replied.
I’d like to say I can’t believe Ohioans have drifted left enough to vote for Amy Acton, but I believe they have and won’t be surprised if the state goes blue.
Ramaswamy heckled off stage by young conservatives in his hometown as GOP doubts pile up [More]
Must be some o’ them loony Heritage Americans…
Who’s surprised to see Amy Acton tied with him? Who will be surprised to see a confluence of Hudson Antifa-types, gutless Republicans, and lazy gun owners turn Ohio blue?
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s state is home to an estimated 30,000 Haitian TPS holders. He told CBS earlier this week that the Haitians shouldn’t be sent back to their country of origin. [More]
What a “principled statesman.”
Poindexter’s own manliness credentials are fully in order. [More]
Oh, so that explains the hoplophobe endorsement:
Somehow, trusting The Atlantic to define masculinity seems kinda shaky…
[Via WiscoDave]
Democratic unity, Republican crossovers shape Ohio Senate race [More]
It seems like the whole damn state’s going Hudson Antifa, and it’s tough to find a Republican who’s not an uninspiring squish.
Shocking New Fraud Reports From Ohio May Amount to $1 Billion [More]
Really makes me wanna go out there and pay “my fair share” in taxes…
Ohio Republicans who run the state have been pretty much worthless on a lot of stuff, with Kasich and Dewine being representative of what rises to the top, and Casey Putsch being representative of what they won’t let anywhere near the corridors of power.
[Via Geordan]
If there is a message in my filing both a Writ of Mandamus and Writ of Prohibition with the Supreme Court of Ohio yesterday, to prevent Secretary of State Frank LaRose from certifying the candidacy of his endorsed candidate until he’s verified his parents’ immigration status at his birth on August 9, 1985, it is that Republican so-called “leaders” have reached the limits of our tolerance… LaRose must submit a DHS Form G-845 to verify the citizenship status of every candidate on the ballot. 8 U.S.C. 1373 authorizes him to ask. [More]
Ramaswamy’s not a legal citizen? Plus Eric Brewer has concerns with the legal citizenship status of Musk, Rubio, Patel, and Oz…
Now that he says he’s filed, will an investigation be forced? There’s nothing in the news about this, just his Facebook post. It’s probably too early to fantasize about Casey Putsch being declared winner of the primary by Ramaswamy’s disqualification…
And as much as I’d like to see if there’s any there there, I gotta ask: Is he onto something big that’s being suppressed by the powers that be, or just an obsessed gadfly with issues?
Casey Putsch lost to Vivek Ramaswamy. [More]
I figured he would, but just because you’re outnumbered doesn’t mean you’re wrong.
Barring unforeseen upheaval, I give Ohio 10 years to go solid blue. And our “gun rights leaders” will have played a big part in that.
And talk about a relevant UPDATE
Secretary of State Frank LaRose is prohibited by Article 15, Section 4 of the Constitution of Ohio from certifying Vivek Ganapathy Ramaswamy’s results in the Ohio Republican Party nomination for Governor of the state until he confirms he is a Citizen of the United States. [More]
I guess the idea of “Heritage Americans” doesn’t seem so “loony” to him about now. Wouldn’t this be a hoot if Casey won by default? Until Swamp Vichycons started helping Amy Acton by sabotaging him because he ain’t in their Big Club…
UPDATE
Frank won’t know until the promised lawsuit:
Based on reports from the May 2026 Ohio primary, there is no evidence that Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose refused to verify Vivek Ramaswamy’s win or questioned his legal citizenship.