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E. Stewart Moritz

A School that Allows Guns

August 29, 2008

Here's an interesting article about a small Texas school district that has voted to allow concealed-carry by teachers in the local school.  Small town, not much crime, but the nearest law enforcement is 17 miles away.

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Grandma Got Run Over by a … Prius?

August 25, 2008

(With apologies to Dr. Elmo.)
News last week that the California State Senate
"approved a bill requiring all hybrids and electric vehicles to have a minimum sound level."
Well, not exactly.  Actually, the California Senate passed a bill that
"directs the California Energy Commission to set up a committee to study the issue and report back in one year [...]

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Gun Rights Spreading Like Wild Fire?

August 20, 2008

(Sorry.)  We are going to have a lot to talk about in my Firearms Regulation class at Akron Law this fall.  Since the U.S. Supreme Court's momentous decision in D.C. v. Heller in June, more and more gun rights issues are in the news.  Two interesting articles yesterday talk about concealed carry rights in the [...]

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"Drill for Oil on American Soil"

August 17, 2008

I saw the above slogan on a bumper-sticker this weekend, and my first thought was "Why?".  Setting aside the partisan stances on this issue (It's possible — both presidential candidates, for example, have said that they oppose drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge), what is this issue about?  Who benefits (in legal terms, we [...]

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Interesting Report on Voter Registration Issues in Upcoming Election

August 12, 2008

See Wall Street Journal article here.  Here are a couple of representative quotations:
Republicans are moving to examine surges in voter registrations in some states. A Republican lawyers group held a national training session on election law over the weekend that included campaign attorneys for Sen. John McCain and other Republican leaders. One session discussed how [...]

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Who shouldn't be allowed to carry a concealed handgun?

August 11, 2008

A friend of mine was just denied when he tried to renew his Ohio license to carry a concealed handgun.  The letter from the Summit County Sheriff's Office identified the reason for denial as the presence on his record of two minor misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions from 1996 and 1997, when my friend was 19 [...]

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What's a "Tomnibus"?

August 3, 2008

I teach a seminar in Legislative Process at Akron Law each fall, and often get asked, "What is Legislative Process, anyway?"  My usual answer is "Everything!"

As you sit reading this blog, you exist in a web of regulation — governing your housing specifications, the noise you can make, the electricity that flows to your computer, [...]

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Voter fraud! Ohio U. student votes twice in primary

July 24, 2008

Here's an interesting story about a Hudson resident and Ohio University student who mistakenly voted twice in this year's primary election, and ended up pleading guilty to a fifth-degree felony, election falsification.  Did new Voter I.D. laws save the day?  Not exactly.

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How Did Accused Twinsburg Cop-Killer Have a Concealed-Carry License?

July 21, 2008

One fact to emerge from last week's tragic shooting death of Twinsburg Police Patrolman Joshua Miktarian is that the shooter, Ashford Thompson, held a valid Ohio license to carry a concealed handgun. Despite the incredibly small sample-size of this data point, Thompson's licensed status was sure to cause a great deal of angst in the [...]

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Voter ID's and Voter Fraud – Political considerations rise to the fore

July 7, 2008

Yesterday, Doonesbury weighed in on the issue of voter fraud.
In the strip, radio host Mark Slackmeyer elicits this statement from supposed GOP consultant Doug Chumley:  "By mandating strict ID requirements, we can disenfranchise the poor, the infirm, students, minorities — anyone who can't be counted on to vote responsibly!"  Mark replies:  "Fascinating!  So instead of [...]

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5 Days?! But I'm mad now.

June 30, 2008

I will teach this fall, for the first time, a seminar on firearms regulation at the University of Akron School of Law.  I wonder if there will be any interest…
As you all know, it's been an active week for gun control.  And after all the handwringing and huzzahs, what is there really to say about [...]

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