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"Kasich Will Sign 'Guns In Bars' Bill"

"Kasich Will Sign 'Guns In Bars' Bill"

There is an interesting poll here that asks people "Which do you think should be allowed in bars?" and the choices are "smoking," "guns," "both," and "neither." The majority of people in this unscientific poll support allowing either guns or smoking in bars.

Ohio lawmakers passed a proposal which would allow people with concealed-carry permits to take firearms into bars and facilities where alcohol is served, as long as they don't drink.
The House and the Senate both approved the measure Wednesday which will send it to the governor.
Gov. John Kasich told ONN's Jim Heath that he would sign the bill. . . .
Move to ban e-cigarettes raises question

Move to ban e-cigarettes raises question

So e-cigarettes have no second hand smoke but they still get banned? The claim is that letting people smoke non-smoke emitting e-cigarettes will lead to people smoking real cigarettes makes little sense because the enforcement is easy. E-cigarettes may even make it easier to ban real cigarettes because there is a substitute. Now this from Seattle.

Five years after Washington residents voted to ban smoking cigarettes, cigars and pipes in public places, King County wants to add one more thing to the list: Electronic cigarettes.

The 2006 state law banned smoking in bars and restaurants on the basis that second-hand smoke causes cancer and other diseases. King County's rationale for adding e-cigarettes, also known as battery-powered nicotine-delivery devices, to the list of forbidden acts is a little different.

The fake cigs, from which users inhale vaporized nicotine, don't emit smoke. Rather, they produce a less-smelly, combustion-free mist.

But public health officials say they're so similar to the real thing that they make tobacco enforcement difficult and often prompt smokers to think it's OK to light up in public. And that leads to second-hand smoke, health officials reason.

"The idea is that even though they're not exactly identical to cigarettes, people see folks using e-cigarettes, and they think somebody else is smoking," said Bud Nicola, a King County Board of Health member and affiliate professor with the University of Washington School of Public Health. "It makes it very difficult for inspectors." . . .
Government comes to the rescue, well, sort of

Government comes to the rescue, well, sort of

Anti-smoking laws aren't an invasion of property or privacy? The Cincinnati Reds win the National League Central division and then, gasp, the owner gives out cigars to his players and some of them start puffing away.

Reds celebration cigars spark health probe
(AFP) – 2 days ago
CINCINNATI, Ohio — City health officials will inspect the home ballpark and locker room of the Cincinnati Reds after complaints that players violated an indoor smoking ban by puffing on cigars in a celebration.
Television scenes of the Reds in the locker room showed the smokers after their National League Central division title-clinching 3-2 home victory Tuesday over Houston and five complaints were made to a state telephone hotline.
State law requires the complaints over a violation of Ohio's smoking ban be followed up with an investigation within 30 days, although Cincinnati Health Department spokesman Rocky Merz said any action from the probe is unlikely.
The Reds reached the Major League Baseball playoffs for the first time since 1995 and will begin their post-season title quest next week. . . .

New Year New Laws




Regarding texting:

“It’s the hottest safety issue in the states right now by far,” said Jonathan Adkins, spokesman for the Governors Highway Safety Association, which represents state highway safety agencies. . . .
Healthy Cigarettes?

Healthy Cigarettes?



Nicotine, like caffeine, is actually fairly beneficial in many circumstances. Nicotine simultaneously stimulates and calms people. It is one reason why soldiers like to smoke when they are out on patrol -- staying alert is at a premium, but they also don't want to drink a lot of caffeine because it can cause your hands to shake slightly.
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