Dear Editor,
Many Ohioans may not be aware or even understand that the Ohio election on Aug. 8 will determine the future of trapping, hunting, fishing and our gun rights because Issue 1 fails to include these rights.
The fact is these trainwreck tactics have already played out in California and a few other states.
If you follow the big money on ballot issues, multimillion-dollar anti-hunting and gun control activists want to buy the Ohio Constitution to enact their own foolish agenda -- to take our rights away.
The mainstream media claims state Issue 1 takes away our right to vote. To be clear, that's fake news. The truth is Ohioans can still use the ballot box to change our laws (not the state constitution) with a simple majority vote.
The bottom line is Ohio's constitution is not for sale. We can't out-spend big money politics, but you can vote yes on state Issue 1.
In doing so, we still defend the future of trapping, fishing, hunting and gun rights in the Buckeye State.
Robert Johnson
St. Clairsville