Members and leadership representing Ohioans For Concealed Carry were in attendance at the Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 15th, to attend oral arguments in the more than two-year-old "Hamilton County Concealed Carry" lawsuits.

Canton Repository - the Repository offers on of the best objective summaries of the testimony offered at the hearing by both sides, and the key issues about which the Justices had questions.

Dayton Daily News - the Daily News offers a surprisingly objective summary. We note with interest that while neither the State Solicitor who argued the state's case, nor OFCC President Jeff Garvas, were willing to "read the tea leaves" in an attempt to predict something from oral questioning. Toby Hoover of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, however, is not wise in witholding comment.

Columbus Dispatch (subscription site - paid access only) - the Dispatch, like the Daily News, offers a surprisingly objective summary. This article does perhaps the best job of all in viewing this issue from a multitude of angles, legislative, legal, and political. Once again, Toby Hoover of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence seems unaware that sometimes, silence is golden.

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