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Mark your Calendars: Join OFCC for Party in the Park II

Submitted by cbaus on Fri, 04/01/2005 - 15:31.

OFCC is happy to announce the 2nd annual Party in the Park is set to take place at Liberty Park (corner of Liberty Rd. and Home Rd.) in Powell, Delaware Co., Ohio, on July 30th from 11am to 6pm – rain or shine.

Party in the Park II is a family event. All pro-concealed carry Ohio residents, friends and family will be welcomed.

SPEAKER: Attorney General Jim Petro to be keynote speaker for OFCC's Party in the Park II

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Advance lunch tickets NOW AVAILABLE through our web store (OhioCCW.org), for $13 per person or $24 per couple. For every paid adult, up to two children eat free! Lunch will be catered by a well-known Columbus restaurant. Soft-drinks-only tickets can also be purchased in the webstore for $2 per person. Meal purchase not required to attend, but door prize tickets will only be available to those who purchase meal.

Door Prizes have been graciously donated as follows*:

  • Springfield Armory Mil-Spec 1911-A1 (.45 cal.) from www.springfield-armory.com
  • Crimson Trace LG-401 Lasergrips for a
    1911 model pistol, and three logo-embroidered hats from www.crimsontrace.com

  • Ka-Bar TDI knife with two sheaths from www.shawnstactical.com
  • $25 gift certificate courtesy of www.targetbarn.com
  • Alessi Bodyguard 1911 holster courtesy of Lightningarms.com
  • Passes to Dave Goodman Gunshows, courtesy of gunshow.net
  • Two Uncle Mike’s holsters courtesy of Porter’s Gunshop (740-574-8185)
  • Two $100 Training Certificates from WOPSFTG (handguntactics.com)
  • Range Bag, Fanny Pack, Cleaning Kit, a shooters towel, 200 rounds of Magtech or PMC ammo and assorted clothing courtesy of Blackwing SC** (BlackwingSC.com)
  • Two certificates good for a kydex holster and mag carrier courtesy of Cen-Dex.com
  • One certificate good for a holster courtesy of www.comp-tac.com
  • Two full scholarships to a Beginners' Handgun Class courtesy of The Powder Room (http://www.powderrm.com)
  • 11" Cabela's
    Canvas Pistol Case with a lock Otis Gun Cleaning
    System from Cabela's (http://www.cabelas.com)

    *This is a partial list only!
    **Blackwing is offering picnic attendees half-price range time on the day of the picnic! Details available at the park.

    Stay tuned to our website for further updates!

    HELP SPREAD THE WORD: Download this flyer, print off some copies, and distribute it to gun stores, self-defense classes, etc. in your area!

    Please mark your calendars now – make plans to spend July 30, 2005 with hundreds of your closest friends and the most dedicated self-defense advocates in the state!

    Click on the "Read More..." link below for directions.

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    UDF bans CHL - Tri-state customers told to stay out when armed

    Submitted by cbaus on Fri, 04/01/2005 - 05:10.

    This week, we began receiving reports of new "no-guns" signs being posted in Cincinnati-area United Dairy Farmers convenience stores.

    As it was the first block-posting by a business chain in close to a year (there are nearly 200 UDF stores in the Tri-state area), and as UDF is an Ohio-based business which has been doing business in other CCW states for years with no signs, Business Education Coordinator Joe Eaton was quick to investigate. His report follows:

      I contacted UDF on March 30, and spoke to Jennifer in Consumer Relations at 800-833-9911. Jennifer clarified that all UDF locations will be posted in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. She claimed this decision was made in May of 2004 but signs were not printed or available until now.

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    Criminals foil background checks: Firearms stolen from home

    Submitted by cbaus on Fri, 04/01/2005 - 05:05.

    The Lancaster Eagle Gazette is reporting that someone broke into a home in the 4600 block of Pine Grove Road, Amanda between 3 p.m. Monday and 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. Stolen items included six rifles and shotguns along with a 9 mm pistol, a holster, and 320 rounds of reloaded ammunition. The value of the loss was not estimated.

    It is highly typical in cases like these that the thief knows what he is looking for, knows where to find it, and knows when the firearms owner will be away from the home. This type of research takes time and effort. Thanks to news media abuse of the Media Access Loophole, the potential for knowing where to find firearms to steal is made much, much easier.

    CLICK HERE TO ASK YOUR LEGISLATORS TO PROTECT LAW-ABIDING PEOPLE BY AMENDING HOUSE BILL 9 AND CLOSING THE MEDIA ACCESS LOOPHOLE.

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    Op-Ed: Women's self-defense class can save life

    Submitted by cbaus on Fri, 04/01/2005 - 05:00.

    March 31, 2005
    Cincinnati Enquirer

    Your voice: Susan Morgan

    I recently participated in a self-defense class for women offered by the Cincinnati police. It all started when I asked if they could recommend a course. They responded by asking if I would recruit some friends to be "guinea pigs" for a pilot program.

    Four course hours later I, and several of my friends, knew what to do, mentally and physically, if attacked.

    The op-ed, which can be read in its entirety here, does not say whether or not Cincinnati police mentioned an Ohio Concealed Handgun License among these women's self-defense options, but no good self-defense class offered in this state should omit it.

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