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Dispatch: Gun law already subject of suits

8:05am Friday, April 16, 2004

Cuyahoga County sheriff sued because his office is refusing to process permits until later April 15, 2004 Columbus Dispatch The ink is barely dry on the first conceal-carry permit issued in Ohio, as well as the first lawsuits filed in connection with the week-old law. Columbus resident Josephine Lee has asked the Ohio Supreme Court to compel Franklin County Sheriff Jim Karnes to issue her a...

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DDN Reporter takes CHL class; biggest lesson SAFETY

7:59am Friday, April 16, 2004

Try finding any actual gun safety training like this being offered by so-called gun safety advocates like Toby Hoover, the Million Mom March, or Americans For Gun Safety. You won't find it, because they don't offer it. The DDN now nows - the REAL advocates for gun safety are the law-abiding people who own them. Safety at gunpoint Concealed-carry course aims at gun handling April 15, 2004 By...

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Media joins the club - whines about poorly worded HB12 year after OFCC

3:20pm Thursday, April 15, 2004

Warning: There are glaring inaccuracies in this story which, if followed, could present legal trouble for CHL-holders. Please see commentary which follows. April 15, 2004 Dayton Daily News Concealed-carry law triggering questions But answers hard to come by SHARONVILLE | For the students at the Great Oaks Police Academy, the biggest challenge won't be passing the test needed to get a concealed-...

More counties now taking CHL applications

12:35pm Thursday, April 15, 2004

Although originally claiming not to be prepared to fulfill their duty under the law on April 8, more counties are now accepting CHL applications, albeit, in most cases, on a grossly limited basis. Licking County: Concealed weapon applicants still plentiful There's been no letup in the number of people submitting applications to get a concealed carry gun permit, said Licking County Sheriff's...

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Tale of Two Cities: Detroit woman kills attacker; Akron home invasion spree

4:33pm Wednesday, April 14, 2004

April 14, 2004 Detroit Free Press A woman shot an armed man to death Tuesday after he attacked her as she was entering her east-side Detroit home, police said. The woman, who owns a car dealership, was at the side door of her home in the 15200 block of Troester at 7:45 p.m. when a man ran up behind her brandishing a nickel-plated handgun, Officer Derek Jones said. "He said, 'I got you,"' Jones...

Union Hospital ER shooting...when CCW was illegal

4:11pm Wednesday, April 14, 2004

For weeks now, the Ohio Hospital Association has been advocating a victim zone mentality on its website . Hospital administrators have blindly followed, to the point that we have stopped attempting to list each one indiviually on the "Do Not Patronize While Armed" list. To be sure, many hospital decision-makers are just inexperienced with this issue, and have decided just to rely on OHA advice...

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Woman Reports Rape At I-77 Rest Stop

1:07pm Wednesday, April 14, 2004

April 14, 2004 Compiled from press reports by NewsNet5.com , WKYC.com , and the Akron Beacon Journal . BATH TOWNSHIP -- A 27-year-old woman told police that she was attacked and raped at a rest stop along I-77 early Tuesday morning. The rest area off I-77 northbound in Bath Township near Ghent Road reopened after officials collected evidence. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the alleged assault...

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Section 9 update: OFCC successful in deterring several city ordinances

12:16pm Wednesday, April 14, 2004

Ohioans For Concealed Carry's legal representation continues to contact city law directors in each and every instance of a potential Section 9 violation we are made aware of. We are being met, in many cases, with success. The cities of Salem , Dover and Warren , and the County of Clinton, have backed down from plans to pass new bans, after receiving notice from our attorney. Officials in Dover...