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Dispatch: Banning guns may be bad for business

7:56am Tuesday, May 11, 2004

Aside from the fact that this organization has NEVER used the word boycott to describe our efforts to inform CHL-holders that they are not welcome in stores listed on our Do Not Patronize While Armed database, and aside from the fact that this reporter was so informed, we are pleased to see this issue getting the attention it deserves. A shorter version of this story has been picked up by the...

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Armed citizens protect lives and property in Ohio

5:17pm Monday, May 10, 2004

May 6, 2004 - Akron Man foils business robbery An Akron man picking up scrap metal foiled a robbery attempt in a Norton Avenue bowling alley. Gary Parsons, 52, said he was talking to an employee about hauling away scrap when he saw a man walk into Brunswick Charger Lanes around 10 p.m April 26 and put a gun to the head of a female employee. "He said, 'You've got five seconds,' '' Parsons said. "...

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Crain's Cleveland Business publishes OFCC response to ''business scare'' letter

3:07pm Monday, May 10, 2004

The following letter was published in response to yet another letter to the Crain's editor from Cleveland Brady Bunch/"Million" Mommer Lori O'Neill. To those who read her letter, it must be obvious why she has much better success at getting letters printed in Crain's than she does with lobbying efforts in Columbus - the majority of legislators know better. May 10, 2004 Crain's Cleveland Business...

Gun Control March Lacked Numbers and Impact, Critic Says

2:27pm Monday, May 10, 2004

May 10, 2004 CNSNews.com (CNSNews.com) - It wasn't a "Million Mom March" -- it was a "thousand gang limp," said one Second Amendment supporter, describing Sunday's anti-gun march in Washington. The Washington Post, which ran the story on page B-1, said "thousands" of people, mostly women, marched to "end gun violence" on Sunday. The newspaper described the rally as "the largest gun-control...

Cincy Biggs mega-grocery removes signs; great shopping alternative to Kroger!

1:07pm Monday, May 10, 2004

For those former Kroger customers in Cincinnati who are searching for a new place to purchase food for your family, Biggs Eastgate has removed signs barring CHL-holders, and has thus been removed for the "Do Not Patronize While Armed" list. They now join Walmart SuperCenters, Meijer's and a long list of other Cincinnati-area grocers that do not discriminate against people who choose to bear arms...

Concealed carry licensees from area are pleased with newfound freedom

1:22pm Saturday, May 08, 2004

May 6, 2004 Zanesville Times Recorder ZANESVILLE -- More than a hundred residents in Muskingum, Morgan, Licking and Guernsey counties have received their concealed carry weapons licenses, and applications keep coming. Major Bryan Hoover of the Muskingum County Sheriff's Office couldn't determine who the first person to receive the license was, but 116 have been issued to applicants from those...

Advocates of the conceal/carry gun law say system is moving too slowly

8:02am Saturday, May 08, 2004

This story has been picked up by the Associated Press and is being printed in newspapers across the state . Permit process takes time May 08, 2004 Columbus Dispatch More than 450 conceal/carry licenses have been issued in central Ohio since a new state law took effect one month ago today, but proponents say sheriffs still must do more to ease the application process. In Franklin County, where 246...

Applications steady for concealed-carry

7:40am Saturday, May 08, 2004

May 8, 2004 Dayton Daily News The April 8 start of the new concealed-carry law was expected to generate a rush of gun permit applicants, but officials in Montgomery, Miami, Greene and Warren counties say the process is steady and manageable. "The first day, the computer was overwhelmed, but that was fixed and since then we haven't had any problems," Montgomery County Sgt. Larry Schroeder said. "...