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Section 9 update: City of Columbus recognizes duty to comply

3:29pm Thursday, April 08, 2004

Of all the choices the Associated Press has for a story on today (Sheriffs refusing to follow the law, getting sued, etc.), they have elected to (finally) cover the issue that cities are illegally banning firearms, in violation of Section 9. And of course, their coverage is sympathetic only to the gun-grabbers. The Associated Press 4/8/2004, 2:16 p.m. ET Cities worry that new gun law could...

Cuyahoga County citizen files suit against Sheriff Gerald McFaul

11:52am Thursday, April 08, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For further information, contact Attorney Ken Hanson WRIT OF MANDAMUS SOUGHT AGAINST CUYAHOGA COUNTY SHERIFF MCFAUL Suit was filed in the Ohio Supreme Court today (Case No. 04-585) against Cuyahoga County Sheriff Gerald McFaul, seeking to have the Supreme Court order Sheriff McFaul to accept and process applications for concealed handgun licenses during normal business hours...

CLOCK STARTS TODAY: OH Sheriffs' duty under the law to accept applications

by Chad D. Baus

10:07am Thursday, April 08, 2004

Franklin County accepting license applications OFCC Central Ohio Coordinator Gerard Valentino was on hand today to witness the Franklin County Sheriff's office accept the first applications in that county. The office had previously been publicizing a later start date, which would have represented an illegal delay. The applicants did NOT have an appointment, but the office indicated they had an...

While you are waiting in line...some ideas to ponder

10:18pm Wednesday, April 07, 2004

Something to consider while you wait in line at your sheriffs' office for your concealed handgun license. Starting tomorrow, April 8, 2004, you may apply for an Ohio Concealed Handgun License. This has been a long battle. Earlier today, OFCC issued an alert reminding everyone to be patient, professional and understanding of the reasonable problems that sheriffs' have while doing their best to do...

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FLASH!! LexisNexis Anderson Publishing displaying wrong Ohio CHL law on website

5:29pm Wednesday, April 07, 2004

UPDATE: LexisNexis Anderson Publishing website corrected EXCLUSIVE: MUST CREDIT www.OhioCCW.org Ohioans For Concealed Carry has discovered that LexisNexis Anderson Publishing, the nation's primary publisher of "legal treatises, professional journals, law school textbooks, criminal justice publications, and legal forms", has an incorrect version of Ohio's new concealed handgun license law on it's...

Ohio's media outlets coverage of concealed carry hits fever-pitch

1:47pm Wednesday, April 07, 2004

Ohio's media outlets are continuing to provide extensive coverage of the pending implementation of Ohio's new concealed carry reform law. We wish we had time to evaluate and comment on potential inaccuracies in each one, but it's just coming too fast. As always, read with a watchful eye, and keep in mind the credibility of the source! Athens Messenger: Concealed-carry licensees limited to certain...

More headlines like these to follow if Ohio Newspaper Assoc. gets its way

5:37pm Tuesday, April 06, 2004

April 3, 2004 Toledo Blade Jerusalem Township gun thefts prompt request for information The Lucas County Sheriff's Department is looking for tips on a burglary at a Jerusalem Township residence in which 15 firearms were taken. The burglars forced their way into the house in the 1200 block of Lyon Road between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. March 22. The guns, worth more than $4,700, were taken from the...

Terrorists on buses and in malls: Ohio CHL important to Homeland Security

2:08pm Tuesday, April 06, 2004

In recent days and weeks, the United States has seen increased signs that terrorists may attempt to attack American shopping malls or transit systems such as buses or trains. The citizens of Israel have faces such threats in their every-day lives for years, and that government has responded by encouraging law-abiding citizens to go armed. Meanwhile, taxpayer-funded bureaucrats at bus services in...