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Police departments across state preparing for April 8

8:21pm Sunday, April 04, 2004

We've been giving Ohio's highest law-enforcement body in the land (our 88 county sheriffs) quite a bit of attention of late, but what about the lower, local law enforcement departments? For most, April 8 is being viewed as it should be - just another day on the job. "For so many years we’ve been trained to approach people as if they have a weapon," said Sgt. Kelly Hamilton of the Columbus Police...

Gearing Up for Concealed Weapons

12:25pm Saturday, April 03, 2004

April 8 is the day that Ohioans who want to take advantage of the new concealed weapons law can begin to apply for a permit to carry a hidden gun. Sheriffs are trying to get the word out about what the process will look like. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports. Click here to hear the story via RealAudio streaming.

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So much for ''very little interest'' in concealed carry among Ohioans...

12:22pm Saturday, April 03, 2004

Ohio's media outlets are continuing to provide extensive coverage of the pending implementation of Ohio's new concealed carry reform law. As you read about the many thousands of applicants, keep in mind all the old claims from the gun control lobby that there was very little interest among Ohioans for concealed carry. Click on the "Read More..." link below for a long list of links to Ohio media...

Sheriffs prepare for rush

11:21am Saturday, April 03, 2004

Columbus Dispatch April 2, 2004 Attorney General Jim Petro speculated yesterday that 100,000 Ohioans will apply for permits to carry concealed handguns in the first six months after the new law takes effect Thursday, and that 95 percent will qualify. Petro, saying he could be off by 15 percent either way, made his guess at a news conference attended by six county sheriffs among the 88 assigned to...

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100,000 expected to seek [licenses]

11:17am Saturday, April 03, 2004

Sheriffs brace for gun applicants Dayton Daily News April 2, 2004 COLUMBUS | As many as 100,000 Ohioans are expected to apply for licenses to carry concealed handguns in the six months after the state's concealed-carry law takes effect next Thursday, Attorney General Jim Petro said. Petro on Thursday said he expects 95 percent of those who apply to qualify. His office prepared the pamphlet...

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BSSA President: ''ALL 88 SHERIFFS WILL ACCEPT APPLICATIONS APRIL 8''

11:15pm Friday, April 02, 2004

Over the past two weeks, Ohioans For Concealed Carry has been working tirelessly with the Buckeye State Sheriff's Association to investigate reports of sheriffs telling reporters and constituents that they would not be accepting applications on April 8. On Monday, March 29, amidst widespread reports of potential delays, OFCC publicized a statement by Buckeye State Sheriff's Association (BSSA)...

Ohio Attorney General's office emails constituents re: reported sheriffs' delays

12:53pm Thursday, April 01, 2004

Wed, 31 Mar 2004 Mark Gribben Director of Constituent Services Office of Attorney General Jim Petro Thank you for your message on the difficulty you are having with the County Sheriffs. Unfortunately, our office doesn't have the legal authority to compel the sheriffs to make the applications process easy, although we have taken all possible steps to make it as simple as possible for them. The...

DDN prints reponses to ''Mad'' Mary McCarty

12:41pm Thursday, April 01, 2004

Despite the thousands of federal and state gun control laws on the books, Charles McCoy still walked around carrying a concealed gun, shooting willy-nilly at anything that moved, immortalizing himself as the Ohio sniper suspect. Whether or not he could have gotten a concealed carry license matters none. The Ohio sniper didn't wait until April 8 to begin his sickening crime spree, and yet Dayton...