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HB12 Conference Committee Meeting Rescheduled

11:18am Friday, November 14, 2003

The conference committee on House Bill 12 will be meeting Tuesday, November 18 at 1:30 p.m. in room 116 of the Statehouse. This is to be an "organizational" meeting only - there is no scheduled testimony or vote.

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Youngstown & Lorain cops confused over who the bad guys are

10:32am Thursday, November 13, 2003

Anti-self-defense extremists are trying desperately to put the 'Defense' Walk genie back in bottle. Toby Hoover told reporters covering yesterday's big Statehouse Walk that gun-rights advocates who lawfully carried their weapons in the open "prove the concealed-carry bill isn't needed." There are enough headlines just in the past two weeks to prove how wrong Hoover is. Just four hours after the...

Three more Ohioans couldn't drive away when attacked this week

9:31am Thursday, November 13, 2003

"We do not want a loaded firearm readily accessible to the driver of a car. If there's a dangerous situation and you're in your car, you can drive off." - Capt. John Born, Ohio State Highway Patrol. "...Of all the changes made by the Senate, as a father, I am most proud of the work we did to ensure the safety of Ohio children under this bill." - Steve Austria, who chaired the committee which...

Letters to Editors: CCW law is best way to protect Ohioans

8:19am Thursday, November 13, 2003

Anti-concealed carry/self-defense letters to the editor are few and far between these days, but when they are printed, they are always long on emotion, and short on facts. Leave it to the good guys to reply with the facts the gun grabbers left out. November 13, 2003 Cleveland Plain Dealer Regarding the Nov. 12 article "Proposed law may hide more than just guns" : Reporter Sandy Theis continues...

Poll: Ohio voters unhappy with GOP

6:27am Thursday, November 13, 2003

Cleveland Plain Dealer November 13, 2003 Columbus - Auditor Betty Montgomery leads all other Republicans seeking the nomination for governor, and holds double-digit leads over Democrats who have expressed an interest in the 2006 contest, according to a poll paid for by the Montgomery campaign. Of Republicans surveyed, 32 percent said they would vote to nominate Montgomery for governor. Secretary...

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Statehouse 'Defense' Walk brings big numbers to Columbus!

2:57pm Wednesday, November 12, 2003

Early reports from Columbus are that we had the second-highest 'Defense' Walk attendance to date, as over 120 OFCC supporters openly carried their firearms around the State Capitol today (plus probably 10-15 children who were, of course, not armed). Political insiders know it is hard to get conservatives to hold any type of rally. And this was a very unique rally. Why? Today's 'Defense' Walk was...

Taft's willing media accomplices at it again

11:27am Wednesday, November 12, 2003

But the REAL story on how law-abiding CCW licenseholders are is being told in Michigan Two weeks ago, OFCC learned that Gov. Taft had been trying to influence conference committee members to change provisions agreed upon by BOTH House and Senate - specifically the issues regarding protecting the privacy of Ohioans who apply for, and are granted or denied, CCW licenses. Taft should know better...

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Advance media coverage of Statehouse 'Defense' Walk

9:59am Wednesday, November 12, 2003

Reports of extensive media coverage of today's Statehouse 'Defense' Walk are coming in from supporters in the Columbus area. Following is a compilation of those reports, with a link where available: Click on the "Read More..." link below for more. (Summaries only where links to full story available) 10TV WBNS : Concealed-carry supporters to protest at statehouse Columbus police and highway patrol...