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Morning Journal anti-CCW Editorial: UPDATE

12:59pm Saturday, December 14, 2002

Last week, we pointed out a horribly uninformed, anti-CCW editorial printed in Cleveland's Morning Journal. Since the Morning Journal website invites opinion via a comments section at the bottom of its website, we encouraged interested readers to submit their own thoughts. After nearly a week, not one post has been allowed to appear on the Morning Journal website in response to this story,...

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Editorial: Playing games with our rights

11:11am Friday, December 13, 2002

The Lima News editorial staff has printed an excellent piece on the demise of HB274. In four short paragraphs, they denounce the unfortunate political games in the Senate, point out the decade-long history of attempts to reform concealed carry laws in Ohio, and remind readers that the Ohio Supreme Court case looms as a potential rights-restorer for Ohioans. Click here for the full editorial in...

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Senate Democrats appoint replacement for Pro-CCW Tim Ryan

10:34am Friday, December 13, 2002

The Ohio Senate's Democrats have chosen Marc Dann of Liberty to fulfill the unexpired term of Timothy J. Ryan in the Ohio General Assembly. He will finish out Ryan's two years in the Senate. Dann will join 10 other Democrats in the Senate. They will be outnumbered 22-11 by Republicans. Dann was heavily endorsed by various labor unions. An attorney, he was chosen ahead of three other candidates...

Cleveland Police: You Can't Be Trusted With a Gun, But We Need your Help

12:12pm Thursday, December 12, 2002

Yet another law enforcement request has been issued, asking us, the unarmed and defenseless (at their leaderships' insistance) public, to be on the look out to help them catch armed criminals, this time on the streets of Cleveland . Here's a special message for the leadership of anti-CCW police organizations: Armed citizens DETER crime! Make your officers' jobs easier and endorse CCW! The result...

ANALYSIS: Sub. HB274 as passed by the Senate

5:36pm Wednesday, December 11, 2002

After reviewing the language of the Substitute bill adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee (Civil Justice), Ohioans for Concealed Carry made public its decision to OPPOSE this amended language. Our 6:00 a.m., December 5 press release can be reviewed by clicking here . In this release, OFCC called upon the Senate committee to reverse course, and to pass the bill as passed by the Ohio House...

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Website Polls Cover Fallout from Senate CCW Vote

11:38am Wednesday, December 11, 2002

On December 11, a poll was posted on this website's upper right-hand column, asking for opinion on whether or not Speaker Householder should reconvene the House for a vote on the Senate's drastically amended version HB274. Nearly 250 votes were logged in less than 24 hours, with votes AGAINST the House returning leading by around 75%. A previous poll, asking whether or not the Senate should amend...

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Blade: Toledo's handgun ban to die without new OK

by Chad D. Baus

10:58am Wednesday, December 11, 2002

Last month, we reported that Toledo's ban on so-called "Saturday Night Specials" was about to sunset , to the rabid dismay of the Ohio Coalition of Gun Violence. We made you aware that the OCAGV was calling upon their supporters to urge enforcement of the ban, stating that "we will be expected to prove that the Toledo SNS ordinance is worthwhile and effective." The Toledo Blade is now reporting...

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Columbus Dispatch: House unlikely to reconvene unless Taft signals approval

10:25am Wednesday, December 11, 2002

This story in the Dispatch outlines OFCC's key reason for opposing this amended Substitute bill - a highly dangerous "safe storage" poison pill inserted by Senator Jacobson at the demands of Gov. Taft. "Legislation permitting many Ohioans to carry concealed weapons appears to be within an inch of being enacted -- but it might as well be a mile." "The main stumbling block involves guns in cars...