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A Letter to Drugmart.....

7:39am Friday, March 26, 2004

UPDATE!! Discount Drug Mart: There will be no corporate policy on signs To: Discount Drugmart I shop at your store frequently in Chesterland and Mentor. If you continue to post signs turning away citizens who have had proper training and taken on the huge responsibility of carrying a concealed handgun, LEGALLY, then I will be among them!! Guess what, people who ILLEGALLY carry, will STILL wind up...

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Bad times for defenseless victims in Akron

12:12pm Thursday, March 25, 2004

After devising a knee-jerk executive order banning CHL-holders from all county property and from county vehicles, OFCC can now report that Summit County officials are now reexamining the order, in light of OFCC's notification (with the assistance of Tim Dimoff, SACS Consulting and Investigative Services of Akron), that the order is a violation of Section 9 of House Bill 12. After reading these...

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OFCC PAC working to investigate reports of potential delays at sheriff's offices

10:48am Thursday, March 25, 2004

In many parts of the state, sheriff's offices are handling the implementation of Ohio's new concealed handgun license (CHL) law with the utmost of professionalism. Sheriffs such as Dan Beck in Allen Co. and Gerry Billy in Licking Co. are holding clinics to inform their constituents of the procedures for county residents to obtain licenses to carry concealed weapons. Most sheriffs tell OFCC PAC...

SIGNS COME DOWN: Marc's discount stores pull discriminatory signs

9:39am Thursday, March 25, 2004

On Monday, March 22, Ohioans For Concealed Carry began receiving reports that Marc's/XPECT, an Ohio-owned and operated discount chain in northeast Ohio, had begun posting discriminatory signs against CHL-holders . We quickly brought this matter to our members' and supporters' attention, along with information on a shopping alternative, since national competitor Walmart has indicated they will NOT...

After much thought, list of gun permit holders will not appear online

7:12am Thursday, March 25, 2004

March 24, 2004 by Linda Austin Ft Wayne News-Sentinel Thomas Jefferson once wrote differences of opinion will arise "in this happy country," but free discussion clears away the "passing clouds" and leaves "our horizon more bright and serene." If that's true, we are in for a very bright and serene future here in Fort Wayne. About 3,000 of you responded to a question we asked last week about...

Northeast Ohio Discount Drug Mart chain hangs discriminatory signs

6:02pm Wednesday, March 24, 2004

UPDATE!! Discount Drug Mart: There will be no corporate policy on signs Ohioans For Concealed Carry has learned that Discount Drug Mart, an Ohio-owned and operated discount chain in northeast Ohio, has made the decision to post discriminatory signs against CHL-holders. Discount Drug Mart has over 50 stores in NE Ohio. Decisions to discriminate against law-abiding customers offer yet another...

Toledo: Safe-gun classes filling rapidly

5:55pm Wednesday, March 24, 2004

March 24, 2004 Toledo Blade West Toledo resident Barb Korn grinned yesterday as she picked up a silver Smith & Wesson revolver - holding it with both hands and aiming it. "I like this," she said, staring down the gun's sights. Ms. Korn, 60, was among nearly 25 people taking a 12-hour class at Cleland's Outdoor World on Airport Highway. The training is required in order to carry a firearm...

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Indiana newspaper hears loud voice of opposition to publishing CCW list

5:21pm Tuesday, March 23, 2004

The State of Indiana has had nearly 70 years of quiet and successful experience with a concealed carry law. Unfortunately for Hoosiers, recent battles over public records in Ohio seem to have given a few Indiana journalists bad ideas: In a recent news story , the Ft. Wayne News-Sentinel raided the privacy of concealed handgun license-holders, and "outed" a few high-profile people. Most...