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Ohio gun banners advocating prank ''man-with-a-gun'' calls

4:45pm Monday, February 16, 2004

As if Ohio law enforcement doesn't have enough to do, Toby Hoover's Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence is now advocating a course of action that will waste even more of cops' precious time, and perhaps endanger CHL-holders: In a February 13, 2004 OCAGV media release , Hoover states as follows: "If you see someone with a gun, continue to assume their activity is suspicious. There is no way for...

Letter to the Editor: Negative trends will hurt Ohio

3:56pm Monday, February 16, 2004

February 15, 2004 Dayton Daily News SOMETIMES I DESPAIR OF OHIO. First, concealed weapons. Soon anyone in public places — supermarket, mall or movie, unless specifically barred — can be packing heat. And this is supposed to make me feel safe? True, it will still be against the law to actually shoot me, but perfectly OK to carry the means to do so. I am no longer listening to the claim that a "law...

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A few anti-self-defense cops still claim sky will fall April 8

8:10am Monday, February 16, 2004

Legislators finally realized the claims of opponents were not consistent with the experience in 44 other states who had passed similar legislation, and passed House Bill 12 into law. But that hasn't stopped gun ban lobby and a few anti-self-defense cops (with the willing help of our sour grapes press ) from using the same tired fear tactics. Cleveland Plain Dealer: Ohioans fired up about gun law...

Public officials' rush to ban CHL-holders could be illegal

2:05pm Saturday, February 14, 2004

URGENT UPDATE! Local Village Attempting Open Carry Ban (NE Ohio) by Chad D. Baus Some public officials may be guilty of violating Ohio's new concealed carry law before it even takes effect. On February 2, the Akron Beacon Journal reported that Summit County Executive James McCarthy issued an executive order "prohibiting guns in all county buildings and vehicles and on county property." On...

Masked robber fires shotgun inside bank

12:03pm Saturday, February 14, 2004

Ohio is one of the highest ranking bank robbery states in the nation. Meanwhile, someone in Hamilton County is more worried more about whether or not a concealed hangun license (CHL) -holder can be prevented from carrying a gun while traveling through a bank’s drive-thru night deposit or ATM, if the bank specifies that firearms are not allowed on the premises. Feb. 14, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal...

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Concealed Carry [Licenses] Meet Complications

8:18am Saturday, February 14, 2004

The following story highlights the reason OFCC and the OFCC PAC continue to need your support (via membership dues and donations). OFCC will obviously watching these developments very closely. Ohio's defenseless citizens have waited far too long for their right to bear arms for self-defense to be restored. Innocent people continue to be victimized. False issues like a supposed HIPAA conflict...

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Signs must be up to bar weapons, businesses told

8:00am Saturday, February 14, 2004

February 14, 2004 Cincinnati Enquirer HAMILTON - About 75 business owners and others on Friday quizzed Butler County sheriff's officials on Ohio's new concealed-carry law. The information session was aimed at business owners, and covered their rights and responsibilities under the new law. One main concern by employers: Does the concealed-carry law mean they cannot ban employees and customers...

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Campus victim zone: Shooting puzzles peaceful Bluffton

5:18pm Friday, February 13, 2004

We've said it before and we'll keep on saying it: so-called "gun free" zones do nothing to prevent persons intent on breaking the law from doing so. Ohio's concealed carry law contains far too many defenseless victim zones, which do nothing to deter criminals, but do everything to endanger potential victims. Bullet hits door in college dorm February 13, 2004 Toledo Blade BLUFFTON, Ohio - Someone...