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''No Warnings'' for accidental felonies in Montgomery Co.

12:11pm Thursday, June 17, 2004

June 17, 2004 WHIOtv.com Deputies Arrest Alleged Concealed Carry Law Violator DAYTON, Ohio -- A Dayton man reportedly becomes Montgomery County's first person to violate the concealed carry law after deputies said he took a gun into a court building. Investigators said Douglas Lyons walked into the Common Pleas Courts building in downtown Dayton on Tuesday with the gun. Law enforcement officials...

Special Prosecutor Appointed to Investigate Release of Protected Records

8:30pm Wednesday, June 16, 2004

Ohioans For Concealed Carry Calls on Legislators to Repeal Media Access Loophole June 17, 2004, 12:01 a.m. CLEVELAND - Ohioans For Concealed Carry today announced that it is calling upon the Ohio General Assembly to remove the flawed media access loophole from the new concealed handgun license law. The move is being made following the announcement by Shelby County Prosecutor Jim Stevenson that,...

National Association of Chiefs of Police Strongly Supports CCW

2:36pm Wednesday, June 16, 2004

June 15, 2004 Insight Magazine The National Association of Chiefs of Police recently released its 16th Annual Survey of Police Chiefs and Sheriffs and, according to Vice President and Public Affairs Specialist Jim Kouri, some of the survey findings are surprising and compelling. "The survey had some surprising results on topics including terrorism, gun control, homeland security, drug enforcement...

Letter to the Editor: Gun crusader fires back at critics, editorial on CCW

12:13pm Wednesday, June 16, 2004

June 16, 2004 Lorain Morning Journal Toby Hoover (executive director of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence) has yet again proven her hypocrisy when she stated in a June 10 letter that only a fraction of Ohioans will acquire concealed handgun licenses (she incorrectly referred to them as permits). We've said for years that only a small percentage of Ohioans will acquire these licenses, yet...

''Brother, they don't read signs''

11:16am Wednesday, June 16, 2004

June 15, 2004 Columbus Dispatch 25-year-old man slain in University District A 25-year-old man was killed yesterday after being shot behind the wheel of a sport utility vehicle on a University District street. Mark Warren, 25, had pulled over on E. 8 th Avenue near the N. 5 th Street intersection when a man on foot shot him at about 5:20 p.m. Police said he had stopped the SUV to talk to someone...

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Ken Blackwell announced as keynote speaker for OFCC's Party in the Park

11:05am Wednesday, June 16, 2004

We are pleased to announce that Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell will serve as keynote speaker at the first annual Ohioans For Concealed Carry Party in the Park on September 4. Mr. Blackwell is a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment and of Ohio's constitutional right to bear arms for defense and security. Please make plans to attend this Labor Day weekend event at a Central Ohio park to...

New online poll tests Shelby Co. Sheriff's assertions about ''vague'' law

2:33pm Tuesday, June 15, 2004

A new survey has been added to the OFCC PAC website, testing Shelby Co. Sheriff Kevin O'Leary's assertion that the words county of residence in Ohio Revised Code are "convoluted, vague, and open to interpretation, and could be construed specifically as the name of the county or the full address at which the permit holder resides inside the county." Is Shelby County Prosecuting Attorney Jim...

Lorain County Swamped By Cuyahoga County Applicants

9:56am Tuesday, June 15, 2004

Temporary hours adopted as deputies try to catch up Ohioans For Concealed Carry has learned that due to an overwhelming amount of applications received, the Lorain County Sheriff's Office is being forced to temporarily reduce the number of days per week they will be accepting applications for concealed handgun licenses. Captain Drozdowski stated in a phone conversation that they have assigned...