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Shelby Co. Sheriff releases CHL-holders' protected, private information to media

2:13pm Wednesday, June 09, 2004

June 8, 2004 Sidney Daily News Sheriff's Office issues 87 concealed-carry permits Eighty-seven concealed carry permits have been issued to date by Shelby County Sheriff Kevin O'Leary, according to a list procured from his office. Permits may be issued to any resident of Shelby or adjoining counties who pass the requirement for a permit. Those requirements include at least 12 hours of training,...

OFCC announces major progress in fight to educate business owners

12:20pm Wednesday, June 09, 2004

SIGNS COME DOWN in Southwest Ohio Kroger stores, Perkins Family Restaurants state-wide Ohioans For Concealed carry is pleased to announce that two major national chains have begun removing discriminatory signs banning concealed handgun license-holders from their stores this week. On Monday June 7, the Task Force received word that Perkins Family Restaurants had ordered all Ohio "No guns" signs to...

Concealed carry supporters deal businesses resistance

7:53am Wednesday, June 09, 2004

Please note: One of the businesses quoted in this story, Fligner's Supermarket, contacted OFCC's Jim Irvine after completing his interview with this reporter. After a short, informative conversation, Mr. Fligner, a gun owner himself, removed his signs. It is once again safe to shop at Fligner's. June 9, 2004 Lorain Morning Journal LORAIN -- Supporters of Ohio's new law that allows for the...

OFCC's battle against Section 9 violators gains momentum

7:42am Wednesday, June 09, 2004

June 9, 2004 Dayton Daily News Arcanum gun ban challenged State law says OK, village says no The village of Arcanum has banned concealed handguns from its village land and parks, despite a new state law that allows a person with the proper license to carry a gun. The Ohio attorney general's staff questions the ordinance, which is among the first of its kind in the state. At the heart of the...

''First bank robbery this year'' at posted Willoughby Fifth Third branch

3:10pm Tuesday, June 08, 2004

June 8, 2004 Willoughby News Herald Police, FBI trying to determine if crime is connected to others in area The FBI is offering reward money for tips that lead to the arrest and conviction of a man who robbed a downtown Willoughby bank Monday afternoon. A black man wearing a navy blue hooded exercise suit walked into Fifth Third Bank at Mentor Avenue and Erie Street at 1:15 p.m. and demanded...

SIGNS COME DOWN: Perkins Family Restaurants cites good experience in PA

11:51pm Monday, June 07, 2004

Yet another Ohio-based business has made the corporate decision to remove discriminatory signs banning CHL-holders from their restaurants. Like Frisch's, MicroCenter, Home Depot and Giant Eagle (to name a few), Perkins Family Restaurants has responded to customers' questions about why these businesses were posting signs in Ohio, reminding them that they have been doing business in CCW states for...

Fremont News Messenger applauds passage of illegal ordinance

7:57pm Monday, June 07, 2004

June 4, 2004 Fremont News Messenger Clyde's ban on guns in parks is right on target Clyde City Council members as the people's representatives in a charter-form of government took advantage of an opportunity to protect residents -- one that most other cities might not have at this stage. Clyde Council and the city's administration boldly decided to ban concealed weapons in the city's parks...

CNN Poll Shows Growing Opposition to Extension of Clinton Gun Ban

1:06pm Monday, June 07, 2004

June 4, 2004 WASHINGTON, June 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- "A CNN internet poll ongoing for about a month shows there is growing opposition to proposals to extend the 1994 Clinton era ban on the manufacture and importation of certain semiautomatic firearms," John Michael Snyder, public affairs director of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA), stated here today. CNN posed...