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Ohio Funds Eddie Eagle GunSafe® Program in Schools for Second Year

Fairfax, VA—For the second year in a row, the Ohio legislature has appropriated funds so that schools can purchase the National Rifle Association’s Eddie Eagle GunSafe® Program materials to teach gun accident prevention to children in pre-K through the third grade. The Eddie Eagle GunSafe® program has reached 18 million children in all 50 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Created by past NRA...

Defenseless shopper robbed, carjacked after leaving store at ''no-guns'' Strip

The Canton Repository is reporting that a man was robbed at gunpoint and forced into his car Tuesday afternoon as he left a store at The Strip. Thanks to the lobbying efforts of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, who were successful at removing language from HB12 which would have disallowed businesses from banning CCW in their parking lots, the landlord at The Strip has posted "no guns" signs at the...

Ohio Gun Ban Lobby and The Agony of Defeat

When does a legislation creating vanity license plates for the 'National Rifle Association Foundation' in Ohio become a victory for gun ban extremists? When you're gun ban lobbyist Toby Hoover, and when you're desperate to obscure the fact that you've been dealt yet another in a long string of defeats. Hoover, seemingly a one-woman show operating under the guise of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun...

Third Attack On Ohio College Campus Raises Concern

The following story and commentary were submitted to www.ohioccw.org by a concerned reader: OXFORD, Ohio -- A campus alert was issued Tuesday at Miami University after another student was assaulted, Cincinnati television station WLWT reported. A student was beaten and robbed by four unknown people in the middle of the night, making the incident the third in a little more than five weeks. Most...

Cinemark Theaters: What's good for Texans not good for Ohioans

Following is an account of one grandfather's efforts to protect his grandchildren while going to the movies: Subject: Visit to your theater today, 11/26/04 Author: "Mark" Date: 11/26/04 8:35 PM I took my grandchildren earlier today to see the movie 'The Polar Express' at your theater. Unfortunately your theater has posted signs barring entry of licensed handgun holders such as myself, and I was...

Letter to the Editor: Gun-permit decisions out of sheriff’s hands

November 29, 2004 Columbus Dispatch Franklin County Sheriff Jim Karnes told central Ohioans how he really feels about the new concealed-carry law passed in January. In the Nov. 18 Dispatch article "Conceal-carry process clarified", he said: "You got to have a reason to be scared. Otherwise, I’m going to have people filing applications for an emergency permit that really don’t have a reason to...

CHL-holder writes about protecting family from wild dogs in park

Wed Nov 17 08:11:49 2004: I can’t help but comment on what I’m reading about this issue of parks banning guns. If I’m attacked by man or beast while I’m in the park system, would they agree to be responsible/ liable for injury that occurred on their property because I was denied my right of personal protection? Recently, my wife and I took our dog for a walk in the park, and encountered a small...

''Plain sight'' just plain bad for Ohioans

Now that the dust is beginning to settle following the implementation phase of Ohio's new concealed carry law, people are beginning to settle in and examine the new law: Where is it working? Where are improvements needed? Indeed, as OFCC indicated upon passage of the bill nearly one year ago, there are many aspects which, by diminishing the number of licenses obtained, will lessen the downward...

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