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Hypocritical bank policy suggests fear of Ohio citizens

2:41pm Monday, May 17, 2004

by Chad D. Baus UPDATE: National City Bank reconsidering Ohio CCW stance? The following story should be read in the context of this reality: According to the FBI, under the 150-year old concealed carry ban, Ohio earned one of the highest rates of bank robbery in the nation. Do these banks really believe that signs will deter the criminals? Founded in 1845 and headquartered in Cleveland, National...

What boycott? We're doing exactly what posted businesses ask...

10:33am Monday, May 17, 2004

Several Ohio newspapers, including the Athens News and Canton Repository , have recently printed follow-up stories regarding local reaction to OFCC's Do Not Patronize While Armed list. Most mistakenly referred to the effort as a "boycott". The following letter has been submitted to each of those publications, and is expected to appear in papers across the state throughout the week. Concealed-...

Don't miss this Delaware-area CCW Forum!

10:25am Monday, May 17, 2004

This is perhaps the first Chamber of Commerce-sponsored Ohio CCW Forum in which the truth on What Businesses Need to Know will be presented. Bagels & Business... ...A VERY Important Program that You Won't Want to Miss!!! "Firearms, What it Means for Your Business" Panelists: Representative James Aslanides Vice Mayor Steve Cuckler, Delaware City Council Captain Rose, Delaware City Police...

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Many more Ohio businesses remove discriminatory signs

10:05am Monday, May 17, 2004

In the wake of nationwide attention on Ohioans For Concealed Carry's effort to inform CHL-holders of where their business is not wanted, Ohio's media is giving significant attention to a FEW businesses on the "Do Not Patronize While Armed" list who are refusing to reconsider their discriminatory policies. Very few reporters have mentioned, let alone called to interview, the many businesses (...

Op-Ed: Group carries cause to an extreme

1:29pm Saturday, May 15, 2004

May 15, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer by Sam Fulwood III Ohioans for Concealed Carry PAC is an organization of gun-toting activists who believe that well-dressed citizens should accessorize their wardrobes with loaded weapons. A 9 mm pistol goes beautifully with camouflage fatigues, which are the rage nowadays. But what do you carry when you're strolling the boulevard or just having a bite at that...

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Concealed weapon applicants hurry, wait

8:14am Friday, May 14, 2004

May 14, 2004 Toledo Blade Paperwork delaying approval of permits Five weeks after Ohio gave its residents the right to carry concealed weapons, Lucas County residents are still waiting for their permits. More than 350 have applied for their permits in Lucas County but still await their cards because the paperwork process is so time-consuming, according to sheriff's Lt. Greg Wojciechowski. "We're...

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Letter to the Editor: CCW lament focused on the wrong people

7:38am Friday, May 14, 2004

May 13, 2004 Toledo Blade I read with amusement Toby Hoover's hand-wringing lament in Readers' Forum on Ohio's new concealed-carry law. A culture of fear? You bet. But she's focused on the wrong group of people. The "fearful" ones are now the perpetrators and criminals who reside in this state. They now know that they are very likely to make a serious and perhaps terminal mistake in their victim...

Fearforprofit Inc.

3:44pm Thursday, May 13, 2004

May 13, 2004 The (Cleveland) Sun Press "No guns allowed" signs popped up at local municipal buildings and schools laws month when Ohio's new concealed carry weapons law took effect. (Accompanying photo contains the following caption: "Signs such as this one outside the Chagrin Falls library will soon be as common everywhere as no smoking signs.") Enter gun safety advocate Lori O'Neill and her...