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BSSA: Pieces in place; 88 county sheriffs MUST take applications Apr. 8

1:57pm Wednesday, March 31, 2004

Reports of a few sheriffs telling reporters and constituents that they would not be accepting applications on April 8 have been filtering in for weeks. As we indicated on March 25 , OFCC PAC has been on the case, working with the Buckeye State Sheriff's Association to investigate these reports, and we are making progress. Only the Ohio Attorney General had legal authority to delay implementation...

Ignoring his ''duty under the law'': Cuyahoga sheriff not ready to process apps

10:20am Wednesday, March 31, 2004

March 29, 2004 Crain's Cleveland Business If you plan to get a license to carry a concealed weapon, don't go to Cuyahoga County Sheriff Gerald McFaul's office. At least not right away. Although the new Ohio law goes into effect April 8, Pat Kresty, chief of staff for Sheriff McFaul, said the office won't be ready to process licenses until sometime in May. "We're going to be giving out licenses to...

Big (dangerous) Boy: Frisch's Inc. reaffirms plans to post discriminatory signs

4:57pm Tuesday, March 30, 2004

UPDATE: Frisch's Inc. signs coming down ! Ohioans For Concealed Carry first brought word of a new interstate policy discriminating against CHL-holders at Frisch's Inc. on March 1. This particular ban is one of the most baffling we've seen, since Frisch's Inc. has allowed patrons of Golden Corral, Frisch's and Big Boy in states such as Kentucky, Indiana and Tennessee to bear arms for self-...

Thousands and thousands in Ohio await conceal-carry licenses

3:48pm Tuesday, March 30, 2004

Ohio's media outlets are ramping up on coverage of the impending implementation of Ohio's new concealed carry reform law. Click on the "Read More..." link below for a long list of links to Ohio media coverage. Channelcincinnati.com (Ch. 5 WLWT): Applications Available Next Week Applications will become available April 8, and if the rolls of those signed up to take classes are any indication, the...

BIG MISUNDERSTANDING: Henry Bierce Co. pulls ''no guns'' signs

2:45pm Tuesday, March 30, 2004

Ohioans For Concealed Carry is happy to report that the Henry Bierce Company has removed their "no guns" signs, just two days after we first reported on the signs' existence. According to a store representative, the whole thing was based on a big misunderstanding. Representatives from the Henry Bierce Co. recently attended an informational meeting held by the Tallmadge Chamber of Commerce. At...

Crain's Cleveland Business publishes anti-self-defense editorial as ''news''

11:52am Tuesday, March 30, 2004

On March 24, 2003 Crain's Cleveland Business published an editorial opposing the reformation of concealed carry laws in Ohio. This editorial bore striking similarity to a letter printed in multiple Ohio papers , written by Lori O'Neill, president of the "Million" Mom March chapter of greater Cleveland. In that 2003 editorial, Crain's editors admitted that they were "a bit far afield" when they...

To apply, prepare to spill the beans

11:19am Tuesday, March 30, 2004

March 28, 2004 Youngstown Vindicator by Patricia Meade YOUNGSTOWN — Let's say you're in your 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, whatever, and moved a lot over the years — can you list each and every address going back to age 18? Well, Ohio's application for a license to carry a concealed handgun requires such a list. The three-page application is now available online at the Ohio attorney general's Web site, www...

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OFCC puts Section 9 violators on notice

7:01pm Monday, March 29, 2004

From the moment the first reports of counties or municipalities passing concealed carry bans on public property broke, Ohioans For Concealed Carry has been informing our website readers that these laws were a violation of Section 9 of House Bill 12. As of this week, the violators are also being put on notice. Below is a copy of a letter served to the City of Chardon, Ohio. Similar letters are...