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Evaluation: First 90 days with Ohio's Concealed Carry Law

6:09pm Thursday, August 26, 2004

The Ohio Attorney General's office has released data on the first three months of concealed handgun license issuance. ----> Concealed Carry Licensure Statistics Report - 2nd Qtr 2004 (.pdf) OFCC's overall assessment: Issuance: In the first 90 days under the new law, 26,307 standard licenses, and 30 temporary emergency licenses were issued to Ohio residents. Gun ban extremists and the liberal...

Editorial: List of permit holders shouldn't be a secret

12:51pm Thursday, August 26, 2004

August 26, 2004 Toledo City Paper "Morons" was all the letter said, but we knew immediately what had made the writer so angry. The anonymous letter, actually an e-mail, was one of many angry missives directed at the City Paper after we made the list of concealed-carry permit holders in Lucas County available on our Web site. The list included permit holders’ names, dates of birth and counties of...

Plans for shooting range move ahead despite noisy minority

11:31am Thursday, August 26, 2004

August 26, 2004 Cincinnati Enquirer Loveland eases gun law By Sheila McLaughlin LOVELAND - Council has changed the city's gun law, opening the way for a proposed indoor target range opposed by residents who would be its neighbors. But an opponent said the fight isn't over. "There will be a referendum. Council is up there to represent the people; they are not there to exercise their own personal...

Letter to the Editor: Shooting Blanks

11:26am Thursday, August 26, 2004

August 26, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal Your Aug. 9 editorial headlined "Victim of the gun lobby'' was full of opinions disguised as facts. The comment "no sport use'' is irrelevant. Where in the Constitution or case law does it state that any particular type of gun must have a sporting use? Those banned semi-automatic weapons only look like their fully automatic military counterparts. In this case...

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Fifth Third customer reveals conundrum facing defenseless victims

4:49pm Wednesday, August 25, 2004

Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2004 17:49:24 -0400 Subject: Fifth Third Bank I have been a Fifth Third banking customer for several years. Recently I went to our local drive-thru to cash a check for $1500. I was met with a sign that stated that the cashback limit at the drive-thru was $1000 and to "please visit our lobby for transactions greater than $1000 cashback." When I parked and walked to the lobby door...

Workplace victim zone: Cincy Kmart shooting leaves 2 dead

3:23pm Wednesday, August 25, 2004

August 25, 2004 Associated Press Cincinnati - A man opened fire at a suburban Kmart, killing an employee and injuring a customer before fatally shooting himself, authorities said. The shootings occurred after an altercation broke out about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in a Kmart in Colerain Township. Hamilton County sheriff's spokesman Steve Barnett said the gunman shot the store employee, 22-year-old Paul...

OFCC Picnic Agenda Announced

12:31pm Wednesday, August 25, 2004

Organizers for Ohioans For Concealed Carry's 1st Annual Picnic in the Park have announced the schedule for the September 4 event, which will include messages from OFCC President Jeff Garvas and OFCC PAC Chairman Jim Irvine. The keynote speaker is Secretary of State Ken Blackwell. A door prize drawing will also be held. The complete schedule can be viewed by click "Read More..." link below. 2004...

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Anti-gun judge illegally confiscates CHL-holder's firearm; defendant to appeal

12:00pm Wednesday, August 25, 2004

The name of the individual described below has been publicized in brief blurbs about the incident in a Cleveland Sun newspaper, but we have chosen not to repeat it here. For several weeks, Ohioans For Concealed Carry has been following the case of a young CHL-holder whose has been abused not only by the terrible vehicle carry provisions in Ohio law, but by the system responsible for enforcing it...