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Fear of the unknown fuels business ban decisions

1:16pm Tuesday, April 06, 2004

The Akron Beacon Journal has published an op-ed which highlights once again what we've told you before: Anti-gun extremists are the true sufferers of paranoia . Appropriately entitled "Concealed guns bring fears to light" , the Beacon Journal op-ed starts out bad, and gets worse from there: You're a cop. You pull a car over for a burned-out taillight. You approach the driver's door. The window is...

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Kroger shooting highlights folly of gun bans

10:38am Tuesday, April 06, 2004

During the open carry 'Defense' Walks, Kroger corporate management informed inquirers that the company was enforcing its firearms ban under a very liberal interpretation of Ohio law regarding firearms prohibitions where liquor is being dispensed (served). When it was explained that this prohibition is only applicable to establishments which SERVE liquor by the drink, Kroger Customer Service...

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OFCC to Ohio businesses: "[We] will obey your sign, but it will cost you money"

10:44pm Sunday, April 04, 2004

OFCC warned supporters about the next battleground in the concealed carry fight just hours after HB12 was signed into law. In Gun ban extremists' expected ''Business Blitz'' begins , we noted that Ohio's liberal media outlets were all-too willing to help "share the gospel" of business bans. But as April 8 draws near, Ohio's media is placing a new, increasingly objective eye on this issue. Click...

Section 9 violators starting to get the message

9:21pm Sunday, April 04, 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. Last week, OFCC acted to put the violators on notice . We are now pleased to report the first signs that city officials beginning to follow their...

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HIPAA-proof: Attorney General confirms legality of mental health check rules

9:05pm Sunday, April 04, 2004

In the past few weeks, opponents of Ohio's new concealed handgun licensure law have been attempting to claim that a year-old Federal privacy law governing medical records (HIPAA) made it impossible to complete the background checks prescribed in House Bill 12 for CHL applicants. We told you weeks ago , and now the Ohio Attorney General has now confirmed it: they've been making much ado about...

New reality for nay-sayers: Their predictions will not come to pass; ours will

8:38pm Sunday, April 04, 2004

Ohio's news media have begun to struggle with reality: the general public is about to learn what proponents of this legislation have long known. Issuing concealed handgun licenses (CHL's) is not going to change daily living in Ohio. There will be no shoot-outs at fender-benders, or normal domestic arguments turned homicide. What is the anti-gun media doing to prepare for their readers to learn...

Police departments across state preparing for April 8

8:21pm Sunday, April 04, 2004

We've been giving Ohio's highest law-enforcement body in the land (our 88 county sheriffs) quite a bit of attention of late, but what about the lower, local law enforcement departments? For most, April 8 is being viewed as it should be - just another day on the job. "For so many years we’ve been trained to approach people as if they have a weapon," said Sgt. Kelly Hamilton of the Columbus Police...

Gearing Up for Concealed Weapons

12:25pm Saturday, April 03, 2004

April 8 is the day that Ohioans who want to take advantage of the new concealed weapons law can begin to apply for a permit to carry a hidden gun. Sheriffs are trying to get the word out about what the process will look like. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports. Click here to hear the story via RealAudio streaming.