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Op Ed: Gun Accident Reveals Double Standard

9:50am Wednesday, February 26, 2003

When politics and behind-the-scenes quid pro quo leads to the positioning of certain law enforcement groups against concealed carry reform, it is often tempting to place the blame on law enforcement itself. The leadership of groups like the Fraternal Order of Police labor union, and the Ohio Highway Patrol, continue to put up resistance to the restoration of Ohioans' self-defense rights. They say...

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Senate Bill 24 assigned to Criminal Justice Committee

5:05pm Tuesday, February 25, 2003

Senate Bill 24 has been assigned to the Criminal Justice Committee. We will provide information on the first hearing for SB24 as it becomes available. This is a VERY good sign that the Senate intends to move this legislation as soon as the House passes it. Senate Bill 130 was never added to a committee schedule in the last General Assembly, and under Dick Finan's leadership, the Senate only moved...

Burden of Proof: Taft and Highway Patrol have no case against CCW

3:49pm Tuesday, February 25, 2003

The Ohio Highway Patrol and Gov. Taft waited until HB274's eleventh hour to weigh in on HB274. After nearly two years of opportunity to voice concerns, the OHP announced last December that they would oppose any bill that allowed Ohioans their right to self-defense in a vehicle. Despite the glaring unconstitutionality of this proposed exclusion, and based on comments already made this session, we...

Tale of Two Cities: Cleveland man dies; Tucson man lives

1:05pm Tuesday, February 25, 2003

Gilbert Wingfield and David Hill liked to get together occasionally and talk about old times. The retirees planned to get together again early Sunday at Hill's apartment on Cleveland's East Side. But Wingfield never made it. He died just feet from the door of his friend's apartment after being stabbed and robbed. "He was a good man, a good friend," Hill, 63, said yesterday. "This was just a...

Letter to the Editor: Ohio FOP makes false claims about CCW bill

10:55am Tuesday, February 25, 2003

The Zanesville Times Recorder printed a letter Thursday from OFCC President Jeff Garvas: "Ohio FOP makes false claims about CCW bill" The quote Garvas references, from FOP spokesperson Mike Taylor, appeared in numerous versions of an article about HB12, which was printed in various central Ohio Gannett-owned newspapers. In each of those articles, Taylor was quoted saying HB12 would allow felons...

''Sorry FOP, I give to OFCC PAC & the Buckeye State Sheriff's Association''

12:53pm Wednesday, February 19, 2003

After offering absolutely no suggestions or amendments in the past two years, the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police, a labor union, lobbied successfully at the eleventh hour to severely weaken HB274. They have already been quoted voicing opposition to HB12 in this new session. When the FOP calls your home during a meal, asking for donations, remind them of their actions against concealed carry...

''Deputies at scene can’t prevent slaying'': Only YOU can protect you

11:42am Wednesday, February 19, 2003

One of the popular myths offered up by gun control advocates is that the police will protect us, so we need not make preparations to protect ourselves. But a horrible incident in Tiffin proves that the Ohio Constitution's framers recognized our right to bear arms for defense and security for a reason: only YOU can protect you. Deputies at scene can’t prevent slaying By STEVE MURPHY BLADE STAFF...

Cincy Enquirer: Whining About Diversity

3:07pm Tuesday, February 18, 2003

The Cincinnati Enquirer headlined an article Sunday that would barely have been suitable for the paper's editorial page. While OFCC PAC is not a partisan organization, we are upfront about our support for those who support CCW reform, from either party, and our endorsements in the 2002 elections represented that fact clearly. The Cincinnati Enquirer represents itself as a nonpartisan organization...