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Police Chief: ''Easy pickings'' for armed robbers in Ohio

11:40am Thursday, April 17, 2003

Medina- Police Chief Dennis Hanwell fears he can explain the city's recent spate of robberies: Medina has become easy pickings. In less than four months, since layoffs shrank the police force by 25 percent, six armed robberies have been reported in Medina, as many as were reported in all of 2002, Hanwell said. "Armed robbery is a high-risk crime," Medina Detective Scott Thomas said. "You have to...

Cleveland Plain Dealer editorial: Unconstitutional arms control?

9:05am Thursday, April 17, 2003

Who's up for a smoke? Because after this article from PD associate editor Phillip Morris, some concealed carry reformers may be ready to buy stock... 04/15/03 The Ohio Supreme Court turns its attention today to guns and begins to ponder what the framers of the Ohio Constitution really meant when they wrote: "The people have the right to bear arms for their defense and security; but standing...

Ohio Supreme Court Audio - Now Available Publicly

3:34pm Wednesday, April 16, 2003

Ohioans For Concealed Carry has acquired cassette tape quality audio, and we've converted it to a 6.5k mono stream for size purposes. To hear this stream you must have Windows Media Player installed. It is recommended that you use the latest version of Windows Media Player, especially if you have problems opening the stream. To hear the low-quality audio, click here (6k low-speed stream)...

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Cincinnati Post reveals multiple personalities

12:52pm Wednesday, April 16, 2003

Readers and subscribers of the Cincinnati Post were presented with a bit of a paradox in their April 16 issue. The Page 1 headline screams: Homicides on record pace Police want to target hotspots Two killed, others injured in shootings But on the editorial page , the paper argues in favor of regulating "hidden" weapons, stating that "of all the arguments that can be made about Ohio's concealed...

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New online poll asks why you don't exercise your right to open carry

12:00pm Wednesday, April 16, 2003

A new survey has been added to the OFCC PAC website, inquiring as to why you don't exercise your Constitutional right to 'open carry'. Vote on the upper-right corner of the homepage, or click here . If you haven't already done so, you can still weigh in on whether or not you would shop a business that bans CCW, by clicking here .

War May Redefine Gun Control - a feminist view

7:25am Wednesday, April 16, 2003

Despite the high emotions that surround war — or perhaps because of them — people are focusing again on "normal" life. But what is normal has shifted in ways both obvious and subtle. Consider how war has affected just one issue: the debate over gun control. align="center"> Click here to read the entire article on foxnews.com, written by ifeminists.com editor Wendy McElroy.

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High Court Hears Case on Concealed Weapons

5:25pm Tuesday, April 15, 2003

Members and leadership representing Ohioans For Concealed Carry were in attendance at the Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 15th, to attend oral arguments in the more than two-year-old "Hamilton County Concealed Carry" lawsuits. Canton Repository - the Repository offers on of the best objective summaries of the testimony offered at the hearing by both sides, and the key issues about which the...

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Concealed carry goes before Ohio Supreme Court this week

12:56pm Monday, April 14, 2003

This week, the state’s highest court will hear arguments on one of the most controversial issues facing Ohio’s lawmakers. Tuesday, the Ohio Supreme Court will hear arguments in a lawsuit over the state’s law banning concealed carry. The Second Amendment Foundation and Cincinnati residents question the constitutionality of state law that makes it illegal to conceal a gun, unless it’s used for self...