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OFCC PAC Announces 2004 Primary Election endorsements

The fight to restore Ohioans' right to self-defense was not an easy one. Many important provisions were left out, and many more harmful provisions were inserted, in order to get a law. Dozens of stories have been published on this website that explain the reasons for this. During the showdown with Taft last month, Senate President Doug White, R-Manchester, repeatedly said that he did not think...

Gun ban extremists' expected ''Business Blitz'' begins

As gun ban extremists have lost their fight against concealed carry legislation in state after state after state, their next course of action is to try to discourage people from exercising their newly-recognized right. Although the methods vary, the reason is transparent. As proven in state after state, the more people who carry, the greater the downward impact on crime will be, and the more...

Taft Signs Concealed Handgun Bill

Law Goes Into Effect In 90 Days January 8, 2004 COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Governor Taft has signed the bill that will allow Ohioans to carry concealed weapons. The Senate approved the amended bill 25-8 and the House vote was 69-24 Wednesday. The bill marks the first time the Legislature and the governor's office have agreed to a deal after a decade of debate on the highly charged issue. Ohioans who apply...

Ohio Civil-Defense Coalition member CCRKBA issues press release

CCRKBA Applauds Ohio Lawmakers for Passing CCW Law BELLEVUE, Wash., Jan. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today congratulated the Ohio Legislature for overcoming considerable obstacles in finally reaching accord, and passing, a bill that will allow Ohio citizens to carry concealed firearms for their personal protection. CCRKBA Chairman Alan...

A DECADE IN THE WORKS

Concealed handgun bill on way to Governor's desk January 8, 2004 Gongwer News Service COLUMBUS -- A bill allowing Ohioans to carry concealed handguns is heading to Governor Bob Taft's desk following the General Assembly's approval of a compromise allowing greater media access to names of permit holders. The decade-long debate apparently having run its course, the measure (HB12) cleared both...

OFCC issues press release on historic developments

OHIOANS FOR CONCEALED CARRY APPLAUDS CONCEALED CARRY REFORM PASSAGE COLUMBUS - Jan. 7, Ohioans for Concealed Carry (OFCC) is pleased that House Bill 12 is finally going to become law. We support the passage of a concealed carry law as a vital deterrent to violent crime. With recent news about Ohio's skyrocketing crime rate this legislation is long overdue. Ohio's defenseless citizens deserve a...

AP: House, Senate pass concealed weapons bill that Taft will sign

FINAL REVISION By JOHN McCARTHY The Associated Press 1/8/2004, 12:39 a.m. ET COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gun owners who have waited years for the ability to carry hidden weapons will come back to the Legislature to gain back the concessions that helped the bill pass and made it attractive to Gov. Bob Taft, a lawmaker who opposes the idea says. The Legislature on Wednesday approved the bill and sent it...

Gun ban extremists' desperate plea

Govenor Taft's office says today that while overall calls have been heavily weighted in favor of concealed carry, today the calls are more evenly balanced. We hope they're asking what state the callers are phoning from, because this latest desperate plea is attempting to rally opponents from the most liberal corners of our country. Jointogether.org (funded by well-known foundations dedicated to...

Gun bill deal set; Taft on board

Lawmakers may pass conceal-carry bill today; enactment would take 90 days Columbus Dispatch January 07, 2004 Qualified Ohioans should be able to carry concealed handguns by summer. In a historic breakthrough, state legislators and Gov. Bob Taft reached a tentative agreement yesterday on the long-stalled proposal. The measure would allow disclosure of the names of people with permits to carry...

AP: New motion on concealed carry in legislature

FINAL REVISION House, Senate pursuing method to revamp concealed weapons bill By CARRIE SPENCER The Associated Press 1/7/2004, 1:16 a.m. ET COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio would become the 46th state to allow carrying concealed weapons under a revamped bill lawmakers were expected to send to Gov. Bob Taft as early as Wednesday afternoon. A joint House and Senate committee was set to work Wednesday on...

Letter to the Editor: So cash is worth more than life

January 5, 2004 Toledo Blade According to Ohio law, individuals may not carry a concealed firearm unless they can use the "Affirmative Defense." One of the provisions of this "defense" states that you must be carrying a large amount of cash to be able to carry concealed. How much money must I carry before I am legally allowed to carry a firearm to protect myself in Ohio? The way the law reads, my...

Church congregation made victims by gunman - and by HB12

January 5, 2004 Toledo Blade Masked gunman terrorizes church Fear won't deter worshippers If the robber had asked, the congregation of St. Stephen’s African Methodist Episcopal Church probably would have lent a helping hand. But since they were forced to give him money while he had a gun pointed at the heads of two young girls, members of the congregation were in a less charitable mood yesterday...

Letter to the Editor: Gun bill’s benefits ignored by governor

January 06, 2004 Columbus Dispatch I have just finished reviewing the Local Impact Statement, as prepared by the Legislative Services Commission, regarding House Bill 12, which would allow Ohioans to carry concealed weapons. What puzzles me is why Gov. Bob Taft would oppose such a bill. It is estimated that an additional $1.1 million in revenue would be added to the Bureau of Criminal...

Been waiting for it: Gun Grabber tries to link I-270 sniper to CCW debate

Up to now, there has been no discussion of the I-270 sniper on this website. But leave it to a gun ban extremist to try and link the two in a Cleveland Plain Dealer letter to the editor. More guns don't make more sense 01/06/04 How is it possible that, as people die along Interstate 270 from gunshots, state legislators pass a bill making it easier to carry firearms? Gun proponents argue that an...

Miami Univ. (OH) gets 'Cat Scratch Fever': Ted Nuget will outline political view

January 5, 2004 Cincinnati Enquirer OXFORD - The "Motor City Madman" is set to hit Miami University - to lecture on politics. Ted Nugent, a '70s-80s rock star known for his hit song "Cat Scratch Fever," will talk about his political views for this year's Conservative Week, sponsored by Miami's College Republicans. His speech, set for Feb. 19, will be free and open to the public, though a time and...

Op-Ed: Public’s right to know vs. concealed-carry permits: No clear answer

January 05, 2004 LEE LEONARD Columbus Dispatch Ah, the time-honored debate over what should be public record and what should be private. We’re in the middle of it. The latest tiff concerns whether the identity of concealed-carry handgun permit-holders should be public record. Gun-rights advocates say no, because the element of surprise would be lost. Concealed carriers need to be anonymous...

Anti-CCW Supreme Court Justice will run unopposed

January 03, 2004 Columbus Dispatch No one challenges liberal Republican justice Justice Paul E. Pfeifer, a renegade Republican rebuffed by some in his own party but beloved by Democrats, will get a free ride, running unopposed for a third term on the Ohio Supreme Court. No Democrat filed to challenge Pfeifer by the campaign petition deadline yesterday, giving him an uncontested reelection. "I don...

Ohio gun ban extremists continue attempts to derail legal self-defense

Ohio's gun ban extremists have not let up in their efforts to derail concealed carry reform legislation. The Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence is again calling on other extremists to phone Gov. Taft and beg him to veto HB12. An email from late December, said: "Governor Taft needs to hear from us again. Please tell him you don’t want guns carried where you work and play. Please ask him to honor...

Homicide total is skewed by city (limits)

January 04, 2004 Columbus Dispatch (edited for space- click here to read the entire story in the Columbus Dispatch) The death of Gail Knisley, who was shot Nov. 25 as she rode in a car on the south Outerbelt, was one of the most highly publicized homicides of the year in central Ohio. But it isn’t among the 112 slayings recorded in the city of Columbus in 2003. Knisley was shot just outside the...

Columbus homicides up 38% in 2003

2 South Side women added to list after coroner’s rulings January 03, 2004 Columbus Dispatch In the final days of 2003, the coroner ruled that two South Side women were victims of violence, meaning Columbus ended the year with 112 homicides- a 38 percent increase from 2002, when there were 81. The last time the number hit 100 was in 1994. Click on the "Read More..." link below for more. Detectives...

Gannett: Householder holds gun bill as parties hope for compromise

By Jim Siegel Gannett News Service Columbus Bureau January 3, 2004 COLUMBUS -- The next two weeks will be key to determining whether a deal is reached between Gov. Bob Taft and House leaders over a bill allowing Ohioans to carry concealed handguns, a Taft spokesman said Friday. When lawmakers return from their Christmas vacations this week, the gun bill they passed in mid-December will still be...

2004 General Assembly elections shaping around Ohio CCW issue

Term limits help to change Statehouse 01/03/04 Cleveland Plain Dealer Columbus- Taxes, term limits and debate over concealed weapons could help reshape the Ohio General Assembly after the March 2 primary. Friday was the date for candidates to file for all 99 Ohio House seats and the 16 even-numbered Senate seats that will be on the ballot this year. Nine representatives and seven senators will...

Columbus: Suspect Shot In Home Invasion Attempt

Two Other Robbers Are In Custody January 2, 2004 COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Two home invasion suspects were in custody and another was hospitalized Friday morning following a shooting during their attempted invasion, NewsChannel 4 reported. The three robbers broke into a woman's house on North Roys Avenue, but police said the woman got a gun and fired at them. A robber who was hit showed up several blocks...

Ohio newspaper: 2003 a deadly year

January 1, 2004 Mansfield News Journal MANSFIELD -- Seven people were killed in the city in 2003, the highest number since the police department began keeping computerized crime records in 1988. Last year, the total was six, up from just two in 2001. The reason for the high number, Mansfield police Chief Phil Messer said, is both straightforward and discouraging. "Unfortunately, it's been a...

Cleveland: 252 police to lose jobs on Monday

01/01/04 Cleveland Plain Dealer (edited for space- click here to read the entire story in the Cleveland Plain Dealer) Mayor Jane Campbell will cut $21 million from the 2004 police budget, mostly by eliminating 263 positions. Five of the officers, however, are being transferred to jobs in other departments, and six others were due to retire. The layoffs, which take effect Monday, will leave the...

Will they finish the job? Legislators about to return to Columbus.

FLASHBACK: Senate President Doug White (R – 14th District) speaking at a March 2003 US Sportsmen Alliance legislative reception said: "I am a strong proponent of the right to carry. I do not own a gun. I served in Uncle Sam’s Army where I used a sidearm and the M-14. I understand the proper use of a firearm and the power of a firearm. I absolutely and totally, to the bottom of my soul, understand...

Tale of Two Cities: Dayton store owner killed; Hartford robbers jailed

Trotwood man shot, killed in robbery DAYTON | A 46-year-old Trotwood man was shot and killed during a robbery as the man closed up his Dayton business on New Year's Eve, according to Dayton police. The man and his adult son were closing Gina's Party Store, 3025 Salem Ave., around 10:50 p.m. when the man was accosted in the parking lot by a male wearing a blue stocking cap, according to Dayton...

OFCC Supporter: Excuse for public records demands left twisting in the wind

The following was submitted by OFCC Supporter Paul Barnett. (In Lee Leonard's recent Columbus Dispatch story on the delay of Ohio CCW, Governor Taft's spokesperson, Orest) Holubec said records show that more than 400 felons received permits in Texas. "We want to avoid that in Ohio," he said, "and the easiest way to avoid it is to allow the sun to shine on the records." I'm getting tired of this...

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