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Ohio Auto Dealers Association Board Chairman reaffirms OADA neutrality on CCW

9:10am Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Following an email announcing that signs barring CHL-holders had been removed from his dealerships, Mr. Andy Glockner, owner of several car & truck sales-related businesses in the Portsmouth area, and Board Chairman of the Ohio Auto Dealers Association (OADA), has taken further action to ensure that OADA members are receiving only impartial information from the Association. ----- Original...

Democrat Senate hopeful Terry Anderson has not voted in nearly four years

8:51am Tuesday, July 20, 2004
July 19, 2004 (Zanesville, Ohio) - Senator Joy Padgett (R-Coshocton) today released the following statement in response to a Sunday, July 18 Athens Messenger story in which it was reported that Padgett's opponent, Northeast Ohio native Terry Anderson, has not voted in a general election since November 2000. "This reminds me of someone who skips church for years, then shows up all of a sudden one...

Petro: Off-duty officers must obey ''plain sight'' requirements; certain others

1:38am Tuesday, July 20, 2004
July 19, 2004 Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio - Off-duty police officers would not be required to obtain permits to carry hidden guns, but they would face the same restrictions as permit-holders going to bars, day-care centers and government buildings, according to an opinion issued Monday by Attorney General Jim Petro. Under the three-month-old law, people are prohibited from carrying concealed...

AGAIN: Elyria Chronicle Telegram publishes list of CHL-holders

1:03am Tuesday, July 20, 2004
July 16, 2004 Elyria Chronicle Telegram Get your gun permits Nearly 500 Lorain County residents have signed up for concealed carry permits by Cindy Leise ELYRIA — They walk among us and we don’t have a clue. The gun might be in a pocket, a purse or a holster. Thomas Bowen, a retired Elyria police captain, has a couple of holsters, but he usually just tucks his gun into his pocket during the...

Montgomery County Concealed Carry Case Dismissed

12:38am Tuesday, July 20, 2004
The following news story by OFCC's Larry S. Moore was published in the July 26 issue of the Xenia Gazette & Fairborn Daily Herald (and perhaps others). July 20, 2004 by Larry S. Moore [Editors Note: Even though Mr. Lyons’ address is public record on the arrest report, the Ohio concealed carry law only permits the printing of the name, date of birth and county of residence. We are only...

Senate to vote for prez

7:55am Monday, July 19, 2004
July 19, 2004 Dayton Daily News Senate Republicans may head back to Columbus in early August to pick the person whom they'd like to see as Senate President next year. Three candidates have emerged — Sens. Randy Gardner of Bowling Green, Bill Harris of Ashland and Robert Spada of North Royalton. Current Senate President Doug White, R-Manchester, said he would call for the August caucus if no...

"A collective sigh": Area sheriff departments see no problems with new CCW law

7:39am Monday, July 19, 2004
July 19, 2004 New Philadelphia Times-Reporter Ohio’s implementation of a concealed-carry weapons law in April caused some concern, but sheriff departments in the area say that they haven’t seen any problems. “To the best of my knowledge, we’ve not had a traffic stop with a concealed carry weapon as of yet,” Carroll County Sheriff Ralph Lucas said. Representatives from four other sheriff...

First Merit: Another armed robbery in ''gun-free'' bank

4:20pm Sunday, July 18, 2004
July 17, 2004 Mansfield News Journal Ashland Road bank robbed MANSFIELD -- Law-enforcement agencies were searching Friday evening for a man who robbed the First Merit Bank branch on Ashland Road of an undisclosed amount of cash. Richland County Sheriff's Sgt. Michael T. Viars said the suspect, who was white, believed to be in his late 30s or early 40s, about 5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighing about...

Indiana: Arming delivery drivers a tossup for pizzerias

4:12pm Sunday, July 18, 2004
Owners of Ohio pizza-deliveries, which are have posted discriminatory signs banning concealed handgun license-holders, need to read about how well-adjusted most of their peers in Indiana are when it comes to self-defense. July 16, 2004 Indianapolis Star Chains won't let workers carry guns, but local eateries say employees need protection from robbery hazards. Personal protection has become just...

Federal gun law faces uncertainty in Ohio

3:54pm Sunday, July 18, 2004
July 18, 2004 Toledo Blade Federal concealed-carry exemption affects off-duty, retired police Despite passage of federal legislation giving off-duty and retired police officers the right to carry concealed weapons in any state, uncertainty remains about how the law affects some Ohio law enforcement agencies - including Toledo police. The issue of what effect, if any, Ohio's concealed-carry law...

VA residents exercise open carry as OH nears 1 yr. anniv. of historic marches

11:48pm Saturday, July 17, 2004
July 15, 2004 Washington Post Guns Worn In Open Legal, But Alarm Va. 'Exercising Right' Called 'Unreasonable' by Some On July 2, Fairfax County police received a 911 call from a Champps restaurant in Reston. Six men are seated at a table, the caller said. They're all armed. Dispatchers quickly sent four officers to the scene. The officers were "extremely polite" and were hoping that some of the...

A Glorious Sunset

11:17pm Saturday, July 17, 2004
With the September 13 expiration of the Clinton gun ban fast approaching, anti-gun activists across the nation are making a renewed push to re-enact this ineffective legislation. Congress will be in session for only 14 more work days before the sunset date arrives, and because time is short, the anti-gunners are redoubling their efforts to extend the ban. Consider these examples in Ohio: align="...

Adding Insult to Injury: Sidney Daily News publishes more CHL-holders' names

1:32pm Saturday, July 17, 2004
July 15, 2004 Sidney Daily News 18 more concealed weapons permits issued in Shelby County Eighteen more permits to carry concealed weapons have been issued by Shelby County Sheriff Kevin O'Leary. Sixteen of the permits were issued to Shelby County residents, one to an Auglaize County man and one to a Champaign County man. Those who received permits in Shelby County, and their dates of birth as...

AGAIN: ''Posted'' Fifth Third bank inside Kroger robbed

11:38am Saturday, July 17, 2004
7/16/2004 WCPO.com Police Arrest Suspect In Loveland Bank Robbery Police have arrested a Batavia man as a suspect in Thursday's bank robbery in Loveland. Police said 37-year-old David Sharp came to the Fifth Third bank inside the Kroger store on Loveland-Madiera Road Thursday morning and passed a note to the teller demanding cash. The teller complied and the suspect fled the scene in his car. A...

Gun law reciprocity growing for Ohio

10:19am Saturday, July 17, 2004
July 17, 2004 Youngstown Vindicator by Mike Braun Since Ohio's concealed carry weapon law was created earlier this year, there have been eight states which also issue licenses to carry concealed handguns that have signed reciprocity agreements with Ohio. Such agreements are now in effect with Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Washington and Wyoming. The agreements came...

Ohio Auto Dealers Association BOD Chairman removes signs from his dealerships

5:46pm Friday, July 16, 2004
Ohioans For Concealed Carry is please to announce that another group of Ohio businesses has removed discriminatory signs barring concealed handgun license-holders from their business. The following email is from Andy Glockner, owner of several car & truck sales-related businesses in the Portsmouth area, to OFCC Senate District 14 Coordinator. -----Original Message----- From: Andrew M...

Ohio Democrats backing College Rapist and Carjacker Protection bills

3:53pm Friday, July 16, 2004
After years of spewing anti-gun rhetoric in efforts to oppose concealed carry reform in Ohio, the state's most liberal Democrats are suddenly very interested in backing concealed carry legislation at the Statehouse. In early May, we revealed that Sen. Ray Miller (D-15) had begun shopping for co-sponsors for a bill that seeks to repeal Section 9 of House Bill 12 from the books and expand the ban...

Prime Outlets Malls: Shopping for Defenseless Victims

5:22pm Thursday, July 15, 2004
Ohioans For Concealed Carry first notified supporters about Prime Outlets mall's discriminatory signs on May 3. The Jeffersonville mall holds a dubious distinction on the Do Not Patronize While Armed list, as the only retailer which has had employees victimized by the Ohio "Retail Rapist" . Prime Outlets has placed "NO WEAPONS" signs at the EDGE of their property lines. This means that when you...

Op-Ed: Term limits are the debasing poison in Ohio politics

7:22am Thursday, July 15, 2004
by Thomas Suddes, Cleveland Plain Dealer The one sure way to drain the Statehouse consulting- and-collecting cesspool would be to repeal General Assembly term limits. Otherwise, nothing will change in Columbus, not even if a clutch of Republicans ends up in the hoosegow. Term limits, which voters imposed in 1992, forbid state representatives and senators to serve more than eight consecutive years...

Letter to the Editor: ''No gun'' signs give wrong message

2:39pm Wednesday, July 14, 2004
July 14, 2004 Sidney Daily News To the editor: I read Toby Hoover's letter congratulating your newspaper for illegally publishing the names and addresses of the CCW holders in Shelby County. Why would someone give congratulations on a criminal act? Her letter is typical of the anti-gun movement. They rely on fear mongering to scare people. Ms. Hoover stated that the new law increased the safety...

Section 9: Clyde officials squirm; Cleveland, Willougby & Hamilton back down

2:31pm Wednesday, July 14, 2004
July 14, 2004 Fremont News Messenger Clyde faces gun fight Group threatens suit if city doesn't rescind weapons ban in parks CLYDE -- City officials continue to receive outside pressure to rescind an ordinance enacted by city council last month banning weapons from city parks. The most recent threat has come from Ohioans for Concealed Carry, a Second Amendment advocacy group, which, in a letter...

CASE DISMISSED: Unanimous Supreme Court sends Toby Hoover packing

11:50am Wednesday, July 14, 2004
UPDATE! July 14, 2004, 5:25 p.m. ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state's three-month-old concealed weapons law passed its first test on Wednesday when a unanimous Ohio Supreme Court threw out a lawsuit that claimed county sheriffs do not have the resources to conduct thorough background checks of permit applicants. The court, without comment, dismissed the lawsuit filed by the Ohio...

Homicidal home invaders: ''I come to rob you''

10:27pm Tuesday, July 13, 2004
July 13, 2004 Columbus Dispatch Masked gunmen kill two at home One man was dead and another in custody as authorities early this morning closed in on two suspects from a triple-shooting in a Franklin Township home early yesterday. Franklin County deputies called for Columbus police dogs and a helicopter after the men were cornered along Hall Road near Hilltonia Drive about 12:15 this morning. One...

Ottawa County reviews its staff CCW policy

9:49pm Tuesday, July 13, 2004
July 13, 2004 Port Clinton News Herald PORT CLINTON -- Ohio's concealed-carry law, which took affect in April, has county officials trying to determine a new policy to outline when and where county employees are able to carry firearms. The Ottawa County commissioners are mulling over four possible amendments to the current county employee firearms policy. It currently states "no person shall...

Double jeopardy: Bank robber passes TWO companies' ''No-Guns'' signs

3:37pm Tuesday, July 13, 2004
This bank robber walked past "no-guns" signs as he entered one of the few remaining 'posted' Kroger stores, and walked past another set of "no-guns" signs as he entered the Fifth Third bank branch which is located inside the Kroger. Perhaps if the signs had said "no bank robberies"... July 13, 2004 Middletown Journal Middletown police hunt for bank robber Middletown police are looking for a man...

Have you driven a Mike Pruitt Ford lately?

2:59pm Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Although OFCC volunteers have been successful at getting many dealerships to remove their discriminatory signs, others have resisted initial education efforts. Following is a response received by an OFCC supporter from Mike Pruitt Ford in Lima when he expressed interest in purchasing two vehicles from the dealership: ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Stimmel Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 1:36...

Attempted abduction: Armed criminal confronts mall employee at ''No-CCW'' mall

11:12pm Monday, July 12, 2004
July 2, 2004 Toledo Blade BOWLING GREEN - Police here are looking for a man driving a pickup truck who brandished a gun and ordered a woman into his vehicle after he asked for directions outside the Woodland Towne Centre. The woman, 19, was first approached about 5:30 p.m. outside the mall when the man drove next to her and asked for directions. She answered, and he drove a short distance - only...

Proof: Citizens deserve right to choose self-protection in parking lots

10:57pm Monday, July 12, 2004
July 12, 2004 Toledo Blade Motel resident, friend attacked in parking lot A man who identified himself as a resident of a South Toledo motel suffered minor head injuries after he and a friend were confronted in the parking lot by a pair of armed robbers early yesterday. The incident occurred shortly before 5 a.m. at the Best Motel, 1115 South Reynolds Rd. The victim refused medical treatment...

Proof: Clinton Gun Ban failure highlighted in Columbus just weeks before sunset

10:29pm Monday, July 12, 2004
Gun control has failed to live up to its promises. Nearly ten full years after the Clinton Gun Ban was passed, with far-reaching claims that it would rid our streets of such crimes, and on the eve of the final sunset of what even the CDC agrees is a failed law, we have yet another example of this simple truth: If owning guns is made criminal, only criminals will own guns. July 12, 2004 Columbus...

Proof: Legislators right to protect CCW in parks, bike paths & many public spots

10:16pm Monday, July 12, 2004
July 12, 2004 WDTN-TV (Dayton-Springfield) A morning walk turns dangerous for a Dayton man after he is robbed on a local bike path. It happened Monday morning around 8:00 near the Dayton Riverside border. Three men approached him threatening him with a baseball bat. Police believe the 79 year-old man was not the suspect's only victim. The men are also suspected of breaking into a car parked near...

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