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AP: Bennett re-elected as Ohio GOP chief

3:34pm Tuesday, January 14, 2003
The Ohio Republican Party - fresh off a third straight sweep of statewide offices - has re-elected Chairman Robert Bennett to an eighth two-year term. The party's state central and executive committee gave Bennett its endorsement on Sunday. Last month, Bennett said he would seek another term, two years after saying that term might be his last. Bennett, 63, has been chairman since 1988 and has...

Dispatch: Republican rivalry brewing for 2006

3:22pm Tuesday, January 14, 2003
Those interested in electing a true pro-CCW to the Ohio governorship in 2004 will be interested in a report filed today in the Columbus Dispatch. Auditor Betty Montgomery, Attorney General Jim Petro, Treasurer Joe Deters and Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell each want the Republican nomination for the office of governor in 2006, when Gov. Bob Taft is barred from seeking a third consecutive...

Enquirer: Bradley likely bound for a national stage

11:33am Saturday, January 11, 2003
The Cincinnati Enquirer has printed an extensive piece on Ohio's new Lt. Gov., Jennette Bradley (R), who appears in next month's Jet magazine. "In four years she will be in high demand," said Ohio Republican Chairman Bob Bennett, who foresees a prime speaking position for her at the 2004 presidential convention. "I think the opportunities for her right now are unlimited." While Ms. Bradley's...

Lawmaker gets ready for term

2:54pm Friday, January 10, 2003
Now that January is here, Trumbull County's new state senator, Sen.-to-be Marc Dann, D-Liberty, is busy getting ready for his first term in the Ohio General Assembly. As OFCC PAC reported on December 13 , Dann was selected from among four candidates to fill the seat being vacated by Timothy J. Ryan and is expecting 50 to 60 friends and relatives for his swearing in on Monday. The first order of...

Stivers Seated in Senate

2:08pm Friday, January 10, 2003
Republican Senator Steve Stivers of Columbus was sworn in Thursday at a special session. The 37-year-old former Bank One government affairs vice president succeeds Priscilla Mead, who resigned the 16th Senate District seat to escape the fund-raising grind and other aspects of political life.

AP: Columbus lobbyist to replace GOP senator

4:50pm Wednesday, January 08, 2003
Last week, we reported on the resignation of anti-CCW Republican Senator Priscilla Mead , and on speculation about her replacement's stance on the concealed carry reform issue. The Associated Press is now reporting that a replacement has been chosen by a Senate screening committee. OFCC PAC will be in contact with the appointee's office, to determine his level of support for concealed carry...

Dispatch: General Assembly ready to tackle...handguns in new session

10:34am Monday, January 06, 2003
The Columbus Dispatch has published a detailed look at what can be expected in the early days of the 125th General Assembly. Click here to read the entire Columbus Dispatch story (subscription site - paid access only). An archived and edited version of the story follows. Monday, January 6, 2003 Lee Leonard THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH COLUMBUS - The Ohio General Assembly convenes its 125th session today...

President Bush pardons TN man so he can get his CCW permit

5:26pm Thursday, January 02, 2003
President Bush pardoned seven minor criminals as 2002 closed. One of those pardoned was Tennessean Kenneth Copley. Forty years ago he worked deep in the Hickman County woods, where in less than three hours he could turn grain into a clear liquid that would make its way into the murky distribution channels that supplied the local taste for untaxed whiskey. He'd been working his new trade for...

Plain Dealer: Columbus police see alarming rise in assaults by serial rapists

11:44am Thursday, January 02, 2003
Here is yet another example of the sour irony that exists when law enforcement fails to protect citizens, yet opposes their right to protect themselves. What is made worse by this latest rapist is that he, like all criminals, ignores Ohio's laws, including the unconstitutional ban on carrying a concealed weapon. "Detectives are frustrated by an alarming increase in serial rapists, even while the...

Enquirer: Taft to name replacement for Justice Cook

11:56am Tuesday, December 31, 2002
Ohio Republicans are working on a list of candidates to replace Ohio Supreme Court Justice Deborah Cook, whose nomination to the federal appeals court will be taken up Jan. 14 by the Senate Judiciary Court. Once Justice Cook is confirmed, Gov. Bob Taft will choose a replacement. The governor has decided not to follow the recommendation of Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer, who asked him to set up a...

Dispatch: Ohio justice won't hear cases as Senate weighs nomination

11:38am Tuesday, December 31, 2002
An announcement has been made that has potential and unknown implications for the Hamilton County lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Ohio's concealed carry ban. Justice Deborah Cook will not take part in any cases argued before the Ohio Supreme Court as the U.S. Senate takes up her nomination to a seat on the federal court of appeals in Cincinnati. In a letter yesterday, Cook agreed to...

Ohio Association of Convenience Stores supports Concealed Carry Reform

10:58am Tuesday, December 31, 2002
Concealed Carry Reform continues to have plenty of support heading into 2003. A Columbus Business First article notes that HB274 had the backing from the Columbus-based Ohio Association of Convenience Stores. "The group is represented by the 3,300-member Ohio Council of Retail Merchants, and Josh Sanders, legislative affairs director for the group, said mom-and-pop owners like the idea of being...

Speaker expects tests in '03

10:49am Tuesday, December 31, 2002
The Marion Star has published an article about expectations for the 125th General Assembly, and provides a look back at Larry Householder's first two years as Speaker, which were filled with challenges dealing with difficult budgets, caucus critics, and repeated spats with Senate leaders and Taft. In the end, Householder emerged golden, winning three additional House seats, approving a majority...

Anti-CCW Republican Resigns Ohio Senate Seat

7:54pm Monday, December 30, 2002
Priscilla Mead of the Columbus suburb of Upper Arlington, has resigned from her Senate seat, which represents the 16th Senate District (including north Columbus and the city's northern and western suburbs). She was elected to the Senate in 2001 after term limits forced her out of the House seat she held for eight years. Her resignation is effective January Sixth. As OFCC PAC reported on December...

Take Four: Youngstown Trying To Ban ''Assault Rifles'' AGAIN!

7:04pm Monday, December 30, 2002
Although OFCC PAC's focus remains solely on Concealed Carry Reform, we've been asked to pass this information on by a very dedicated supporter. If you live anywhere near Youngstown, you may wish to make sure your voice is heard. Youngstown has apparently tried to ban "assault rifles" three times since the 1980's after a city-by-city trend of trying to pass such laws after the tragic schoolyard...

Letter to the Editor: Concealed carry gives us a chance

6:48pm Monday, December 30, 2002
The Toledo Blade has printed an excellent pro-CCW letter to the editor: "While hunting in Africa I learned a lesson in animal behavior. Predators never tangle with a prospective dinner if it believes it might be injured in the process. A leopard hunting a small Thompson gazelle looks for another meal when the Thompson turns on a dime and lowers its head, prepared to fight with 8-inch spike horns...

Out of the Closet: Taft 100% opposed to true Concealed Carry Reform

6:44pm Monday, December 30, 2002
Buried in a Mansfield News Journal story covering the outlook on challenges facing state government in 2003 is a small but revealing segment about Concealed Carry Reform. In it, Governor Taft is quoted as saying that he will join the Ohio State Patrol in opposing any bill that allows permit holders to carry their weapon in their vehicle. This past year was a disappointment for Concealed Carry...

Enquirer: Shift in Supreme Court ''could affect concealed-carry suit''

6:28pm Monday, December 30, 2002
Upon it's formation in the summer of 2002, the first action OFCC PAC took was to evaluate and endorse candidates for Ohio Supreme Court. We recognized early in the the 2002 campaign season that the only hope for the Hamilton County suit challenging the constitutionality of Ohio's ban on carrying concealed weapons was to elect two conservative justices; to create a shift in the court to a...

82-year old Dayton woman mugged

4:23pm Wednesday, December 18, 2002
The following was posted today to a public CCW discussion group by Phillip Shiflett: "The following post illustrates that although State and 'local' gun control guarantee elderly people carrying arms in self defense face jail, the government can't guarantee their safety." ----- (Dayton, OH) -- Dayton residents have expressed outrage at the latest area robbery. Police say a woman in her 80's left...

Toledo Mayor breaks tie to extend ban on handguns

4:10pm Wednesday, December 18, 2002
Mayor Jack Ford broke a 6-6 tie to repeal a sunset provision that would have caused Toledo’s handgun ordinance to expire Jan. 27. The vote renewed the ban on cheap and easily concealed handguns. Mr. Ford said he expects to propose changes to address problems cited since the law passed in 1999, especially complaints that it discriminates against people who claim they need to defend themselves in...

Taft win [in Lucas County] noticed by Bush advisers

4:04pm Wednesday, December 18, 2002
National Republicans enjoyed unprecedented success in the Nov. 5 midterm congressional elections, but as President Bush scans the Midwestern political landscape for sitting governors who can help his 2004 re-election bid, Ohio’s Bob Taft is the last man standing. Mr. Taft easily won re-election, in part on the strength of a big victory in Lucas County that top White House and gubernatorial aides...

GOP spent heavily to boost majority

3:46pm Wednesday, December 18, 2002
Ohio House Republicans spent almost $6 million to increase their majority to 62-37 for the upcoming legislative session, and on the Senate side, Republicans spent $4.6 million to increase their majority to 22-11. Click here to read the entire Columbus Dispatch story (subscription site - paid access only). An archived version follows. GOP spent heavily to boost majority State races in House,...

House ''in position to pass [CCW] in February or March''

3:36pm Wednesday, December 18, 2002
The Columbus Dispatch printed a story Monday summarizing some of the hotter issues that dominated the post-election session. Of particular interest were comments regarding the General Assembly's failure to pass concealed carry reform, including but not limited to: ---> A mention of "Taft and his wife, Hope", not being wild about the concealed carry concept. (When did Mrs. Taft get elected to...

Supreme Court Uncertainty:Justice Cook May Finally Be Confirmed to Federal Bench

3:17pm Wednesday, December 18, 2002
Those anxiously awaiting a high court ruling on the constitutionality of Ohio's ban on carrying concealed weapons may have more waiting, and worrying, to do. After the successful election of two conservative justices in Election 2002 (thanks in no small part to the efforts of OFCC PAC volunteers), confidence in the possibility of a high court ruling concurrent with the lower courts grew. Some...

Columbus Dispatch Op-Ed:[Senate's] Concealed-carry legislation too full of holes

2:47pm Wednesday, December 18, 2002
The Columbus Dispatch has printed a Lee Leonard op-ed piece which points out still more reasons why it was better that the Senate's amended HB274 died without a House vote. While we don't agree with all of Mr. Leonard's assessments, this piece does highlight the contrast between the strong leadership from Speaker Householder in the House vs. that from Finan/ Jacobson in the Senate. He also...

Dayton Daily News: ''Super Jeff''?

6:47pm Monday, December 16, 2002
The Dayton Daily News has published what could simply be reprinted in 2004 as their endorsement of Jeff Jacobson for Senate President. Jacobson chaired the Senate committee which negotiated the "reform" right out of HB274, this year's concealed carry reform bill. "He got the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police to shift from opposed to neutral on a bill to allow Ohioans to carry concealed weapons...",...

Letter to the Editor: Think Sky is Falling

2:44pm Monday, December 16, 2002
On Sunday, December 15, the Defiance Crescent-News printed a letter to the editor from OFCC PAC Vice Chairman Chad Baus. Click on the "Read More..." link below to read the letter. Former Toledo Mayor Carty and city council enacted a ban on inexpensive handguns, citing rising crime rates. Result? Violent crime continues to rise in Lucas County ( Toledo Blade , November 2002). This week, Toledo...

Letters to the Editor: People have right to self-defense

2:06pm Monday, December 16, 2002
On December 13, the Findlay Courier printed two pro-CCW letters to the editor. Since the Courier does not offer it's opinions page online, click on the "Read More..." link below to read both letters. People have right to protect selves Soon, a concealed-carry bill may or may not be up for a vote. With all its new alterations, my opinion is not to pass such legislation. With all its new...

Reading between the lines on Sub. HB274 vote in Senate

1:54pm Saturday, December 14, 2002
In the days since the bill-killing vote on Substitute HB274 in the Ohio Senate, many OFCC PAC supporters have expressed the difficulty in using the votes on Sub. HB274 in the Senate to discern "who our friends are." While we cannot speak to every pro-CCW Senator's reasons for voting "YES", there ARE two Senators whose "NO" votes on HB274 were clearly NOT because they are pro-CCW and opposed to...

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