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Editorial: Time is now to allow concealed carry in Ohio

10:54am Monday, November 25, 2002
In a Tom Lucente editorial, the Lima News is calling upon the Ohio Senate to refrain from mucking up HB274 on behalf of the FOP labor union, and to pass the bill as is. "All this talk about getting the FOP, a police union, behind the bill makes no sense. The job of law enforcement is to enforce the laws made by the politicians. There is a reason police are not involved in crafting laws. Involving...

O'Connor seeks contributions

11:58am Thursday, November 21, 2002
Ohio Supreme Court justice-elect Maureen O'Connor's campaign has sent out about 1,000 letters seeking contributions to retire a $120,000 debt. In the letter, Pamela Hashem, the campaign's fiance director, said the campaign went over budget in late October when it bought extra TV time to counteract ads aired by O'Connor's opponent, Hamilton County Municipal Judge Tim Black. Mark Weaver, O'Connor...

House GOP OKs leadership for new term

10:33am Thursday, November 21, 2002
Buoyed by an even stronger majority for next year, Ohio House Republicans renominated Speaker Larry Householder by acclamation yesterday and established themselves as the caucus of the second chance. The Perry County Republican, who led the GOP to three additional seats for the two-year session starting in January, received a prolonged standing ovation from the incoming caucus. Then, in an...

Armed Pilots Legislation Passes In Homeland Security Legislation

11:15am Wednesday, November 20, 2002
This story is from The Airline Pilot's Security Alliance out of Cincinnati, Ohio. When the United States Senate passed the Homeland Security legislation on Tuesday, Nov. 19, it included legislation that will make it possible for airline pilots to carry firearms on the flight deck if they choose to do so. This is a great victory for those who were involved in the fight, including OFCC PAC Chairman...

Ohio can learn a lot by studying CCW successes (and mistakes) in other states

10:45am Wednesday, November 20, 2002
Tennessee's Eight Successful Years of CCW; Anti's STILL Warning of ''Wild, Wild West" The State of Tennessee passed its shall-issue CCW law in 1994, and the program has been a rousing success. According to state, over 130,000 permits have been issued in the past 8 years, violent crime has fallen, and criminal incidents involving permit holders are virtually nonexistent, and unrelated to their...

White elected Senate President

4:51pm Tuesday, November 19, 2002
For State Senator Doug White, Wednesday Nov. 13 was a historic day. Shortly after 8:30 a.m., the year-long speculation about who will be the next Senate president ended. White, R-Manchester, serves as senator to the 14th district, namely Adams, Brown, Clermont, Fayette, Highland, and Pike counties. He will be one of the voices who calls the shots on what bills move in the Senate. He will serve as...

Judge: Cincinnati cannot sue out-of-state gun associations

1:17pm Tuesday, November 19, 2002
Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Robert Ruehlman ruled Friday that Cincinnati cannot sue non-Ohio gun manufacturers locally. If the city wants to sue the gun associations — the city sued the National Shooting Sports Foundation and American Shooting Sports Council — it would have to file the suit in the states where the associations are based, Ruehlman said. Ruehlman granted a motion by...

Letter to the Editor: ''FOP has undue influence on gun legislation''

3:05pm Monday, November 18, 2002
This letter to the editor, submitted by Jeff Garvas, OFCC President, appears in the Nov. 18, 2002 edition of the Zanesville Times Recorder: "In recent reports, Ohio Senate President Richard Finan said the Senate is attempting to reach a concealed carry compromise that the National Rifle Association likes but the Fraternal Order of Police won't oppose. Opponents of concealed carry reform are...

Letter to the Editor: "Majority of states have concealed-carry laws"

2:56pm Monday, November 18, 2002
This letter to the editor appears in the Nov. 18, 2002 edition of the Columbus Dispatch: "I read with interest that Gov. Bob Taft is still saying he won't sign a law allowing the concealed carry of handguns without law-enforcement support ("Conceal/carry back on agenda,'' Dispatch, Nov. 10). The majority of states have concealed-carry laws. Ohio doesn't need to reinvent the wheel. Lawmakers...

Police Chiefs Support Armed Pilots & Right to Carry Arms

12:20pm Saturday, November 16, 2002
The National Association of Chiefs of Police (NACOP) has released its 15th annual nationwide survey of chiefs of police and sheriffs, and the responses show, yet again, that our nation’s law enforcement officers support our Right to Keep and Bear Arms. The survey was sent to more than 22,000 command officers, and the responses showed that 72% support arming pilots, 93% believe that any law-...

UGLY: Brady Campaign Misrepresenting HB274

4:42pm Friday, November 15, 2002
The Brady Campaign is ratcheting up their rhetoric machine, aiming to destroy Ohio's Concealed Carry Reform bill currently under consideration in the Senate. Brady's latest email to supporters employs what has become an unfortunate but expected tactic for anti-gun forces: performing acrobatics with words and facts because they don't want the truth to be known. In the Nov. 15, 2002 newsletter,...

Finan: We won BIG on Election day, so let's...compromise??

11:55am Friday, November 15, 2002
After an Election day clean sweep of all statewide offices, the Ohio Supreme Court, and the General Assembly, Republicans appear poised to pass much of their agenda. On the front burner in the legislature is a bill allowing Ohioans to carry concealed weapons. The Senate is expected to take up the bill, which has already passed in the House, before the end of the year. The bill had been delayed in...

City of Toledo: Saturday Night Special ban sunsetting

9:47am Friday, November 15, 2002
The City of Toledo's three year ban on so-called Saturday Night Specials is sunsetting, and interested Toledoans will have the opportunity to voice their opinion on the law's renewal at a hearing early next month. In the Ohio Coalition of Gun Violence's call-to-action to other anti-gun extremists, Toby Hoover states that "we will be expected to prove that the Toledo SNS ordinance is worthwhile...

Grassroots Battle: Anti-Gunners urge uprising

4:54pm Thursday, November 14, 2002
The anti-gun extremists are at it again. In a press release carried by the national anti-gun organization "Join Together", the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence has issued a press release urging people to urge their Senators to vote against HB274. Without question, the OCAGV's anti-HB274 message will receive more media coverage than the press release OFCC issued last week. Here is a link to the...

Video: John Lott/ OFCC PAC vs. ''Million'' Moms

1:00pm Thursday, November 14, 2002
If you weren't able to attend or want to relive the moment, click here to view footage of John Lott, OFCC PAC volunteers, and the scant few "Million" Mom marchers on hand at the Independence, OH rally. HISTORY: Rep. Jim Trakas (R-17), of Independence, was hammered on television by Democratic opponent Blair Melling in the 17th District. Melling, a Solon lawyer, blasted Trakas for supporting a...

Concealed guns OK with voters in poll

12:10pm Thursday, November 14, 2002
Nearly nine out of 10 people taking part in an online poll conducted by Sun Newspapers believe Ohio should allow civilians to carry concealed weap­ons. In the poll, which is on the newspaper’s Web site, 87.5 per­cent of those voting favor let­ting people tote hidden guns. The results are for voting done from Nov. 7, when the poll started, through 5 p.m. Nov. 11. A total of 399 votes were cast...

Taft may get to nominate justice to Ohio Supreme Court

12:00pm Thursday, November 14, 2002
Now that Republicans have reassumed control of the U.S. Senate, they are promising quick consideration of President Bush's judicial nominees, a process which was bottled up in political posturing by Tom Daschle (D-SD). Justice Deborah Cook, an Akron Republican, is awaiting confirmation to the 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, and her confirmation would raise the opportunity for Gov. Bob Taft to...

OFCC Calls for Quick Action in Ohio Senate

11:44am Thursday, November 14, 2002
Ohioans for Concealed Carry went to work immediately after election day, pressing our Senators to act on the Concealed Carry Reform bill before them. A press release was sent out, and picked up by many major media outlets. This same release has also been hand-deliverd to every Senator in Columbus. Click here to download a PDF version of the release (requires Adobe Acrobat to read). Links to some...

Pro-CCW majority add seats in Ohio General Assembly

4:28pm Wednesday, November 06, 2002
Democrats picked up several open seats in the House but were unable - despite predictions by both parties - to take any bite out of the GOP's strong majority. Democrats actually lost ground to the Republicans in the House. The GOP will dominate the House by 62-37. The margin now is 59-40. And by gaining one seat in the Senate, Republicans secured an important procedural advantage: the two-thirds...

Hard-fought Cleveland area victories for pro-CCW candidates

4:10pm Wednesday, November 06, 2002
Republican Tom Patton, an OFCC PAC-endorsee from Strongsville, won a battle to succeed the retiring Sullivan in the 18th, marking the first time a Republican has represented this area in many, many years. OFCC PAC-supported Republican State Sens. Kevin Coughlin in the 27th District and Jeff Armbruster in the 13th, both of whom pulled out victories after see-saw battles against upset-minded...

''Million Moms'' can't bring out the vote - Jim Trakas (R-17) re-elected!

4:03pm Wednesday, November 06, 2002
Last month, we reported that anti-CCW forces had decided to make Trakas' support for Concealed Carry Reform a linch pin in their campaign to unseat him . Trakas, of Independence, was hammered on television by Democratic opponent Blair Melling in the 17th District. Melling, a Solon lawyer, blasted Trakas for supporting a concealed-weapons law. Trakas endured weeks of televised attack ads...

Sen. Jacobson considering compromises with FOP on HB274?

9:12am Wednesday, November 06, 2002
Last week, the Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary - Civil Justice, Sen. Jacobson, told the Sun Star, a suburban Cleveland newspaper, had this to say of the Fraternal Order of Police union's continued opposition to HB274. "Right now, I'm trying to understand their position better." "I can assure you no one, not the gun lobby or anyone else, is going to tell me when to do this." "I have a...

Republican victories signals shift in Supreme Court

7:07am Wednesday, November 06, 2002
Republican victories in two races for the Ohio Supreme Court figure to mark a philosophical shift in a court that has increasingly come under attack. The elections on Tuesday of incumbent Evelyn Lundberg Stratton and Lt. Gov. Maureen O'Connor are expected to switch a 4-3 majority on many issues, including school funding, insurance and lawsuit liability cases. Currently, a 4-3 majority has ruled...

Vote Sicafuse in Ohio House 60

5:37am Tuesday, November 05, 2002
OFCC PAC-endorsed William Sicafuse needs your vote if you live in Ohio House 60. A PAC supporter emailed us the following note regarding his opponent, Sylvester Patton. ----- Original Message ----- From: [name withheld] To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 8:43 PM Subject: Info on candidates stance. Sylvester Patton, Running against Sicafuse in District 60, voted and spoke...

Toledo's Allen Roy (R-47) says will finish term if he wins House

3:18pm Monday, November 04, 2002
OFCC PAC-endorsed House candidate Allen Roy pledged Saturday not to accept appointment to another office if elected, while charging that his opponent may be poised to do just that. Mr. Roy, who’s seeking the vacant Ohio House District 47 seat, said at a news conference that his opponent, anti-CCW Democrat Peter Ujvagi, if elected, may not remain a state representative if he were selected to fill...

Black Calls Kettle...Black

3:04pm Monday, November 04, 2002
Last week, we reported that an Ohio Court of Appeals panel was reviewing a complaint filed against Maureen O'Connor by her opponent Tim Black. A three-judge hearing panel, two Democrats and one Republican, recommended that the Court of Appeals order the ad’s immediate removal from the air and consider levying a fine or other sanction against her. Lt. Gov. O’Connor said she plans to appeal the...

Under Attack by anti-CCW forces: Jim Trakas (R-17) Needs your Help Nov. 5!

1:06pm Monday, November 04, 2002
Last month, we reported that anti-CCW forces had decided to make Jim Trakas' (R-17) support for Concealed Carry Reform a linch pin in their campaign to unseat him . Attack ads were televised in the 17th House District, essentially making the claim that Trakas supports Wild West-type justice and that he wants to make it easier for criminals to get guns. We have also learned about a recent letter...

''Million Moms'' can't muster 20 at anti-Jim Trakas (R-17) Rally

12:40pm Monday, November 04, 2002
Last week, OFCC PAC became aware of an election eve rally being staged by Ohio's contingent of the nearly bankrupt Million Mom March against pro-CCW legislator Jim Trakas (R-17). We put out an urgent call for support in staging a counter-rally, and you responded! Pro-CCW supporters outnumbered the so-called "Million Moms" nearly 2 to 1. Following are reports from those who were there: Perhaps the...

Bring out the Vote! Pro-CCW Majority in Legislature under fire

7:54am Monday, November 04, 2002
Republicans have been telling Ohioans for Concealed Carry for over a year that their pro-CCW majorities in both Ohio legislative bodies are at risk. And it all comes down to this - in 24 hours, Ohioans will have the opportunity to ensure the pro-CCW, veto-proof majority remains or is strengthened, or to weaken the chances to have Concealed Carry Reform passed any time soon. A look at one urban...

Too Close to Call: Stratton vs. Burnside

7:26am Monday, November 04, 2002
A Democrat's challenge to unseat incumbent Supreme Court Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton has been intense, even though many voters admit they know little about the race. Backed by unions and trial lawyers, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Janet R. Burnside has given Stratton a run for her campaign money. According to a poll of likely voters conducted by the Columbus Dispatch, the contentious...

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