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Concealed weapon ban in parks not enforceable

7:44am Saturday, June 12, 2004

June 12, 2004 Toledo Blade Communities that ban people from carrying concealed weapons in parks despite a new state law have misfired, according to state officials. Such local policies conflict with the state's concealed-carry law and are not valid. Their enforcement could be challenged in the courts, said Kim Norris a spokesman for Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro. "If you are a licensed...

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A few Sheriffs' difficult licensing procedures deterring applicants

7:18am Saturday, June 12, 2004

June 10, 2004 StateNews.org Not as many Ohioans as expected are applying for permits to carry concealed weapons. That is sparking renewed debate about the law legislators passed last year to legalize hidden guns. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports. Click here to hear the story via RealAudio streaming. Commentary: Before the law was implemented, Ohioans For Concealed Carry projected that...

Lorain Morning Journal editors come unglued

7:25am Friday, June 11, 2004

One day after it published a very fair and balanced story on the issue of businesses asking CHL-holders to stay away , the biased Lorain Morning Journal editors went on a tear, apparently to try and make up for their losses. On the June 10 editorial page, the paper accused Ohioans For Concealed Carry of "bullying" businesses, and published two letters to the editor from gun ban extremists. It is...

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OH Attorney General's office: ''Local ordinances [banning CCW] are NOT VALID''

10:04pm Thursday, June 10, 2004

Had Ohio citizens acted as these city officials are, they would have begun to carry concealed firearms when HB12, HB274, or even earlier bills were introduced, instead of waiting until they were passed into law. This behavior is disgraceful. June 10, 2004 Associated Press Gun Ban in Parks May Be Unconstitutional Several Ohio communities have banned people from carrying hidden weapons in their...

GUN RIGHTS GROUP WANTS INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION IN RELEASE OF OHIO CCW INFO

3:03pm Thursday, June 10, 2004

NEWS RELEASE June 10, 2004 The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today called upon Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro to investigate the release of the home addresses of 87 concealed pistol licensees by Shelby County Sheriff Kevin O'Leary, to the Sidney, Ohio Daily News, which subsequently published that information in its June 8 edition. "Release of this information is...

'No Guns' Signs Come Down in Ohio

10:05am Thursday, June 10, 2004

By Susan Jones, Morning Editor CNSNews.com June 10, 2004 (CNSNews.com) - Signs reading "no guns allowed" are coming down in some Ohio stores and restaurants. Ohioans for Concealed Carry said it is pleased to announce that two national chains -- Southwest Ohio Kroger stores and Perkins Family Restaurants -- have "begun removing discriminatory signs banning concealed handgun license-holders from...

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Ronald Reagan: Armed Citizen

9:23am Thursday, June 10, 2004

SHAMEFUL: The Brady Campaign, and NBC`s Katie Couric, Try to Re-write (Reagan) History Reagan Was Hero To Iowa Woman Nursing Student Rescued From Mugger By Reagan June 7, 2004 TheIowa Channel.com Former President Ronald Reagan is known as the "Great Communicator," but one Iowa woman will always know him as her hero. Melba King was a 22-year-old nursing student in Des Moines in 1933. She was...

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Shelby Co. Sheriff releases CHL-holders' protected, private information to media

2:13pm Wednesday, June 09, 2004

June 8, 2004 Sidney Daily News Sheriff's Office issues 87 concealed-carry permits Eighty-seven concealed carry permits have been issued to date by Shelby County Sheriff Kevin O'Leary, according to a list procured from his office. Permits may be issued to any resident of Shelby or adjoining counties who pass the requirement for a permit. Those requirements include at least 12 hours of training,...