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HIPAA-proof: Attorney General confirms legality of mental health check rules

9:05pm Sunday, April 04, 2004

In the past few weeks, opponents of Ohio's new concealed handgun licensure law have been attempting to claim that a year-old Federal privacy law governing medical records (HIPAA) made it impossible to complete the background checks prescribed in House Bill 12 for CHL applicants. We told you weeks ago , and now the Ohio Attorney General has now confirmed it: they've been making much ado about...

New reality for nay-sayers: Their predictions will not come to pass; ours will

8:38pm Sunday, April 04, 2004

Ohio's news media have begun to struggle with reality: the general public is about to learn what proponents of this legislation have long known. Issuing concealed handgun licenses (CHL's) is not going to change daily living in Ohio. There will be no shoot-outs at fender-benders, or normal domestic arguments turned homicide. What is the anti-gun media doing to prepare for their readers to learn...

Police departments across state preparing for April 8

8:21pm Sunday, April 04, 2004

We've been giving Ohio's highest law-enforcement body in the land (our 88 county sheriffs) quite a bit of attention of late, but what about the lower, local law enforcement departments? For most, April 8 is being viewed as it should be - just another day on the job. "For so many years we’ve been trained to approach people as if they have a weapon," said Sgt. Kelly Hamilton of the Columbus Police...

Gearing Up for Concealed Weapons

12:25pm Saturday, April 03, 2004

April 8 is the day that Ohioans who want to take advantage of the new concealed weapons law can begin to apply for a permit to carry a hidden gun. Sheriffs are trying to get the word out about what the process will look like. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports. Click here to hear the story via RealAudio streaming.

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So much for ''very little interest'' in concealed carry among Ohioans...

12:22pm Saturday, April 03, 2004

Ohio's media outlets are continuing to provide extensive coverage of the pending implementation of Ohio's new concealed carry reform law. As you read about the many thousands of applicants, keep in mind all the old claims from the gun control lobby that there was very little interest among Ohioans for concealed carry. Click on the "Read More..." link below for a long list of links to Ohio media...

Sheriffs prepare for rush

11:21am Saturday, April 03, 2004

Columbus Dispatch April 2, 2004 Attorney General Jim Petro speculated yesterday that 100,000 Ohioans will apply for permits to carry concealed handguns in the first six months after the new law takes effect Thursday, and that 95 percent will qualify. Petro, saying he could be off by 15 percent either way, made his guess at a news conference attended by six county sheriffs among the 88 assigned to...

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100,000 expected to seek [licenses]

11:17am Saturday, April 03, 2004

Sheriffs brace for gun applicants Dayton Daily News April 2, 2004 COLUMBUS | As many as 100,000 Ohioans are expected to apply for licenses to carry concealed handguns in the six months after the state's concealed-carry law takes effect next Thursday, Attorney General Jim Petro said. Petro on Thursday said he expects 95 percent of those who apply to qualify. His office prepared the pamphlet...

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BSSA President: ''ALL 88 SHERIFFS WILL ACCEPT APPLICATIONS APRIL 8''

11:15pm Friday, April 02, 2004

Over the past two weeks, Ohioans For Concealed Carry has been working tirelessly with the Buckeye State Sheriff's Association to investigate reports of sheriffs telling reporters and constituents that they would not be accepting applications on April 8. On Monday, March 29, amidst widespread reports of potential delays, OFCC publicized a statement by Buckeye State Sheriff's Association (BSSA)...