Gun Rights Groups

Franklin Co. Resident Files Merit Brief with Ohio Supreme Court

Counsel for Franklin County resident and concealed handgun license applicant Josephine Lee has filed what is called a "merit brief" with the Ohio Supreme Court, following that court's decision to hear oral arguments on a mandamus action filed against Franklin Co. Sheriff Karnes. The lawsuit, filed on April 9 by Lee, centers around Josephine's application with Sheriff Karnes for a Temporary...

Another ''no-guns'' First Merit robbery; Branch once held OFCC's accounts

Ohioans For Concealed Carry has learned that the Garfield Heights branch of First Merit bank was robbed on Wednesday, July 21. According to sources, the perpetrator walked right past "no-guns" sign on the outer door, made his way to the counter, and presented a demand note. First Merit has posted "no-guns" signs at its branches throughout Ohio for just eight weeks, and OFCC has documented at...

Ohio Auto Dealers Association BOD Chairman removes signs from his dealerships

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...

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES RECEIVE FINAL WARNING REGARDING ILLEGAL GUN BANS

CLEVELAND - JULY 8, 2004 - Ohioans For Concealed Carry, the state's largest grassroots organization working to reform Ohio's self-defense laws, announced today that its Office of General Counsel has sent letters to the first municipalities that have passed ordinances attempting to restrict the lawful carrying of concealed handguns by those licensed by the State of Ohio. In these letters, Attorney...

Ohio CHL Reciprocity Update

Beginning last week, Ohioans For Concealed Carry began learning that a number of states have announced that reciprocity agreements have been reached with Ohio regarding the recognition of concealed handgun licenses. While encouraged by the news, we have chosen not to publicize this information, because no official announcement has yet come from the Ohio Attorney General's office. Until it comes,...

Signs Down & Safe Alternative lists continue to grow

Joe Eaton, OFCC's Business Education Task Force Coordinator, has received the following notification from First Clermont Bank: Dear Joe, We have removed our "no guns" signs from all First Clermont Bank locations. We gave the issue considerable thought before we added the signs in the first place, and went through a similar process before taking them down. Your letter was helpful, as were the...

OH Div. of Liquor Control clarifies position re: Class D and CCW

Ohioans For Concealed Carry and the OFCC PAC are pleased to announce that efforts to receive clarification with the Ohio Division of Liquor Control over the law's requirements for Class D liquor permit holders have been met with complete success. At issue was the question of whether groceries and convenience stores which possess Class D liquor permits, but which do not dispense liquor by the...

First Year of MN CCW Finds No Predicted 'Bloody Streets'

June 20, 2004 Gun Week Late June marks the anniversary of the first issuance of a “shall-issue” concealed pistol license (CPL) in Minnesota, and in the past 12 months, none of the gunfights in the streets, shootouts at traffic lights or any of the other dire predictions from anti-gunners has come to pass. “I think the big story,” observed St. Louis Park attorney David Gross, “is that there is no...

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