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Dispatch: Uncertainty still surrounds conceal-carry bill

5:30am Saturday, December 13, 2003

December 12, 2003 Lee Leonard THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Ohio is closer than ever to having a law permitting citizens to carry concealed handguns, but it’s still far away. "It’s disappointing and it’s frustrating," said Jim Irvine, political-action chairman of Ohioans for Concealed Carry, on what should have been a day for rejoicing after the legislature passed House Bill 12 and sent it to Gov. Bob...

Toledo Blade: Statehouse showdown unfolds

5:23am Saturday, December 13, 2003

December 12, 2003 By JIM PROVANCE BLADE COLUMBUS BUREAU COLUMBUS - Ohio lawmakers snubbed Gov. Bob Taft twice this week, setting up potential veto overrides on bills allowing residents to carry concealed handguns and challenging his authority to close mental retardation centers. As the Ohio House and Senate prepared to leave town for the year late last night, they openly defied the second-term...

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Holiday Cheer: Please support the Gordon family

10:17am Friday, December 12, 2003

The Ohioans For Concealed Carry steering committee would like to request that you seriously consider making a donation to the Tony Gordon Memorial Fund during the Holidays. As many of you know, Ohioans For Concealed Carry has established a memorial fund at Fifth Third Bank to benefit the 3 year-old daughter, Cheyanne, and 13-year old nephew of slain father James A. "Tony" Gordon. The memorial...

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WTOL Toledo 11: Store Attack highlights result of Taft's deadly game

8:16am Friday, December 12, 2003

December 12,2003 TOLEDO -- A woman from East Toledo who owns a carryout gets beaten by a robber and it's all caught on tape. A man came into Joe and Milo's Carryout around 5:30 Wednesday afternoon. He asked for some cigarettes and then said he forgot his money out in his car. He came back with a pipe in his hand and started beating Milo Espinosa. "I fell on the floor," said Milo who speaks very...

'No More Excuses, Gov. Taft; Sign CCW Bill,' Gun Rights Group Insists

5:58am Friday, December 12, 2003

The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA), an OFCC Civil-Defense Rights Coalition member , has issued the following press release concerning the expectations their members share of Gov. Taft on HB12. BELLEVUE, Wash., Dec. 11 -- "Ohio Gov. Bob Taft has evidently run out of excuses and the time for stonewalling on public safety is past. It's time for Taft to sign concealed...

Taft Concealed Carry Veto-Threat Debacle Goes National

5:43am Friday, December 12, 2003

The Associated Press story announcing Bob Taft's latest veto threat has been picked up by media outlets nationwide over the past 24 hours. Since nearly 90% of the country already enjoy some form of concealed carry law, they'll probably be wondering what all the fuss us about. So are we. ABC News Atlanta Journal Constitution Boston Globe New York Times (National Briefing segment - link will likely...

Taft Defending Moving Cheese; Changing Rules; Veto Threat

12:18am Friday, December 12, 2003

The Associated Press is reporting that Governor Taft is defending his threat to veto House Bill 12. However, they are not reporting that he has yet used his authority to veto the Act. Since this issue was first raised a month ago, Ohioans For Concealed Carry warned the public that Governor Taft and the Ohio Newspaper Association were only interested in one thing: Printing the names of every...

Blade: Lawmakers press gun bill as Taft vows to veto; override possible

6:14am Thursday, December 11, 2003

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is not opposed to the bill that is now headed to Gov. Taft's desk. Neither is the FOP. The state's most powerful law enforcement group, the Buckeye State Sheriff's Association, is in full support. But as we've been warning for months, working to remove opposition from law enforcement groups wouldn't stop Bob Taft's opposition in the end, because he'd find some other...