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Take Four: Youngstown Trying To Ban ''Assault Rifles'' AGAIN!

7:04pm Monday, December 30, 2002

Although OFCC PAC's focus remains solely on Concealed Carry Reform, we've been asked to pass this information on by a very dedicated supporter. If you live anywhere near Youngstown, you may wish to make sure your voice is heard. Youngstown has apparently tried to ban "assault rifles" three times since the 1980's after a city-by-city trend of trying to pass such laws after the tragic schoolyard...

Letter to the Editor: Concealed carry gives us a chance

6:48pm Monday, December 30, 2002

The Toledo Blade has printed an excellent pro-CCW letter to the editor: "While hunting in Africa I learned a lesson in animal behavior. Predators never tangle with a prospective dinner if it believes it might be injured in the process. A leopard hunting a small Thompson gazelle looks for another meal when the Thompson turns on a dime and lowers its head, prepared to fight with 8-inch spike horns...

Out of the Closet: Taft 100% opposed to true Concealed Carry Reform

6:44pm Monday, December 30, 2002

Buried in a Mansfield News Journal story covering the outlook on challenges facing state government in 2003 is a small but revealing segment about Concealed Carry Reform. In it, Governor Taft is quoted as saying that he will join the Ohio State Patrol in opposing any bill that allows permit holders to carry their weapon in their vehicle. This past year was a disappointment for Concealed Carry...

Enquirer: Shift in Supreme Court ''could affect concealed-carry suit''

6:28pm Monday, December 30, 2002

Upon it's formation in the summer of 2002, the first action OFCC PAC took was to evaluate and endorse candidates for Ohio Supreme Court. We recognized early in the the 2002 campaign season that the only hope for the Hamilton County suit challenging the constitutionality of Ohio's ban on carrying concealed weapons was to elect two conservative justices; to create a shift in the court to a...

Op-Ed: Guns apparently good for us, but not for them

6:06pm Monday, December 30, 2002

The Zanesville Times-Recorder recently published an opinion column written by Jim Siegel. In the op-ed, Siegel points out some of the more ironic aspects of the amendments the Senate passed while spoiling HB274. Click here to read the entire op-ed .

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82-year old Dayton woman mugged

4:23pm Wednesday, December 18, 2002

The following was posted today to a public CCW discussion group by Phillip Shiflett: "The following post illustrates that although State and 'local' gun control guarantee elderly people carrying arms in self defense face jail, the government can't guarantee their safety." ----- (Dayton, OH) -- Dayton residents have expressed outrage at the latest area robbery. Police say a woman in her 80's left...

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Toledo Mayor breaks tie to extend ban on handguns

4:10pm Wednesday, December 18, 2002

Mayor Jack Ford broke a 6-6 tie to repeal a sunset provision that would have caused Toledo’s handgun ordinance to expire Jan. 27. The vote renewed the ban on cheap and easily concealed handguns. Mr. Ford said he expects to propose changes to address problems cited since the law passed in 1999, especially complaints that it discriminates against people who claim they need to defend themselves in...

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Taft win [in Lucas County] noticed by Bush advisers

4:04pm Wednesday, December 18, 2002

National Republicans enjoyed unprecedented success in the Nov. 5 midterm congressional elections, but as President Bush scans the Midwestern political landscape for sitting governors who can help his 2004 re-election bid, Ohio’s Bob Taft is the last man standing. Mr. Taft easily won re-election, in part on the strength of a big victory in Lucas County that top White House and gubernatorial aides...