FIVE: FirstMerit victim zone robbed again

Last week, a new policy of banning firearms in FirstMerit Bank began to be enforced. Signs were posted in several branches, with word that they will be posted in all Ohio branches. Unfortunately for residents in Pennsylvania, who have been able to bank at FirstMerit for several years without being confronted with discriminatory signs, we have learned the bank plans to post them there too. That state has had a concealed carry law since the late 1980's.

OFCC has learned that yesterday marked the FIFTH robbery at an Ohio FirstMerit in the past two weeks.

May 26 robbery: Akron FirstMerit Bank at 727 N. Main St.

May 25 robbery: Columbus First Merit Bank at East Powell Road and Polaris Parkway

May 20 robbery: Akron FirstMerit Bank branch at 1060 Kenmore Blvd.

May 17 robbery: Akron FirstMerit branch at 840 Brittain Road

May 14 robbery: Akron FirstMerit Bank ATM customer in 1400 block of South Arlington Street

Ohio has one of the highest bank robbery rates in the nation. The Ohio Banker's League is distributing instructions on how banks can ban CHL-holders. But clearly bank robbers could not care less about FirstMerit's discriminatory signs.

FirstMerit has been serving Northeastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania for over 155 years. Pennsylvania has had a concealed carry law since the late 80's, and In the time they have done business in that state, FirstMerit has never been posted with discriminatory signs!! (our sources say that may soon change)

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