OFCC Picnic Agenda Announced

Organizers for Ohioans For Concealed Carry's 1st Annual Picnic in the Park have announced the schedule for the September 4 event, which will include messages from OFCC President Jeff Garvas and OFCC PAC Chairman Jim Irvine. The keynote speaker is Secretary of State Ken Blackwell. A door prize drawing will also be held.

The complete schedule can be viewed by click "Read More..." link below.

2004 Ohioans For Concealed Carry Party in the Park

10:00am – Opening of area to Picnic Attendees

12:00pm-12:55pm Food Service

12:55pm – Introduction of Keynote Speaker (Jim Irvine, OFCC PAC Chairman)

1:00pm – KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell

1:30pm - Speaker: Jeff Garvas, President of Ohioans for Concealed Carry

1:50pm - Ken Hanson speaks on the importance of Grassroots Political Activism

2:00pm – Door Prize Drawing

2:30pm - Organizational meeting for PAC volunteers willing to help pro-gun candidate with a literature drop near the park

4:00pm – End of formal festivities

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A DOOR PRIZE.

Tickets to the event should be purchased in advance to help us advise the caterer of quantities, so please reserve your seats now! You can now purchase your tickets online in the OhioCCW.org online store!

So we can arrange the correct number of grills and charcoal, please email [email protected] or call 614-778-4874, if you plan on attending with your own food.

Click here for directions, and stay tuned to our website for further updates.

Please make plans to bring the whole family, friends and your appetite to OFCC’s first annual Party in the Park!

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UPDATE! Reporters from a weekly current affairs TV show on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation network, who had confirmed they would be in attendance to document the picnic, have since sent their regrets. Understandably, President Bush's scheduled visit to the Cleveland-area that same has been given priority.

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Following is a statement from Ken Hanson, Litigation Chair of OFCC's Office of General Counsel, who is one of the co-organizers of the picnic:

"We would like to thank everyone for their care and concern about firearms at
the picnic. Please accept the following as the definitive, and final, answer to
all questions on the park and carrying.

The decision whether to carry a firearm or not is a personal one, just like any
other time, and OFCC neither encourages or discourages one choice or the other.
Almost all parks in Ohio, including Liberty Park, have a park rule against
unlicensed carrying of a firearm, and these rules are legally enforceable by
arrest and criminal prosecution. Licensed carrying of a firearm must be done
according to state law. OFCC is aware of the applicable rules and laws in this
park, and all raffle drawings will be in accordance with these same rules and
laws, as well as all Federal and State laws on the transfer of firearms."

This is private event for our members and supporters. We reserve the right to
refuse admittance to, or ask to leave, any person who is creating a disturbance
or behaving in a manner likely to create a disturbance or reflect negatively on
OFCC in the sole judgement of the Board of Directors of OFCC.