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Growth of Ohio Victim List undeterred - Conferees need to act quickly

2:12pm Thursday, October 23, 2003

The fight to restore the right to bear arms for self-defense has always been about two key issues: 1) Allowing citizens the right to choose not to be a victim. 2) Lowering violent crime. Amongst the recent Conference Committee appointment and 'Defense Walk' headlines, Ohio newspapers are filled with stories of continued victimations by criminals who could care less if concealed weapons are...

Gun Control Extremists Advocate Open Carry?!?

10:22am Thursday, October 23, 2003

"Ohioans already have the right to carry guns and other weapons openly but not concealed. Anyone who believes he is in danger can holster a pistol on his waist or tote a shotgun around wherever he goes." - Columbus Dispatch anti-CCW editorial, June 22, 2001 Now that more and more citizens across the state have chosen to begin doing just that, the silence about 'Defense' Walks from liberal...

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OFCC's Chad Baus participates in CCW debate on live tv show

4:36pm Wednesday, October 22, 2003

On Thursday, October 16, Senator Lynn Wachtmann appeared as a guest on a live television panel show, along with OFCC spokesperson Chad Baus. Anti-self-defense extremist Toby Hoover was also a guest. The show, entitled The Journal , is produced by the Public Broadcasting Network station WBGU in Bowling Green, Ohio. The program is a discussion/debate format, and features questions posed from a live...

OFCC Statement on Senator White's announcement

8:14am Wednesday, October 22, 2003

We are delighted that Senator White has finally agreed to appoint Senators to the Conference Committee on HB12. Hundreds and hundreds of Ohioans took to the streets in 'Defense' Walks over the past two weeks, asking for this very decision. Family members of Dayton carjacking victim Tony Gordon took part in a memorial 'Defense' Walk in Senator White's hometown of Manchester just days ago. We...

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Breakthrough: Senate Conferees Named!!

6:19am Wednesday, October 22, 2003

For over a week, Ohioans For Concealed Carry has been hearing from Senators that President White was telling them he had decided to appoint conferees to a committee on House Bill 12. That news became even more concrete when Senator Lynn Wachtmann appeared on a live television panel show with OFCC's Chad Baus last Thursday, and announced in his opening remarks that he had been told same. OFCC is...

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Lima News editorial: Call senators on concealed carry

4:06pm Tuesday, October 21, 2003

Lima News October 14, 2003 Gun owners turned out across the state Sunday to demand that lawmakers remove Ohio’s ban on carrying concealed weapons. It was the right message to send, and those who want to carry concealed guns — or who just believe in allowing responsible people to take steps to ensure their safety — now should send the message more directly. Click on the "Read More..." link below...

Letters to Editors: Fall-out from Supreme Court ruling on editorial pages

2:38pm Monday, October 20, 2003

There have been some truly excellent letters to the editor published across the state in recent days. Click on the "Read More..." link below to view some of our favorites. Where are concealed-carry horror stories? Akron Beacon Journal I want to thank you for your Sept. 26 editorial headlined ``Safety first.'' Your commentary on the fact that the Ohio Supreme Court upheld the ban on carrying...

Tony Gordon Memorial 'Defense' Walk ''the most emotional of them all''

by Chad D. Baus

10:58pm Sunday, October 19, 2003

This 'Defense' Walk was special. It wasn't about cameras or quotes. It wasn't about crowd size or soundbites. It wasn't about the Supreme Court or Republican double-speak. Instead, this Walk was solely focused on the hundreds of victims of violence in our state whose circumstances could have turned out far differently if a concealed carry law had been in effect when they were attacked. The...