A Glorious Sunset

With the September 13 expiration of the Clinton gun ban fast approaching, anti-gun activists across the nation are making a renewed push to re-enact this ineffective legislation. Congress will be in session for only 14 more work days before the sunset date arrives, and because time is short, the anti-gunners are redoubling their efforts to extend the ban. Consider these examples in Ohio: align="...

Adding Insult to Injury: Sidney Daily News publishes more CHL-holders' names

July 15, 2004 Sidney Daily News 18 more concealed weapons permits issued in Shelby County Eighteen more permits to carry concealed weapons have been issued by Shelby County Sheriff Kevin O'Leary. Sixteen of the permits were issued to Shelby County residents, one to an Auglaize County man and one to a Champaign County man. Those who received permits in Shelby County, and their dates of birth as...

AGAIN: ''Posted'' Fifth Third bank inside Kroger robbed

7/16/2004 WCPO.com Police Arrest Suspect In Loveland Bank Robbery Police have arrested a Batavia man as a suspect in Thursday's bank robbery in Loveland. Police said 37-year-old David Sharp came to the Fifth Third bank inside the Kroger store on Loveland-Madiera Road Thursday morning and passed a note to the teller demanding cash. The teller complied and the suspect fled the scene in his car. A...

Gun law reciprocity growing for Ohio

July 17, 2004 Youngstown Vindicator by Mike Braun Since Ohio's concealed carry weapon law was created earlier this year, there have been eight states which also issue licenses to carry concealed handguns that have signed reciprocity agreements with Ohio. Such agreements are now in effect with Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Washington and Wyoming. The agreements came...

Ohio Auto Dealers Association BOD Chairman removes signs from his dealerships

Ohioans For Concealed Carry is please to announce that another group of Ohio businesses has removed discriminatory signs barring concealed handgun license-holders from their business. The following email is from Andy Glockner, owner of several car & truck sales-related businesses in the Portsmouth area, to OFCC Senate District 14 Coordinator. -----Original Message----- From: Andrew M...

Ohio Democrats backing College Rapist and Carjacker Protection bills

After years of spewing anti-gun rhetoric in efforts to oppose concealed carry reform in Ohio, the state's most liberal Democrats are suddenly very interested in backing concealed carry legislation at the Statehouse. In early May, we revealed that Sen. Ray Miller (D-15) had begun shopping for co-sponsors for a bill that seeks to repeal Section 9 of House Bill 12 from the books and expand the ban...

Prime Outlets Malls: Shopping for Defenseless Victims

Ohioans For Concealed Carry first notified supporters about Prime Outlets mall's discriminatory signs on May 3. The Jeffersonville mall holds a dubious distinction on the Do Not Patronize While Armed list, as the only retailer which has had employees victimized by the Ohio "Retail Rapist" . Prime Outlets has placed "NO WEAPONS" signs at the EDGE of their property lines. This means that when you...

Op-Ed: Term limits are the debasing poison in Ohio politics

by Thomas Suddes, Cleveland Plain Dealer The one sure way to drain the Statehouse consulting- and-collecting cesspool would be to repeal General Assembly term limits. Otherwise, nothing will change in Columbus, not even if a clutch of Republicans ends up in the hoosegow. Term limits, which voters imposed in 1992, forbid state representatives and senators to serve more than eight consecutive years...

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