Op-Ed: Shootings add new dimension to issue of privacy vs. gun rights

Aside from the fact that the "fix" proposed by Toby Hoover and the Brady Bunch (reporting mental records from Ohio courts to the federal government) would not have prevented the Ohio sniper from purchasing his firearms, Leonard's piece gives the most objective look of this issue you'll read in the Ohio media. Whether or not he could have gotten a concealed carry license matters none. The Ohio...

Rotten Apples continue swipes at concealed carry (and own credibility)

Journalists at Ohio's liberal newspapers often attempt to maintain the notion that they are impartial when it comes to reporting on firearms and self-protection rights. These ongoing editorial page rants betray the folly of their efforts to claim neutrality. Cleveland Plain Dealer: First things first "'My Second Amendment rights are just as important as your precious First Amendment.' I've lost...

Is this DDN writer on the list of people who have lost their marbles?

Despite the thousands of federal and state gun control laws on the books, Charles McCoy still walked around carrying a concealed gun, shooting willy-nilly at anything that moved, immortalizing himself as the Ohio sniper suspect. Whether or not he could have gotten a concealed carry license matters none. The Ohio sniper didn't wait until April 8 to begin his sickening crime spree, and yet Mary...

Northeast Ohio Marc's discount chain hangs discriminatory signs

Ohioans For Concealed Carry has learned that Marc's, an Ohio-owned and operated discount chain in northeast Ohio, has made the decision to post discriminatory signs against CHL-holders. Marc's has 51 stores in NE Ohio (some branded as XPECT stores), located in Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Franklin, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Stark and Summit counties. Decisions to discriminate...

Michigan woman's gun may have saved her life

Yet another story of a licensed CHL-holder using their firearm to defend their life. This woman was on her way to work - no doubt to an employer with the good sense not to prevent her the ability to defend herself. Even the head of Michigan's Police Chief's assocation who was (formerly) opposed to CCW admits that this woman's life was saved because she was armed. March 20, 2004 Daily Oakland...

Ban on concealed weapons in park may not pass muster

Lisbon Journal News 3/18/2004 (Story edited for space) SALEM — Like any new law, Ohio’s concealed-carry handgun law remains open to interpretation, and one of the gray areas in House Bill 12 may be the ability of cities to prevent permit holders from carrying weapons in parks and similar areas. However, for now it appears the Salem Parks Department will not be able to ban handgun carriers from...

Attorney General's Office assures OFCC of on-time implementation

Upon discovery of the following Mt. Vernon News story, Ohioans For Concealed Carry leadership immediately consulted with the Ohio Attorney General's office about it's accuracy. As of 2:00 p.m., March 18, 2004, the OAG's office has assured OFCC that they have provided everything they are required to provide to the Buckeye State Sheriff's Association, which represents Ohio's 88 sheriffs, and that...

Ohio sniper: Time for a new approach to prevention

by Chad D. Baus The Ohio sniper suspect has been in custody for less than 24 hours, but the cacophony from gun controllers is already hitting a fever pitch. "Why can the mentally ill buy guns?" "Shouldn't there be waiting periods for making gun purchases in Ohio?" "What about enacting a one-gun-per-month rule?" "Why did Ohio just enact a concealed-carry law? Doesn't this prove such laws are...

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