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Will OFCC PAC endorsee replace Speaker Householder in House District 91?

7:00am Tuesday, July 06, 2004

On July 5, 2004, the Newark Advocate published an excellent story, written by Jim Siegel, about 2004 OFCC PAC endorsee Rob Hood. In the article, Siegel wrote that Hood "shocked" some local Republican leaders when he won the March primary in the 91st House district, earning a chance at the seat that has been held by Speaker Larry Householder, who is term-limited. Hood beat out three challengers,...

PATRIOTS: In 1788, Ohio law required ALL men aged 16-50 to bear arms

7:50am Sunday, July 04, 2004

(Originally posted by the Cincinnati Enquirer and on this website July 25, 2003) Ohio Moments Soldiers fined 50 cents for lack of weaponry On July 25, 1788, the first Ohio law to establish and regulate a militia was published in Marietta. It mandated all men between 16 and 50 perform military duty. They were required to arm themselves with a musket and bayonet, a cartridge box, powder horn, one...

If ever there was a time for Eddie Eagle...

4:34pm Saturday, July 03, 2004

July 1, 2004 Dayton Daily News Story edited for space Boy accidentally shot by neighbor, 5 DAYTON | A 7-year-old boy was accidentally shot Wednesday by his 5-year-old neighbor who was playing with a loaded .22 revolver the older boy found in an alley, police said. Shaquonne McCarty was in good condition at Children's Medical Center, suffering from a gunshot wound to his left wrist, Sgt. Kelly...

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KS: Workplace shooting at another ''No-guns allowed'' business

7:27am Saturday, July 03, 2004

Not only is concealed carrry illegal in Kansas, but this business had "No-Guns" signs posted on its doors, just as it does on its facilities here in Ohio . More multiple-victom public shootings occur where guns are prohibited. July 2, 2004 KCTV.com Five People Killed in Shooting at Plant KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- A gunman killed four employees of a meatpacking plant and wounded three others...

SHAKE-UP: Jacobson drops bid for Senate Presidency

7:46am Friday, July 02, 2004

July 02, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer (story edited for space) Columbus - Sen. Jeff Jacobson ended his quest to become Senate president Thursday after information surfaced that he had concealed his ties to an anti-tax group that assisted his efforts to win the top leadership post. "In seeking the Senate presidency, I allowed myself to become associated with persons whose practices were...

TEN: Another national chain removes discriminatory signs

7:29pm Thursday, July 01, 2004

Ohioans For Concealed Carry is pleased to announce that The Carter Lumber Co. has made a decision to open its doors to Ohio concealed handgun license-holders, just as the company has done for customers in eight other concealed carry states for years. In an email to OFCC, Carter Lumber's V.P. of Marketing, David McCafferty, stated as follows, and in part: "The signage that was recently hung in our...

Ohio CHL Reciprocity Update

11:15am Thursday, July 01, 2004

Beginning last week, Ohioans For Concealed Carry began learning that a number of states have announced that reciprocity agreements have been reached with Ohio regarding the recognition of concealed handgun licenses. While encouraged by the news, we have chosen not to publicize this information, because no official announcement has yet come from the Ohio Attorney General's office. Until it comes,...

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Gun-rights advocate sues over weapons law

8:06am Thursday, July 01, 2004

July 1, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer Lawyer contends language inconsistent Parts of the state's new concealed-weapons law are unconstitutional and were written by "idiots," contends a gun-rights advocate who sued the state Wednesday. Stephen Miller, a lawyer and handgun instructor from Independence, sued in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, asking a judge to strike down the law's language...