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Another OFCC Section 9 victory – Lorain gun ban proposal killed in committee

5:28pm Tuesday, May 11, 2004

Ohioans For Concealed Carry membership coordinator Dan White attended the Lorain City Council committee meeting Monday, and has reported that a proposed ordinance to ban firearms on all city-owned property is effectively dead. After a reading of the proposed amendment, the microphone was turned over to Lorain law director Mark Provenza. Mr. Provenza read the relevant sections of the ORC,...

Ohio CHL-holder stops robbery; defends lives

5:27pm Tuesday, May 11, 2004

May 11, 2004 Toledo Blade 2 charged in carryout heist foiled by armed store clerk Two men were charged yesterday in the robbery of a West Toledo carryout during which one of them was shot twice by a store employee. Detectives said they issued a warrant charging Jose J. Custodia-Mota, 22, with aggravated robbery. He was taken to Toledo Hospital after being shot once in the leg and once in the...

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Dispatch: Banning guns may be bad for business

7:56am Tuesday, May 11, 2004

Aside from the fact that this organization has NEVER used the word boycott to describe our efforts to inform CHL-holders that they are not welcome in stores listed on our Do Not Patronize While Armed database, and aside from the fact that this reporter was so informed, we are pleased to see this issue getting the attention it deserves. A shorter version of this story has been picked up by the...

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Armed citizens protect lives and property in Ohio

5:17pm Monday, May 10, 2004

May 6, 2004 - Akron Man foils business robbery An Akron man picking up scrap metal foiled a robbery attempt in a Norton Avenue bowling alley. Gary Parsons, 52, said he was talking to an employee about hauling away scrap when he saw a man walk into Brunswick Charger Lanes around 10 p.m April 26 and put a gun to the head of a female employee. "He said, 'You've got five seconds,' '' Parsons said. "...

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Crain's Cleveland Business publishes OFCC response to ''business scare'' letter

3:07pm Monday, May 10, 2004

The following letter was published in response to yet another letter to the Crain's editor from Cleveland Brady Bunch/"Million" Mommer Lori O'Neill. To those who read her letter, it must be obvious why she has much better success at getting letters printed in Crain's than she does with lobbying efforts in Columbus - the majority of legislators know better. May 10, 2004 Crain's Cleveland Business...

Gun Control March Lacked Numbers and Impact, Critic Says

2:27pm Monday, May 10, 2004

May 10, 2004 CNSNews.com (CNSNews.com) - It wasn't a "Million Mom March" -- it was a "thousand gang limp," said one Second Amendment supporter, describing Sunday's anti-gun march in Washington. The Washington Post, which ran the story on page B-1, said "thousands" of people, mostly women, marched to "end gun violence" on Sunday. The newspaper described the rally as "the largest gun-control...

Cincy Biggs mega-grocery removes signs; great shopping alternative to Kroger!

1:07pm Monday, May 10, 2004

For those former Kroger customers in Cincinnati who are searching for a new place to purchase food for your family, Biggs Eastgate has removed signs barring CHL-holders, and has thus been removed for the "Do Not Patronize While Armed" list. They now join Walmart SuperCenters, Meijer's and a long list of other Cincinnati-area grocers that do not discriminate against people who choose to bear arms...

Concealed carry licensees from area are pleased with newfound freedom

1:22pm Saturday, May 08, 2004

May 6, 2004 Zanesville Times Recorder ZANESVILLE -- More than a hundred residents in Muskingum, Morgan, Licking and Guernsey counties have received their concealed carry weapons licenses, and applications keep coming. Major Bryan Hoover of the Muskingum County Sheriff's Office couldn't determine who the first person to receive the license was, but 116 have been issued to applicants from those...