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Advocates of the conceal/carry gun law say system is moving too slowly

8:02am Saturday, May 08, 2004

This story has been picked up by the Associated Press and is being printed in newspapers across the state . Permit process takes time May 08, 2004 Columbus Dispatch More than 450 conceal/carry licenses have been issued in central Ohio since a new state law took effect one month ago today, but proponents say sheriffs still must do more to ease the application process. In Franklin County, where 246...

Applications steady for concealed-carry

7:40am Saturday, May 08, 2004

May 8, 2004 Dayton Daily News The April 8 start of the new concealed-carry law was expected to generate a rush of gun permit applicants, but officials in Montgomery, Miami, Greene and Warren counties say the process is steady and manageable. "The first day, the computer was overwhelmed, but that was fixed and since then we haven't had any problems," Montgomery County Sgt. Larry Schroeder said. "...

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Dear Kroger...

5:10pm Friday, May 07, 2004

May 7, 2004 I have been a Kroger customer all my adult life. The reason I'm writing today is to ask you if you wish to continue to earn my business. I've learned that you are enabling criminals and discriminating against my fellow American's civil rights in your Cincinnati-area stores by prohibiting their right to protect themselves. Specifically, you don't want armed customers in your stores...

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MicroCenter signs come down; Kroger digs in for a fight

4:45pm Friday, May 07, 2004

Ohioans For Concealed Carry is pleased to announce that MicroCenter has made a corporate decision to treat their Ohio customers exactly as they've been treating customers across the country for years. Discriminatory signs banning CHL-holders in Ohio stores are coming down, effective today. ----- Original Message ----- From: Customer Relations Sent: 5/7/2004 1:18:45 PM Subject: New policy Dear Mrs...

Court asked to void suit aiming to bar gun permits

3:09pm Friday, May 07, 2004

You heard it here first.... May 07, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer Columbus- Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro asked the Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to stop sheriffs from issuing applications for concealed-handgun permits. The Toledo-based Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence filed the suit just a week after the new concealed-handgun law went into effect April 8. The...

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FLASH: Ohio Attorney General files Motion to Dismiss anti-CCW lawsuit

7:19am Thursday, May 06, 2004

Ohioans For Concealed Carry has learned that Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro's office has filed a Motion to Dismiss a lawsuit filed by gun ban extremist Toby Hoover, which takes the strange approach of asking the Supreme Court to order sheriffs not to perform their duty under the law. In the Motion, Petro argues that Hoover and her anti-gun attorneys (the Relators) "lack proper standing" before...

Store on Do Not Patronize While Armed list robbed, clerk pistol-whipped

2:50pm Wednesday, May 05, 2004

May. 05, 2004 Akron Beacon-Journal Dairy Mart clerk injured in holdup Robber strikes worker on head with pistol before fleeing with cash A robber entered a busy West Market Street convenience store Tuesday and struck a clerk in the head with a gun before fleeing with the store's cash. The holdup occurred about 10:50 a.m. at the Dairy Mart at West Market and Rhodes Avenue, just east of the...

Cuyahoga Sheriff can't avoid duty under law; settles concealed carry lawsuit

12:59pm Wednesday, May 05, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 5, 2004 Ohioans For Concealed Carry is pleased to announce that OFCC member and Cuyahoga Co. resident Jim Irvine has been completely successful in his lawsuit to force Cuyahoga County Sheriff Gerald McFaul to comply with his duty under the law. After having told the media that he would not accept CHL applications until "the end of May" or "the beginning of June", and...