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90 days & 25k licenses later: The good news the media won't share

11:58pm Wednesday, July 07, 2004
July 7, 2004 Ohio Public Radio Fewer people than anticipated are taking advantage of Ohio's new law that allows residents to carry concealed handguns under certain conditions. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles has details. Click here to hear the story via RealAudio streaming. Commentary: Sheriffs in two of Ohio's most populous counties - Cuyahoga and Franklin - along with certain others, have slowed...

Ohio, Michigan OK concealed-carry deal

12:08pm Wednesday, July 07, 2004
You heard it here first... July 7, 2004 Toledo Blade Ohio and Michigan residents with concealed carry licenses can take their weapons across the border after a reciprocating agreement between the states took effect yesterday, said Mark Gribben, spokesman with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. “For an Ohioan, they are able to carry a concealed weapon in Michigan, subject to the laws Michigan has...

Gun law can't require Social Security number

12:03pm Wednesday, July 07, 2004
You heard it here first, over a month ago... July 7, 2004 Cincinnati Post (click for complete story) With nearly three months elapsed since the state's new concealed-carry law took effect, a Mount Lookout architect has shown that it's still possible to fight city hall, or in this case the statehouse. William J. Miller Sr., 74, said he's glad the Ohio Auditor's Office has clarified the new law in...

Gannett news reporter sees faux CHL tie-in with arrest

11:49am Wednesday, July 07, 2004
In a July 7, 2004 Chillicothe Gazette story , Gannett News reporter Lisa Roberson tries her best to find a connection between a young woman who illegally carried a firearm into a restaurant and Ohio's new concealed handgun license law. Reporter Lisa Roberson's story starts as follows: An 18-year-old woman is facing a third-degree felony charge after she allegedly carried a loaded 9mm handgun into...

2004 amendments to Ohio concealed handgun license law ''unlikely''

10:18pm Tuesday, July 06, 2004
July 6, 2004 Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state's concealed weapons law has not produced the number of applications that backers envisioned, but it's too soon be tinkering with it, the bill's sponsor said Tuesday. Ohio's 88 county sheriffs, who issue the permits, have given out about 22,000 applications since the law took effect on April 8, said Robert Cornwell, executive director...

Lorain newspaper continues to rage against self-defense

7:10am Tuesday, July 06, 2004
July 3, 2004 Lorain Morning Journal This is an occasional offering of short editorials on a variety of topics, some that deserve flowers and some that draw frowns. Send your comments to Letters, The Morning Journal, 1657 Broadway, Lorain, OH 44052, or e-mail to [email protected] . align="right"> FROWNS: Here's a new way to waste our tax money; the state has to defend itself in a...

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...

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...

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