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Concealed Carry [Licenses] Coming Soon In Delaware Co.

7:37am Friday, May 28, 2004
Unlike the situation in Cuyahoga Co., when that sheriff failed to do his duty under the law, the Delaware Co. sheriff had a desire to follow the law, and was in need of the proper tools. OFCC steering committee members have been working tirelessly to get this situation resolved, and we are pleased to announce that aggressive action is now being taken to correct the situation. Special thanks go to...

Business' CCW bans contribute to increased potential for firearms theft

2:51pm Wednesday, May 26, 2004
May 26, 2004 NewsNet5.com Don't Park On Street In Downtown Cleveland CLEVELAND -- Car theft happens every day in America. And not too long ago it happened to Debbie Trevarthen twice. "My husband came and said, 'Where did you park the car?' and I said, 'Right on the corner.' and it was gone," she said. Thieves stole Trevarthen's 1994 Pontiac Sunbird two times in less than three months. The second...

Concealed carry process going smoothly

12:12pm Wednesday, May 26, 2004
May 26, 2004 Mt. Vernon News MOUNT VERNON — “Very smoothly” is how Knox County Sheriff David Barber describes the process of applying for concealed carry permits since April 8, when the law went into effect. “I’m in the middle of reviewing approximately 70 applications,” said Barber, adding about 25 concealed handgun licenses have been issued as of Tuesday. Those interested in applying for a...

Ottawa Co. Sheriff changes CHL application system to serve you better

12:04pm Wednesday, May 26, 2004
May 25, 2004 Port Clinton News Herald Sheriff's office changes CCW application policy Appointments begin June 1 PORT CLINTON -- The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office is slightly changing the administration process for its concealed weapons applications. Beginning Tuesday, June 1, staff members will begin scheduling appointments. This will ensure a more prompt and efficient process. In effect, the...

Conceal-carry may violate a privacy law

4:32pm Tuesday, May 25, 2004
We tried to tell them... May 25, 2004 Cincinnati Post The Ohio Attorney General's Office is looking into whether it's legal for sheriff's departments to require Social Security numbers from applicants of concealed-weapon permits. The state was prompted by William J. Miller Sr., an architect from Mount Lookout, who questioned whether it violates a 1974 privacy law. Ohio's concealed-carry law took...

Akron newspaper headline hides sad trend in city crime rate

4:01pm Tuesday, May 25, 2004
"FBI stats say Akron fairly safe - Violent crime less than in other cities" To read the headline, you'd never guess that violent crime jumped 7% in Akron in 2003, fueled by a 23% increase in rape, and 22% increase in aggravated assault (bucking a state-wide and national trend of falling rates). Upon passage of Ohio House Bill 12, Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic whined, "We took guns away from the...

Columbus Dispatch finally finds ''CCW legislation'' it likes, and it's D.O.A.

10:58pm Monday, May 24, 2004
May 24, 2004 Columbus Dispatch Editorial: Promote peace in parks Cities need right to stop carrying of guns onto playgrounds, ball fields The state’s wrongheaded new law that allows Ohioans to carry concealed handguns is especially onerous in its failure to put public parks and playgrounds on the list of places where packing heat is prohibited. Parks bring people together for many different...

Citizen goes for CCW walk on ''banned'' Toledo city property

3:41pm Monday, May 24, 2004
Chalk one up for fair and balanced reporting in Toledo... On Friday May 21, 13 Action News (ABC affiliate) provided an excellent look at that the City of Toledo's illegal efforts to restrict concealed carry, and violate Section 9 of House Bill 12. The report came in two parts - a 6:00 p.m. broadcast featured OFCC-supporter and Ohio Cconcealed handgun license (CHL)-holder Bruce Beatty on a walk...

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