Guns in the News

Original Section 9 violator ''sees the light''

Ohioans For Concealed Carry has confirmed that Summit Co. Executive James McCarthy's executive order "prohibiting guns in all county buildings and vehicles and on county property" will be modified to reflect the law under Section 9 of Ohio House Bill 12. Readers of this website were first made aware of this original Section 9 violator in early February. On February 2, the Akron Beacon Journal...

10,000 felony suspects on the loose in Franklin Co.

...and yet the gun ban lobby claims you are "buying into a culture of fear" if you make a responsible choice to bear arms for self-defense. April 29, 2004 Columbus Dispatch Deputies going after 10,000 felony suspects Franklin County deputy sheriffs will work overtime to whittle away at a backlog of 10,000 outstanding felony warrants for crimes ranging from drug offenses to murder. The department’...

Car dealers differ on concealed carry signs; perhaps the reason is obvious

OFCC volunteers have scored several victories in the effort to inform businesses about Ohio's new concealed carry law, and get them to remove discriminatory signs that had been posted. Deacon's Chrysler in Mayfield Village told customers that the signs had been sent out by the Cleveland Auto Dealers' Association, and that an employee had just assumed they were supposed to go up. King's Toyota ,...

Op. Ed: Will Ohio’s gun law survive?

04.28.04 Middletown Journal By Sim Evans For The Journal “Remember the first rule of gunfighting: ‘Have a gun.”’ — Jeff Cooper Ohio’s concealed carry is now in effect. It is, as the old folks used to say, the law of the land, but the controversy still rages. Libraries that, only a few months ago, were begging the taxpayers for money, have now posted signs prohibiting firearms. They don’t want “...

Kmart security wrestles thief who carried gun in store

This guy didn't need a concealed handgun license (CHL) to carry out his crimes, and would have ignored a sign banning him from this store, just as he ignored all the laws he broke. April 27, 2004 Dayton Daily News Trotwood police shoot theft suspect Ignored orders to drop gun, officials say TROTWOOD | Trotwood police shot and wounded a shoplifting suspect Monday in the parking lot of Target at...

Portage couple among region's first to secure concealed-carry permits

April 28, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer At 72, stroke victim Ben Doepel, a well-known outdoorsman, figures he needs the protection of a gun. He and his wife once were frightened by three suspicious men in a parking lot as she helped him climb out of his wheelchair. "I never felt so helpless in my life," said Doepel, former president of the Goodyear Hunting and Fishing Club. "I sure don't want to...

AP: State adopts language on incompetence

An impressive display of media bias: Associated Press bothers only to call an authoritarian gun banner for comment on new rules implemented for Ohio's concealed handgun license law... April 27, 2004 Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio - The state on Monday adopted instructions that courts must follow in reporting cases of involuntary hospitalization of people with mental illnesses to ensure they...

Say it Ain't So! Lima News, longtime proponent of CCW, posts No-Guns signs

A quick search of the words "Lima News" on this website's search engine will reveal that the Lima News has been one of the few Ohio media outlets with an editorial board that takes a friendly outlook on your personal right to self-defense. So imagine our surprise when we began receiving emails from concerned customers, reporting that they had seen "No-CCW" signs on the front door of the very same...

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