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Thousands and thousands in Ohio await conceal-carry licenses

3:48pm Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Ohio's media outlets are ramping up on coverage of the impending implementation of Ohio's new concealed carry reform law. Click on the "Read More..." link below for a long list of links to Ohio media coverage. Channelcincinnati.com (Ch. 5 WLWT): Applications Available Next Week Applications will become available April 8, and if the rolls of those signed up to take classes are any indication, the...

Crain's Cleveland Business publishes anti-self-defense editorial as ''news''

11:52am Tuesday, March 30, 2004
On March 24, 2003 Crain's Cleveland Business published an editorial opposing the reformation of concealed carry laws in Ohio. This editorial bore striking similarity to a letter printed in multiple Ohio papers , written by Lori O'Neill, president of the "Million" Mom March chapter of greater Cleveland. In that 2003 editorial, Crain's editors admitted that they were "a bit far afield" when they...

To apply, prepare to spill the beans

11:19am Tuesday, March 30, 2004
March 28, 2004 Youngstown Vindicator by Patricia Meade YOUNGSTOWN — Let's say you're in your 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, whatever, and moved a lot over the years — can you list each and every address going back to age 18? Well, Ohio's application for a license to carry a concealed handgun requires such a list. The three-page application is now available online at the Ohio attorney general's Web site, www...

BSSA Exec. Dir.: Sheriffs have ''duty under law'' to accept apps April 8

11:36am Monday, March 29, 2004
In recent days, there have been more and more reports of Ohio sheriffs who claim to be having problems meeting the April 8 start-date for Ohio's new concealed handgun licensure law. The Cuyahoga Co. sheriff's office is telling citizens they won't take applications until their new office space is prepared, perhaps around the end of May. In Shelby Co., the sheriff is attempting to add an additional...

Lesson: Train before you pack a gun

10:28am Monday, March 29, 2004
Across Ohio, thousands of men and women are eager to be armed Youngstown Vindicator March 28, 2004 by Patricia Meade BOARDMAN — "Hold up your trigger finger, look at it and tell yourself: This is my gun's safety." Firearms instructor Bob Magnuson's words echoed in my head as I stood in front of the bedroom mirror and practiced drawing my .357-caliber Magnum Ruger from its brand-new holster. The...

Florida: $5 million fine proposed for listing of gun owners

10:46am Saturday, March 27, 2004
Floridians have more than 17 years of successful experience with their concealed carry law. Looks as though they've figured out that it is law-abiding license-holders who deserve to be protected - something we must not allow the Ohio media to take 17 years to discover for themselves. March 25, 2004 Palm Beach Post TALLAHASSEE -- Squeezed between the cop on the beat and the powerful National Rifle...

Discount Drug Mart: There will be no corporate policy on signs

3:18pm Friday, March 26, 2004
On Tuesday, March 23, Ohioans For Concealed Carry began receiving reports that Discount Drug Mart, an Ohio-owned and operated discount chain in northeast Ohio, had begun posting discriminatory signs against CHL-holders . As will be our policy for all future sightings, we quickly brought this matter to our members' and supporters' attention, along with information on a shopping alternative, since...

Handgun trainers have their hands full

8:19am Friday, March 26, 2004
March 26, 2004 Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune Northwest Ohio gun dealers have been flooded with customers interested in training classes required to get a concealed-carry permit. Permit applications will be available at the Seneca County Sheriff's office beginning April 8. Applicants must complete the 12-hour class and pass a background check to get a permit. Seneca County Sheriff Thomas Steyer said...

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