Uhrichsville McDonald's, plus 9 others, remove ''no-guns'' signs

Grassroots volunteers and OFCC supporters across Ohio continue to be successful at educating business owners and getting "no-guns" signs removed from store windows.

"We are finding that business owners are very open to considering the facts, and reconsidering the logic of believing a sign can keep you safe," said Joe Eaton, OFCC's Business Education Coordinator. "By informing business owners about the facts concerning Concealed Handgun Licensees (CHLs), volunteers across the state are finding success in seeing businesses in their local communities remove their discriminatory signs."
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One of the latest to remove its signs is a McDonald's restaurant in Uhrichsville, a city that experienced an above average rate of posted "no-guns" signs in the early days of Ohio's concealed carry law. The reason for those postings was revealed in a letter from the Marketing Director over all McDonald's of East Central Ohio, sent in response to one of the customers who voiced concerns.

"...Many of the local law enforcement office[s] or sheriff's departments brought decals to many local businesses," wrote Debra M. Aubihl.

"However," she continued in her September 9 letter, "you pose a valid point with the location welcoming deer hunters. We will bring you concern to the owner and managers and it will be open for discussion."

The marketing director for these McDonald's has now reported that the signs have in fact been removed from all nine of their restaurants.

To date, at least 12 major chains and approximately 200 other business locations have removed their signs and opened their doors to Ohio Concealed Handgun License-holders.