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OFCC Sues City of Cleveland Heights, Ohio
The sign you see here is posted in Cleveland Heights Parks implying possession of a firearm is a crime.
On Friday August 12th, 2011 Ohioans For Concealed Carry Filed a lawsuit against the City the City of Cleveland Heights. The litigation comes after many attempts to resolve concerns over laws that Cleveland Heights not only allowed to remain on their books, but also posted signs at their parks that continue to imply it is illegal to be armed. The City of Cleveland Heights has chosen to ignore our attempts at civil discourse. When individuals have contacted them representing themselves as residents of the City of Cleveland Heights their concerns apparently fell on deaf ears. When representatives of the organization have formally contacted the city's legal representation they've been laughed at and hung up on by the Law Director. It is this arrogance and refusal to work with Ohioans For Concealed Carry that has forced us to seek a remedy through the courts.
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Canton PD Event Leads to New OFCC Legislation
When officer Harless of the Canton, Ohio police department came upon a vehicle stopped in the roadway most of us were focused on getting restaurant carry legislation signed into law.
What took place that evening has become an international viral video, calls for the resignation of the City Council president, and criminal charges against a man who is clearly heard trying to state that he has a license.
Ohioans For Concealed Carry has not just raised thousands of dollars in a legal defense fund, but we've written legislation to resolve this matter that Representative Danny Bubp has stated he's going to introduce this fall
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OOPS! Brady Campaign touts study proving OUR point (again)
- Published on Wednesday, 30 November -0001 00:00
- Written by Jeff Garvas
May 10, 2004
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Calif. Survey: One in Five Teens Live with Guns
A survey by the University of California at Los Angeles finds that nearly 20 percent of 5,801 California adolescents polled live in homes were firearms are present, the Health Behavior News Service reported April 29.
According to the survey, white, male Americans ages 14 to 17 living in higher-income or rural households were the most likely to live in homes where guns were present. The most common guns found in households were rifles, followed by handguns.
However, the poll also found that only 3 percent of adolescents have their own gun. These teens were generally from lower-income homes or teens that had jobs.
The survey found that black and Latino teens were less likely to live in a home with guns. However, they wrongly perceive that their peers have guns. "If these findings are confirmed by subsequent research, interventions designed to change perceptions and expectations among black and Latino adolescents about handguns among their peers could be a focus of prevention," said Susan Sorenson, Ph.D., and Katherine Vittes, M.P.H., who led the research.
The study's findings are published in the May 2004 issue of the American Journal of Public Health.
Commentary:
20% of California teens live in homes with guns, yet a tiny fraction ever commit crimes with them.
White, male Americans ages 14 to 17 living in higher-income or rural households were the most likely to live in homes where guns were present - yet this demographic is statistically among the least likely to commit crimes with guns. Instead, gun crime among young black male Americans living in lower-income or urban homes (where gun ownership is least likely, according to the study) is epidemic.
Thanks to the Brady Bunch for highlighting yet again that the mere presence of guns do not cause problems. People do.
The Brady Campaign is funded by European-born billionaire George Soros, who has said he would spend his entire fortune if he was certain it would result in the ouster of President Bush this November.