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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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SIGNS COME DOWN: ACE Hardware points to ''numerous'' letters from OFCC members
- Published on Wednesday, 30 November -0001 00:00
- Written by Jeff Garvas
Yet another Ohio-based business has made the corporate decision to remove discriminatory signs banning CHL-holders from their restaurants.
Like Frisch's, MicroCenter, Home Depot, Giant Eagle, Perkins Family Restaurants, Kroger, and the Ohio Auto Dealers Association (to name a few), Handyman ACE Hardware has responded to customers' questions about why these businesses were posting signs in Ohio.
OFCC PAC Chairman Jim Irvine has received excellent news from Handyman ACE Hardware President David Grimes. In response to "numerous notes and letters from members of [OFCC]", Mr. Grimes informed Irvine that the signs were not posted with the "intention to offend anyone", and says "please be advised that we have removed these signs from our stores."The company has made a responsible decision that is in the best interest of their customers. As OFCC's Business Education Task Force has been saying for months, there are no credible studies that show increased dangers to businesses because of concealed carry, yet many prove the benefits.
Keep up the good work - BUSINESSES ARE GETTING THE MESSAGE!
NOTE: There are other ACE hardware stores in Ohio, owned by other entities, which have not yet removed their signs. For contact information for these and other dangerous locations, visit OFCC's Do Not Patronize While Armed database.