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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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The letter the Plain Dealer refused to publish
- Published on Wednesday, 30 November -0001 00:00
- Written by Jeff Garvas
OFCCs Jim Irvine recently sent a letter to the editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer regarding the newspapers failure to report when crimes happen in places where no-guns signs are posted. Irvine also took the newspaper to task for its failure to use the Media Access Loophole as they claimed they would when lobbying for it.
The Plain Dealer, specifically Mr. Doug Clifton, did not respond, nor did the PD publish the letter. And so we shall do so here.
To the Editor:
In the Saturday, January 29 story, "Man shot in chest during robbery attempt in parking lot" the Plain Dealer did not mention that the Collinwood Food Mart posts a sign that says, "No guns." Why didn't the shooter obey the sign? Maybe the shooter was there because of the sign. Maybe that is why 5/3 banks (who also display a "No guns" sign) are robbed frequently.
The Plain Dealer posts a "No gun" sign. In light of the two killed and two more wounded by gunfire at the Jeep plant in Todedo (which has a no guns policy) last week, does anyone really believe the signs ever stop a killing? Or do they just stop good employees/customers from stopping the killer?
How many more innocent people will die before companies reexamine policies that prohibit decent, well trained, and state licensed, people from using a gun to stop these killers? How long will they hang a sign on the door advertising their policy to murderers looking for an easy kill? Sadly, the toll continues to rise.
Doug Clifton claims the Plain Dealer prints the names of Concealed Handgun License (CHL) holders as a "public service." Why doesn't the paper state that the shooter did not have a CHL? Why doesn't the paper state that this location banned guns? His "service" is as hollow as the promise on "No guns" signs that seem to be so prevalent in places people keep getting shot.
Were still waiting for the service, Mr. Clifton.
Jim Irvine
Ohioans for Concealed Carry
Strongsville