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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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OK: Legislation would give new support to worksite gun law
- Published on Wednesday, 30 November -0001 00:00
- Written by Jeff Garvas
February 11, 2005
The Shawnee (OK) News Star
Oklahoma lawmakers provided added support Thursday for a state law that allows workers to keep a gun in their locked vehicles at work -- a law that is being challenged in court by national employers.
The House Judiciary Committee passed a measure exempting businesses from legal liability if a gun is used at a work site after its author, Rep. Greg Piatt, R-Ardmore, said the bill addresses business concerns about Oklahoma's worksite gun law. The bill now goes to the full House.
"Businesses had two concerns -- safety and liability," Piatt said. "I believe this bill addresses the one aspect that we can control and that is liability."
Mike Seney, senior vice president of The State Chamber, which represents 2,000 businesses in Oklahoma and 26 other states, said the legislation does nothing to address the more basic problem -- safety.
"The key issue is we don't want people shot in our place of business," Seney said.
Click here to read the complete story from The Shawnee (OK) News Star.
Commentary:
Uhhh, someone needs to point Mr. Sweeney to the shootings at the Kansas City ConAgra plant, or at the Toledo Jeep plant - places where guns were banned. Obviously barring employees' right to self-defense while traveling to and from work is NOT the solution to Mr. Sweeney's "key issue".
And while we'd like to hope that a liability exemption would make a difference to Oklahoma businesses, it is worth noting that Ohio has such an exemption, yet too many businesses in this state still affirmatively disarm their employees and customers, despite overwhelming evidence that gun bans do not stop criminal attacks.
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