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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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Media questions affordable firearm made in Ohio
- Published on Wednesday, 30 November -0001 00:00
- Written by Jeff Garvas
In a span of several days last week, several Ohio television outlets turned their focus of attention to the "problem" of inexpensive firearms which low-income families use to protect their homes.
Although Cleveland's WKYC admits most of the Hi-Point 9mm handguns that are used in crimes are purchased "on the street", the story goes on to blame gun shows and Ohio law for the misuse of these firearms.
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From the story:
- Many are purchased on the streets. But investigators say gun shows have also become a goldmine for Hi-Points in part because Ohio law permits multiple gun sales - and under certain circumstances, with no records - which has helped Ohio become a nationwide leader in guns sold here - and used out of state in crimes.
But for now, these $99 deals continue to be a blue light special - only to later invade the mean streets of northeast Ohio.
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police say that dealers who sell the Hi-Points for $99 are creating an easy avenue for bad guys to arm themselves. So i[s] there anything police can do about the price to maybe make it more difficult to get the $99 guns?
Hi-Point actually recommends dealers sell them for a bit more.
But the dealers set the price and unfortunately, police say Hi-Points bought in bulk end up sold on the streets for as little as $20 a piece, which again, makes them attractive to criminals.
The bottom line is this: as with so-called "Saturday Night Special" bans, efforts to prevent the sale of these inexpensive firearms, or to force a price increase, would not succeed in reducing criminals' access. Instead, such efforts would only serve to discriminate against low-income citizens, many of whom live in high-crime areas, who can't afford to spend $500 or so to buy a Glock, Springfield, Kimber, Para-Ordnance or Beretta for home/self-defense.