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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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Taft names panel members to study privacy issues
- Published on Wednesday, 30 November -0001 00:00
- Written by Jeff Garvas
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that Gov. Bob Taft has appointed the members of the Ohio Privacy/Public Record Access Study Committee, which will examine a broad range of issues related to release of public records and produce a report within a year.
From the story:
- The members, who are not compensated, are: J. Bradford Tillson, of Dayton, former publisher of the Dayton Daily News; Thomas C. Griesdorn, of Columbus, vice president/general manager for WBNS-TV (Channel 10); John C. "Jack" Greiner, of Cincinnati, a partner in the litigation department at Graydon, Head & Ritchey; Jan Antonoplos, of Delaware, the Delaware County clerk of courts; Audra Osmena DeVictor, of New Albany, a deputy Ohio attorney general; John T. Fitts, of Cleveland, deputy general counsel for Progressive Casualty Insurance Co.; John Crenshaw, of Gahanna, the program director for WCOL-FM; Angela Bosworth, of Columbus, director of business development and general counsel for government affairs for OPENonline; Margaret J. Ritenour, of Columbus, vice president of legal services for the Ohio Association of Realtors; Gordon Gough, of Columbus, public-affairs director for the Ohio Council of Retail Merchants; Roger S. Blair, of New Albany, senior vice president and general counsel for First Community Bank; Michael L. Gonidakis, of Dublin, a senior deputy attorney general of consumer protection; and Deborah Archie, of Groveport, chief legal counsel for the Ohio Department of Administrative Services.
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