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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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Cleveland Parking Garage Scene of Violent Sexual Assault
- Published on Wednesday, 30 November -0001 00:00
- Written by Jeff Garvas
Ohioans For Concealed Carry has learned that a parking garage in downtown Cleveland was supposedly the scene of a violent attack and sexual assault Wednesday afternoon.
It is not known if Imperial Parking, the garage at 6th and Prospect where the attack allegedly took place, prohibits concealed handgun license holders from carrying a firearm to defend themselves.
What is clear today is that the attacker had a gun.
Cleveland television stations played footage of passersby suggesting that "video cameras" might deter a rapist from pointing a gun at someone in a stairwell and overpowering them.
Management has apparently stated that instead of cameras, they'll increase unarmed employee patrols in the garage. Unfortunately, this feel good move will do nothing to protect the next person to be attacked in a parking garage.
Readers of this website might think this story is a duplicate, but its more like de ja vu.
Parking garages, while typically safe, are a haven for violence against people unaware of their surroundings and incapable of defending themselves.
In June we reported a similar story: Woman Reports Attempted Abduction In Parking Garage about a similiar incident in a Cincinnati parking garage.
The irony from our June story is chilling:
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...the husband of the woman attacked at the garage Monday is calling for the changes at Tower Place to prevent future crimes. He asked for notification to all the monthly parkers that the attack occurred so they can take their own due diligence, installation of surveillance cameras in the stairwells and elevators, and increased security patrols.
From the OFCC Archives: Police: Woman Raped In Downtown Parking Garage
If you're forced to use a parking garage your first defense is situational awareness and the proper mindset. Knowing where you are and how you will react if you encounter an attacker is crucial, if you happen to be carrying a firearm or not.