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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 Read the Full Story

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OFCC LTE Garnering Attention

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Published on Wednesday, 30 November -0001 00:00
Written by Daniel White

OFCC President Jeff Garvas' letter to the editor was printed by today's Middletown Journal.

Ohio’s gun law ‘is so arcane’

Rep. Jim Aslanides has introduced legislation to reform Ohio’s concealed carry law — and the cries from opponents couldn’t be more misguided.

These are the same critics who gave everyone the impression blood would run in the streets if law-abiding citizens could carry firearms for self-defense. With numerous cases of citizens defending themselves, critics don’t have a single case of rampant misuse to point to.

Not one has admitted they were wrong and that the system has worked as intended.

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Frank Deaner, executive director of the Ohio Newspaper Association, was instrumental in coordinating newspapers across the state in opposing the original bill unless they had access to licensee information.

Coordinated editorials argued they needed access to report on the status of accused criminals and to police the system, yet all they’ve done is circumvent the intent of the Legislature’s limited media access provision, by printing the entire list of applicants.

This political statement by the “unbiased” news media is nothing more an admitted effort to make the information a public record despite the intent of the General Assembly.

Ohio’s law is so arcane compared to other states that police officers are regularly pulling over motorcyclists carrying firearms openly, or arresting drivers because the definition of “in plain sight” is so vaguely defined in Ohio.

In the process of prohibiting (guns in) government buildings, lawmakers created unintentional consequences, such as disarming women who just want to stop at a roadside rest stop or use a public restroom.

Reform is long overdue and even those most critical of the original bill should agree.

Jeff Garvas
Cleveland
President and founder
Ohioans For Concealed Carry