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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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A Tale of Two Criminals
- Published on Wednesday, 30 November -0001 00:00
- Written by Daniel White
Two recent stories highlight the need to ready and able to protect yourself, even in the relative safety of your own home.
The first story is regarding the recent court proceedings stemming from a case begun in January when a young woman attending Kent State University was gunned down in her home when a violent fugitive who had just killed two other people randomly choser her condo to make his last stand.
"Sarah screams, `I've been shot, I've been shot,''' [prosecutor Victor] Vigluicci said of the 911 cellphone call that captured the final, frantic moments of Sarah Positano's life.The shooter went to trial yesterday. Sarah's family buried a young lady with a bright future.
"You hear Sarah gasp, you hear her last breaths. The call continues, but it is silent."
The second story had quite a different ending, as the homeowner was armed and prepared.
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Sarah Positano dies tragically in her own home, unable to protect herself when confronted by a murderous thug bent on destruction.
Fred Taylor, on the other hand, was involved in an incident with a quite different ending.
The incident began in the early morning hours of Sept. 18 when Taylor heard someone outside of his Walnut Street home in Macon.
A few minutes later, Taylor said, the intruder broke a window and climbed inside. With the burglar alarm blaring, Taylor's girlfriend was upstairs frantically talking to a 911 dispatcher.
"I'm thinking to myself, if the alarm has not deterred this guy, something is going on," said Taylor, a 21-year-old Mercer University law student. "In my mind, I'm thinking he is going to do us some harm."
The incident ended with Taylor fatally shooting Edward Anderson, 42, police said.
Taylor, a 21-year-old Mercer University law student, was cleared of any wrongdoing by the Bibb County district attorney.
District Attorney Howard Simms said Wednesday that Taylor, of Suffolk, Va., will not be charged.
Simms said the case is "crystal clear" and that Taylor did nothing wrong.
Simms said that under Georgia law, people have the right to defend their homes with force if they know the intruder broke into the home and isn't a family member.
We couldn't agree more.