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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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Another CPZ Death

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

A shocking story out of Cleveland over the weekend highlights once again the folly of "gun free" criminal protection zones.

Friday night, four men wearing masks from the movie Scream shot and killed a patron at the Peanut Bar on West 84th Street and Denison Avenue.

According to witnesses, one of the men had a shotgun. He opened fire on customers, fatally shooting one man in the back as he tried to get away.

Assured of no resistance due to Ohio prohibiting patrons of an establishment serving alcohol under a Class D liquor license, regardles of whether that patron is impaired or even drinking at all, these thugs were free to murder at will. All of the robbers escaped unharmed.

"It's very alarming," Cleveland Police Sgt. Dan Galmarini told NewsNet5.com."They're dressed in Halloween costumes. They're coming in, they're not afraid. They're firing weapons as soon as they enter, and people are being injured and robbed. So its very alarming."

What else is alarming is that there is nothing any of us could do to protect ourselves in such a situation.

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Other states, such as Florida, have provisions in their laws for being able to protect yourself from armed and dangerous criminals even where alcohol is present.

The provisions range from prohibiting a patron from having a firearm only while he or she is drinking, prohibiting only when the patron is legally impaired (similar to vehicular restrictions), or, as is the case with Florida, no prohibitions at all provided you do not misuse the firearm.

Will it turn out that one of the patrons present during this attack had a CHL and could have stopped the murderous rampage, such as happened in the Columbus Nightclub Shooting that left Dimebag Darrell dead? Only time will tell.

One thing is certain, that the criminals who disregarded all laws to commit this crime are free today to ply their trade again.