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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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HB347 Details Updated -- Hearing Tuesday @ 2:30pm

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Published on Wednesday, 30 November -0001 00:00
Written by Jeff Garvas

As a follow up to the announcement yesterday that HB347 is on next Tuesday's Criminal Justice Committee hearing:

  • This will be opponent testimony
  • The hearing will be in room 121, not 112
  • The meeting will begin at 2:30pm
  • There are four bills ahead of HB347
  • Two of those are sponsor testimony
  • One of them is "anyone" and may be voted on by the committee
  • The fourth is proponent only testimony.

    Committee Agenda:
    HB 451 Domenick
    OVI-Mayor jurisdictn over/increase penalty
    Sponsor

    HB 436 Brown
    Juvenile victims-domestic violence/homicide
    Sponsor

    HB 227 Faber
    Sex offenders-monitoring/commitment
    Proponent., Opp., Interested Parties, PV*

    SB 141 Hottinger
    OMVI- lengthen license suspension period.
    Proponent

    HB 347 Aslanides
    Conceal-carry laws-revise
    Opponent

    Ohioans For Concealed Carry urges those of you who can attend this hearing to do so. If you can attend this hearing and you own an OFCC blue shirt (or any blue shirt for that matter) please consider wearing it to the hearing.

    If you're attending this hearing and you'd like to car pool, please see the OhioCCWForums.org to find others in your part of the state!