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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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Watch Sub HB347 Debated In The Ohio House at 1:30pm
- Published on Wednesday, 30 November -0001 00:00
- Written by Jeff Garvas
Substitute House Bill 347, a concealed carry reform bill that has seen regular testimony in the Criminal Justice Committee, is scheduled to be on Wednesday, March 8th's agenda of the Ohio House of Representatives (full house vote)
Session on Wednesday's is scheduled to take place at 1:30pm, but can regularly be delayed, or can be put on "hold" as either party goes into caucus to discuss among themselves how they're going to vote or amend legislation.
House Bill 347 was referred to the House Floor after being amended. House Democrats who are opposed to various aspects of HB347 are likely to attempt to amend the legislation heavily today. Their biggest target will most likely be the pre-emption legislation or other controversial areas of HB12. Exactly which anti-gun amendments will be offered is yet to be seen.
There is a very good chance that Representative Brinkman or Representative Hood could offer an Alaksa style amendment on the floor, too. We look forward to such attempts and hope that they'll be voted on, not tabled.
You can watch today's session from work or home if you have a reasonable internet connection. If you received this after session, or if you simply can't watch until later, all sessions are archived and available online.
Around 1:30pm today check out the Ohio Channel website here:
http://www.ohiochannel.org
Should the Ohio House pass HB347 today it will go to the Ohio Senate and be assigned to a committee. That committee will hold hearings similiar to those held in the Ohio House, and potentially modify Substitute HB347. Once the Senate Committee passes Substitute Bill 347 to the Senate Floor it will receive a vote from all thrity-three Ohio Senators.
If the Ohio Senate passes Sub HB347 without any changes it will go directly to the Governor for his signature, his veto, or him leaving it sit for ten days to become law automatically.
If the Senate modifies the bill it will go back to the Ohio House, who will either concur with the changes or cause a conference committee between the House and Senate. Only upon a single unique bill being adopted and passing a vote of both the Full House and Full Senate, will it be sent to the Governor for his signature, veto, or allowing it to become law without his signature.