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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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House Votes to Close Media Access Loophole
- Published on Wednesday, 30 November -0001 00:00
- Written by Daniel White
The Ohio House voted 51-43 to approve an amendment to amend an open records bill to allow concealed handgun license holders to block the release of their name, date of birth, and county of residence to journalists.
Originally intended to be an avenue for journalists to determine whether or not a person charged with a gun crime was a CHL holder, it was quickly abused by several of the anti-gun news outlets and instead used to intimidate people intending to apply for a license.
The bill now moves to the senate, where it is expected that opponents of the change will attempt to have this provision removed from the bill to allow the media abuse to continue.
The original bill's sponsor, Rep. Scott Oelslager, complained about the late amendment to his bill and vowed to lobby for its removal in the Senate.
"I did not know this was coming until right before I walked in here," Oelslager, a Canton Republican, said on the floor of the Ohio House, moments after his bill was approved with the opt-out provision for permit holders.
The amendment was introduced by Rep. Tom Brinkman, a long-time friend of gun owners, and championed by Rep. Jim Aslanides, the father of Concealed Carry in Ohio.
"If journalists would simply stop abusing the lists by publishing all the names, we wouldn't be talking about this now," Aslanides said.
"That is not what the law was intended for. It was intended to make sure the law was working. [The media] didn't comply with the law."
Plain Dealer Editor Doug Clifton, whose paper violates the media access loophole more than any other, continued to defy the legislature.
"We have always believed that the public should have access to these records, not just the press," Clifton said. "That's why we published the permit holders' names.
"This amendment is just another slap in the public's face," he said.
No, Mr. Clifton; what is a slap in the face is abusing access to the lists in a blatant attempt to cast CHL holders in a negative light and try to deter them from applying for a license.
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