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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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National Parks Service Rejects Petition

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Published on Wednesday, 07 February 2007 02:09
Written by Jeff Garvas

Two years ago Ohioans For Concealed Carry joined a formal Petition for Rule Making with the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL). The goal of the project was to encourage the Department of the Interior (DOI) to allow local jurisdictions to adopt local laws with respect to carrying a firearm. In other words, if the National Park was in a state where it was legal to carry a firearm, it would be legal within that National Park, whereas it is a crime today to do so.

On Tuesday, the VCDL announced that the NPS has responded with a resounding "No!", citing some of the most arrogant and ignorant reasons imaginable to deny the two-year old request. You're going to want to be sitting down when you read this response from a division of the Federal Government.

Like most misguided opinions on concealed carry the DOI justification not only states unsubstantiated claims against "right to carry", but answers issues that were not even raised in the initial petition. For instance, the reasons for denial included:
* Parks are safe places
* "Right to carry" laws do not reduce crime
* Firearms already may be transported in a vehicle through any park area
* "Right to carry" laws do not protect visitors from wildlife
The VCDL petition, which OFCC formally signed two years ago, never specifically sought protection from wildlife. In the words of VCDL President Philip Van Cleave, "These people disgust me."