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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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TN House Panel Votes to Allow Guns in Govt Buildings
- Published on Monday, 23 April 2007 11:36
- Written by Mike Kinsey
A Tennessee House Panel recently voted to send legislation to the floor of the Legislature that would allow licensed citizens to carry a concealed handgun on property owned by state, county, and city governments. This will include government owned buildings. Similar to Ohio, Tennessee law arbitrarily bans self-defense in those areas.
The proposed legislation was penned by Republican Representative Frank Nicely. Its original intent was to allow legal concealed carry on State Park property. In a refreshing move, Representative Rob Briley (D-Nashville) was quoted as saying, "We've been piecemealing this thing year after year. Why don't we just let you take your gun anywhere you want to?" Rep. Briley then proposed an amendment broadening the initial draft to include all state, county, and city property... including buildings.
With hardly a whimper, the amended bill passed the panel with only one vote in objection.
Representative Nicely told The Knoxville News Sentinel:
"I think the recent Virginia disaster - or catastrophe or nightmare or whatever you want to call it - has woken up a lot of people to the need for having guns available to law-abiding citizens," said Rep. Frank Niceley, R-Strawberry Plains. "I hope that is what this vote reflects."
The bill will be brought before the entire House Judiciary Committee next week. Hopefully, elected officials throughout Ohio and the rest of the country will take notice that it should not be illegal for a responsible adult to exercise their innate right to protect themselves and their family, even if they happen to be in a government building. Over 90,000 Ohioans are licensed to carry a concealed handgun, yet they can not legally enter the very buildings that their taxes buy.