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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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Damon Wells Interviewed; Appologetic and remorseful
- Published on Friday, 04 May 2007 05:20
- Written by Jeff Garvas
Opponents of Concealed Carry always argue that licensees want nothing more than to 'take the law' into their own hands. In a recent debate I had with an anti-gun representative it was regularly said that he didn't want to live in a society where everyone had a gun.
Damon Wells basically lived in that society until two kids, who we now know were taller than him him, decided he would be their next victim. In the end a fifteen year old street thug was killed, but Damon, like virtually anyone who has had to take a life in self-defense, feels horrible.
Taking the law into his own hands was the last thing on his mind. Going home alive in a dangerous community where "everyone has a gun" seemed to be a top priority for Wells. Like most self-defense shootings, Well's actions were those of a last resort.
The Plain Dealer's Regina Brett, who has done quite a bit of non-biased reporting on self-defense shootings since the Wells shooting hit the news, had the chance to interview Damon Wells recently and the story is enlightening.
You can read that article in Today's Plain Dealer, or online: Tell his family I'm sorry,' Wells pleads
We now know that Wells tried to get away towards his house, but one of the two kids stopped him. We now know that he fired three shots in self-defense, and we know that he promptly called 911. Most instructors will tell you that we fall back on our training in self-defense situations, and from the sounds of it Wells did just that.