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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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City of Perrysburg Park Signs Down
- Published on Wednesday, 30 May 2007 18:32
- Written by Jeff Garvas
The City of Perrysburg in Northwest Ohio posted signs prohibiting concealed carry at their parks at some point since concealed carry became law, and after HB347 became law they didn't take their signs down. We began to hear about the signs from a number of people and even received some digital snap shots of the signs.
A few weeks ago we wrote the City a polite letter explaining the limitations of Ohio law with respect to posting no-guns signs and enacting illegal ordinances. The letter also detailed the decision in Ohioans For Concealed Carry v. City of Clyde recently handed down by the the Sixth District Court of Appeals in which Revised Code 9.68 was upheld.
Finally, we quoted sections of the revised code and explained to the City that we felt that any person or organization could potentially sue them over their park signs or any other gun control and the city would be required to pay both costs and attorneys fees. We formally requested the city remove their signs within 14 days and begin the process of repealing any gun control ordinances invalidated by HB347.
We had heard that the city knew what they were doing wasn't technically permissible by law and that they intended to leave the signs there as a deterrent to license holders. When the city "acknowledged" receipt of our letter without comment we figured they were about to dig their heals in or ignore us like Clyde. So it came as a surprise this week when we began to hear reports from local residents that Perrysburg has taken down "every" sign in all of their parks!
If your city is prohibiting concealed carry in a park or has posted signs illegally we want to hear from you, but we need you to do some leg work. Take a few snapshots of the signs and help us identify who your city leadership is (mayor, council, law director) with email addresses and phone numbers. Then, go to the Contact Us link at the bottom of our website and send the information directly to me (Jeff Garvas). You can tip us off anonymously or be a part of our communication with your city officials.