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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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For the Safety of Our Children
- Published on Wednesday, 12 March 2008 12:15
- Written by Gene Helms
Would you let your children go to school without the proper inoculations to protect them from disease? Would you let them go without a coat to protect them from the cold? Laws have been passed that require children to be protected against the many diseases that are out there and Children Services would take your children away from you if you disregard their health, safety, or well-being. So why do we think so little about sending our children into harm's way by disarming the faculty and students, on campus, that are of legal age? How can we keep letting the right of self-defense of our school faculty and students be infringed upon?
Over the last year we have had mass shootings at Northern Illinois University, Virginia Tech, and many others. The students and faculty were left completely helpless as they came face to face with pure evil. Many families have lost loved ones due to prohibitions mandated by our government. It is time to take back our right to defend ourselves.
One person with a concealed carry license and the legal right to carry on campus could have made a great deal of difference in how many people have been harmed in these incidents.
In 2004, Utahs state legislature passed a law that prevents public universities from banning legal guns on campus. In an article published by sunjournal.com, Bryce Eastlick, director of business operations for the group Students for Concealed Carry on Campus said that twelve states are considering similar legislation and Virginia, Washington, and Arizona will be writing up bills this spring.
Anti-gun spokesman for the Brady Campaign, Peter Hamm, thinks that it would be a terrible idea to allow our right to bear arms to be exercised at a college or university. I think that he is wrong and that college students and faculty are responsible enough to defend themselves. I also think that Mr. Hamms line of thinking will cause more damage than good in the long run.
State Rep. Stacey Campfield has put together legislation in Tennessee to allow faculty to carry concealed on campus. Although this is still not allowing the students that are of age to exercise their rights guaranteed by the Constitution, it is a step in the right direction.
It is time for the State of Ohio to seriously commit to solving this problem and to stop infringing on the right to bear arms guaranteed to responsible students and faculty members.