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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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Lesser Evil
- Published on Sunday, 18 May 2008 08:12
- Written by Daniel White
As another presidential election approaches, we are once again forced to choose between the lesser of several evils.
The two current Democrat front runners, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, have proven themselves to be enemies of the Second Amendment, despite recent claims to the contrary.
On the other side, you have John McCain, who while no great friend to gun rights (he has pushed for background checks to close the non-existent "gun show loophole" and has supported legislation that restricts the rights of groups like the NRA to conduct political campaigns).
Of course, it was McCain who attended the NRA's national convention in an attempt to reach out to gun owners and garner their support for his election campaign.
It seems every election, politicians who support restrictions on the Second Amendment dress up in camouflage and pose with guns to demonstrate they care about hunters, Mr. McCain said, even though few gun owners fall for such obvious political theater.
We all saw John Kerry try exactly that when he went goose hunting in Ohio with now Governor Ted Strickland.
The fear, though, is that while McCain might not actively fight for your rights, Clinton or Obama might, based upon their previously expressed views, actively campaign against them. The threats of a new and stronger "Assault Weapons Ban", a repeal of The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, enactment of limits on purchases (one-gun-a-month laws), and the cultivation of a government atmosphere conducive to gun rights abuses and even confiscations the likes of which were seen after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans are very real should either of the latter become president.
In contrast, John McCain was quoted by the Associated Press last year as saying, "I strongly support the Second Amendment and I believe the Second Amendment ought to be preserved which means no gun control."
In this case, a lesser evil could very well be the difference between a continuation of current gun rights and freedoms and a return to the darker days of the AWB, Brady waiting periods, and a levee to stop the tide of gun rights reforms currently sweeping the nation.
That, we cannot allow to come to pass.