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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 Read the Full Story

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Sun ‘n Gun in Southern Ohio!

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Published on Monday, 03 April 2006 00:00
Written by Daniel White

The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and the bullets were flying at the Second Annual OFCC/TDI Fun 'n Gun fundraiser!

Sixty OFCC members joined OFCC staff at the Tactical Defense Institute, located in West Union, Ohio, for our annual PAC fundraiser Sunday, April 2, 2006. John Benner, founder of TDI, donated use of his facility and time for this fun event. Several of John's instructors teamed up with Randy Bueche and his team of IDPA shooters and volunteered their time to help make the day a huge success.

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Terrible Twos - 48 States Now Have CCW

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Published on Friday, 31 March 2006 00:00
Written by Daniel White

The sweep of gun rights reform in this country is nearly complete as Nebraska prepares to join the 47 other states who have some provision for citizens to carry firearms for their personal protection.

The Nebraska legislature passed a concealed carry bill Wednesday, which Republican Governor Dave Heineman has said he will sign into law.

Only Illinois and Wisconsin continue to ban concealed carry, and Wisconsin has narrowly failed to override their governor's veto on two separate ocassions. 

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Stand Your Ground in Ohio

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Published on Tuesday, 28 March 2006 00:00
Written by Daniel White
Representative Steve Buehrer has introduced HB541, a bill modeled after Florida’s “stand your ground” legislation.

 If the actions of the media and anti-self defense extremists in Florida are any indication of what will happen here, then we should brace ourselves for a highly negative campaign of disinformation against this victim protection legislation.

 In Florida, a nearly identical bill was passed into law recently. It was immediately labeled as “shoot first” legislation as opponents attempted to deceive citizens and tourists into believing that it allowed any person to attack another for any perceived sleight. They passed out fliers at airports and erected billboards claiming that cutting someone off in traffic or giving a stranger the finger was justifiable cause for them to open fire on you under the new law.

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Letters: Gun-owners list used for intimidation

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Published on Monday, 27 March 2006 06:00
Written by Jeff Garvas

A few weeks ago the Columbus Dispatch's Glenn Sheller wrote a column Conceal-carry OK, permit secrecy isn’t that played both sides of the fence.  The author didn't find anything wrong with concealed carry, but he isn't going to get a license.  The author is, obviously, opposed to the rights of law-abiding gun owners who want nothing more than to exercise their right to carry a firearm for self-defense without being scrutinized like sexual predators.

In an effort to set the record straight I wrote a letter to the Columbus Dispatch and despite its length and aggressive approach, it was printed this past Saturday.  You can read it here: Gun-owners list used for intimidation

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One of Bill Singleton's Killers Sentenced

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Published on Friday, 24 March 2006 07:35
Written by Jeff Garvas

Last June we reported that Akeem Huggins was indicted on murder and aggravated robbery charges.  Many readers of this website feel that Singleton's status as a concealed handgun licensee, published by the Cleveland Plain Dealer at the time, contributed to the ambush style attack, by five young men, that took his life.  That story is finally coming to a close...

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