The weather couldn't have been nicer at 70 degrees with no noticeable humidity and the very rare breeze in the late afternoon.

John Benner's staff at the Tactical Defense Institute and the IDPA volunteers couldn't have been more prepared for what was about to take place either. 

All told about 90 people converged on the facility Sunday and shot in excess of 20,000 rounds in IDPA styled self-defense scenarios as well as TDI designed shooting instruction involving steel plates.  To top the live fire courses off TDI instructors put participants through a live fire house with soft air pistols and simulated two real-work shooting situations, leaving the student to react with no prior guidance.  Many people continue to comment on how well this taught them how much more training they wish to pursue.  All proceeds went to OFCC's Political Action Committee.

Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee, good morning. My name is Gary Witt and I am here today speaking on behalf of Ohioans For Concealed Carry, Incorporated. OFCC is a proponent of this long overdue legislation and has asked me to address the committee today. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to do this.

Recently we received a submission from OFCC supporter B. Clark showing just how powerful well written letters can convince public officials of their innocent mistakes.

Thanks for Mike Kinsey's article Hamilton Township Removing Illegal "No Guns" signs!  I used this same letter to inform the Tallmadge City law Director of Public Service to relocate the gun signs in our parks to the building locations.

It's always great to hear when others can reproduce success with the same initial effort.  This isn't the first time OFCC or someone who has recreated what OFCC had done has been successful in this very same manner.  If your local government is posting illegal signs that prohibit concealed carry where they shouldn't pick up the phone and start making noise -- just do it professionally and calmly, making your point without threatening to sue or seek OFCC's involvement. 

When presented with the facts most officials will realize what they or others in their community have done wrong and rectify the situation.  The individual from Tallmadge further asked:

If these signs get posted on open air type picnic pavilions (a roof covering picnic tables with no enclosed sides), are these considered buildings?

The unfortunate answer is we just can't tell you.  In some cases or legal definitions these structures are considered buildings.  In other cases they require four walls to be deemed a building.  The unfortunate problem here is that if they are posted or not, if a court considers them to be government buildings, you have no excuse for being within them.  The way Ohio's sign law works you must "know" that you entered a posted private business to be guilty, but when it comes to government buildings the lack of a conspicuous sign is irrelevant.  Enter community picnic shelters at your own risk.

Although the Court of Appeals correctly held that the Second Amendment protects an individual right, it did not apply the correct standard for evaluating respondent’s Second Amendment claim.