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Written by Daniel White
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Thursday, 18 October 2007 |
The Knox Report
From the Firearms Coalition
GRPC 2007
By Jeff Knox
(October 16, 2007) The 22 annual Gun Rights Policy Conference sponsored by the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and the Citizens’ Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA), was held just outside of Cincinnati, Ohio on October 5 through 7 and I was pleased to once again be invited as one of the presenters. I was further pleased and honored to be named “Grass Roots Activist of the Year” during the Awards Luncheon on Saturday
The Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC) is an annual opportunity for gun rights activists to get together and share knowledge and ideas, make connections, and find out what’s going on in other parts of the country or other areas of the fight. GRPC is an excellent opportunity for local grassroots activists to meet and get to know some of the most recognizable leaders of the fight. This year’s conference surpassed all previous records with close to 500 attendees.
Another first for this year’s conference was the participation of Presidential Candidate, Representative Ron Paul who delivered a well-received speech to the attendees plus about two hundred supporters who showed up just for the occasion. The most newsworthy aspect of the appearance was not Dr. Paul’s presence or presentation, nor the size of the crowd, but the fact that probably two hundred or more of those present were carrying loaded sidearms. At least a dozen were carrying openly in accordance with Kentucky law.
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OFCC at Dayton Bill Goodman Gun & Knife Show! |
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Written by Mike Kinsey
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Wednesday, 17 October 2007 |
Ohioans For Concealed Carry will be staffing a booth at this coming weekend's (October 20-21) Bill Goodman Gun & Knife Show in Hara Arena at Dayton, OH.
OFCC volunteers will be answering questions regarding Ohio firearm issues and how each of us can have a positive impact on the current political climate regarding our cause.
Please stop by and say hello! We look forward to seeing many of our members! |
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Real Solutions For Tough Issue |
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Written by Mike Kinsey
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Thursday, 11 October 2007 |
I continue to pray for the victims and their families of the most
recent Cleveland SuccessTech school shooting. Ohioans are now forced
to look in our own backyard at these ghastly school tragedies that
seem to be sweeping the nation. It is time for real solutions to be
explored in order to protect our children.
Many people will say that these shootings are proof that we need "more
common sense gun control laws." What specific laws would have stopped
this deranged killer? We must consider the fact that current laws
prohibit anyone under 21 from acquiring a handgun, prohibit guns on
school grounds, prohibit carrying guns without a license, prohibit
firing guns in city limits, and last but certainly not least... we
have laws that prohibit murder. What magical new law will stop future
school shootings and keep our children safe?
Psychotic criminals seek soft targets where they can inflict the most
damage. Please close your eyes and think of every mass shooting that
has occurred over the past few years: Columbine, an Amish school in
Pennsylvania, Virginia Tech, and now SuccessTech in Cleveland. Next,
recall how many mass shootings have occurred in police stations or NRA
conventions. Is that a coincidence? "No Guns Zones" in schools and
elsewhere attract mass shootings. They obviously do not prevent them.
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Press Release: OSC To Hear OFCC v. Clyde |
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Written by Jeff Garvas
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Thursday, 27 September 2007 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ohio Supreme Court to Review Pivotal Home Rule Challenge and Local Government Limitations in Gun Ban Case
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, The
Ohio Supreme Court accepted an appeal by the City of Clyde in Ohioans For
Concealed Carry, Inc. et. al. v. City of Clyde, et. al.
The original lawsuit, filed in 2004, challenged the city of Clyde's
ordinance that allowed posting of signs to prohibit otherwise legal
handguns being carried by licensed Ohioans in local city parks.
"Reviewing this case will provide the Ohio Supreme Court a great
opportunity to review Article XVIII, Section 3 of the Ohio Constitution,
the Home Rule Amendment, and its limitations when a local municipality
attempts to exceed its authority by enacting ordinances in conflict with
comprehensive state legislation," said Ohioans For Concealed Carry attorney
Daniel Ellis, of Lydy & Moan, LTD.
Ohioans For Concealed Carry (OFCC) filed the lawsuit against the city
of Clyde after many attempts to settle the issue with the city. When the
city completely ignored those attempts, OFCC was forced to pursue the
matter in court in order to seek relief for law-abiding gun owners from
over-reaching local governments like Clyde.
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Gun Banner "forum" on "Reducing Gun Violence" |
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Written by Jeff Garvas
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Saturday, 22 September 2007 |
Ohioans For Concealed Carry has learned that a number of anti-gun officials will be presenting a "forum" on "reducing gun violence" on October 10th at the Akron-Summit Public Library. One has to wonder just how much of the solution will be based on banning guns and enacting restrictions on otherwise lawful gun owners.
The presentation appears to include Toby Hoover, whose Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence (funded by the Joyce Foundation) will supposedly be speaking. A number of people from Ohioans For Concealed Carry have been discussing attending the event to hear what the speakers have to say.
Meetings held in public library facilities may not limit attendance. If you live in the area we encourage you to attend to hear what "the other side" has to say about your right to bear arms and how to solve so called "gun violence" today. Remember, we are attending to watch, not to disrupt
Ohioans For Concealed Carry is considering a Meet & Greet to follow in Downtown Akron. Location is to be determined.
For more information from those of us considering attending or to arrange car-pooling see this discussion in the OhioCCWForums.org. |
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Governor Strickland Confirmed Keynote Speaker! |
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Written by Jeff Garvas
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Monday, 17 September 2007 |
JOIN US THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH FOR FRIENDS, FOOD AND FUN!
 Governor Strickland
This year's picnic will start earlier than prior years in order to accommodate the obviously hectic schedule of Governor Strickland. Lunch will be served at 11:30AM. Governor Strickland is expected to arrive at noon and will address the crowd between 12:30 and 1:00PM.
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Mayor Jackson's New Law To Eradicate Shootings |
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Written by Jeff Garvas
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Tuesday, 11 September 2007 |
A slightly different version of this article appeared in the Cleveland Plain Dealer on September 22nd as a guest editorial in the Metro section. You can also find it online here:
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson's proposed gun law won't stop the killings
A definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.
On Monday, September 10th, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson was flanked by Cleveland area Democrats from the Ohio House and Senate and announced the City's intention to submit legislation in the Ohio House to enact new statewide gun control as a solution to Cleveland's shooting epidemic. Anyone living in the Cleveland media market knows that Cleveland has suffered a rash of shootings over the past few weeks, many resulting in innocent people dying.
Pressured by community out cry and activists to do something, Mayor Jackson proudly announced to at a press conference that any child, 14 or 15, could walk down an Ohio street "waving" an assault rifle around and there is nothing the city could do about it. This of course was quickly disputed by Cleveland Police Patrolman's Association President Steve Loomis, who told the Plain Dealer that such an act could potentially warrant arrest for inducing panic. We feel it might also warrant disorderly conduct charges too -- waving a gun around in a threatening manner is potentially menacing, too. In other words, it might not be a "gun" crime, but the act described is not technically lawful.
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