| City of Perrysburg Park Signs Down |
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| Written by Jeff Garvas | |
| Wednesday, 30 May 2007 | |
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The City of Perrysburg in Northwest Ohio posted signs prohibiting concealed carry at their parks at some point since concealed carry became law, and after HB347 became law they didn't take their signs down. We began to hear about the signs from a number of people and even received some digital snap shots of the signs. A few weeks ago we wrote the City a polite letter explaining the limitations of Ohio law with respect to posting no-guns signs and enacting illegal ordinances. The letter also detailed the decision in Ohioans For Concealed Carry v. City of Clyde recently handed down by the the Sixth District Court of Appeals in which Revised Code 9.68 was upheld. Finally, we quoted sections of the revised code and explained to the City that we felt that any person or organization could potentially sue them over their park signs or any other gun control and the city would be required to pay both costs and attorneys fees. We formally requested the city remove their signs within 14 days and begin the process of repealing any gun control ordinances invalidated by HB347. We had heard that the city knew what they were doing wasn't technically permissible by law and that they intended to leave the signs there as a deterrent to license holders. When the city "acknowledged" receipt of our letter without comment we figured they were about to dig their heals in or ignore us like Clyde. So it came as a surprise this week when we began to hear reports from local residents that Perrysburg has taken down "every" sign in all of their parks! If your city is prohibiting concealed carry in a park or has posted signs illegally we want to hear from you, but we need you to do some leg work. Take a few snapshots of the signs and help us identify who your city leadership is (mayor, council, law director) with email addresses and phone numbers. Then, go to the Contact Us link at the bottom of our website and send the information directly to me (Jeff Garvas). You can tip us off anonymously or be a part of our communication with your city officials. |