May 26, 2004 Mt. Vernon News MOUNT VERNON — “Very smoothly” is how Knox County Sheriff David Barber describes the process of applying for concealed carry permits since April 8, when the…
Ottawa Co. Sheriff changes CHL application system to serve you better
May 25, 2004 Port Clinton News Herald Sheriff’s office changes CCW application policy Appointments begin June 1 PORT CLINTON — The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office is slightly changing the administration process for…
FirstMerit victim zone – 4th robbery in two weeks
Last week, a new policy of banning firearms in FirstMerit Bank began to be enforced. Signs were posted in several branches, with word that they will be posted in all Ohio branches….
Brown Publishing’s knee-jerk reaction to ”editor-gone-mad”
The following letter has been submitted by OFCC Senate District 10 Coordinator Larry Moore to his employer, Brown Publishing. The letter is written in response to the company’s decision to force its…
Conceal-carry may violate a privacy law
We tried to tell them… May 25, 2004 Cincinnati Post The Ohio Attorney General’s Office is looking into whether it’s legal for sheriff’s departments to require Social Security numbers from applicants of…
Akron newspaper headline hides sad trend in city crime rate
“FBI stats say Akron fairly safe – Violent crime less than in other cities” To read the headline, you’d never guess that violent crime jumped 7% in Akron in 2003, fueled by…
Columbus Dispatch finally finds ”CCW legislation” it likes, and it’s D.O.A.
May 24, 2004 Columbus Dispatch Editorial: Promote peace in parks Cities need right to stop carrying of guns onto playgrounds, ball fields The state’s wrongheaded new law that allows Ohioans to carry…
Citizen goes for CCW walk on ”banned” Toledo city property
Chalk one up for fair and balanced reporting in Toledo… On Friday May 21, 13 Action News (ABC affiliate) provided an excellent look at that the City of Toledo’s illegal efforts to…
ANOTHER VICTIM ZONE ROBBERY: Gunman robs Fifth Third bank
This is the third bank (or bank customer) and fifth business on the Do Not Patronize While Armed list to have been robbed in the past two weeks. May 22, 2004 Marion…
Card-Carrying Members
May 23, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer Sunday Magazine When the Middlefield Giant Eagle posted a “no concealed weapons” sign last month, Scott Weber threatened to take his $200-a-week grocery business to the…