From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: SAF Applauds Ohio Supreme Court Ruling on CCW Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:58:28 -0800 Second Amendment Foundation NEWS RELEASESAF APPLAUDS OHIO SUPREME COURT RULING ON CCW BELLEVUE, WA Todays ruling by the Ohio Supreme Court that strikes down a ban on legal concealed carry in public parks was a proper decision that upholds the states concealed carry preemption statute, the Second Amendment Foundation said. Ohios current concealed carry statute, adopted by the State Legislature in 2006, prohibits local governments from adopting more stringent gun control regulations than the state. The City of Clyde passed an ordinance banning legal concealed carry in city parks. The law was challenged by Ohioans for Concealed Carry. Anti-gun municipalities across the country have been cooking up ways to challenge state preemption statutes, noted SAF founder Alan Gottlieb, as a means of harassing legally-armed, law-abiding citizens. Todays ruling by the Ohio Supreme Court struck a necessary blow in the Buckeye State for civil rights and the rule of law. The court ruled 4-3 against Clyde in a case that was being closely watched by both sides in the gun rights debate. It was a SAF-supported lawsuit against the City of Cincinnati that was the catalyst for concealed carry legislation in Ohio. The right of self-defense does not end on the sidewalk at the entrance of a public park, Gottlieb observed. The rights of law-abiding gun owners are not subject to the whims of anti-gun municipal governments that think they have the authority to ignore state statute. Its because of city officials like those responsible for the Clyde ordinance that the State Legislature acted correctly two years ago and stripped them of the power to adopt such harassment laws. Ohio gun rights activists, and especially Ohioans for Concealed Carry, have every right to be proud, Gottlieb concluded. Ohios concealed carry statute is both sensible and responsible, and municipal governments have no business interfering with the lawful exercise of a constitutionally-protected civil right. -END- < Please e-mail, distribute, and circulate to friends and family >Copyright © 2008 Second Amendment Foundation, All Rights Reserved.Second Amendment Foundation James Madison Building 12500 N.E. Tenth Place Bellevue, WA 98005 Voice: 425-454-7012 Toll Free: 800-426-4302 FAX: 425-451-3959 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To stop receiving these alerts, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with REMOVE in the subject line. This email was sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To ensure removal, please include this address in your reply. To ensure your alerts are delivered to your inbox (and not inadvertently diverted to a bulk or junk email folder by spam filters), be sure to add [EMAIL PROTECTED] to your email address book or contact list. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
