The plight of Cincinnatians continues, as law-abiding citizens there continue to suffer (with the rest of Ohio) from the denial of their self-defense rights. As we have previously reported, Cincinnatians are under a violent crime seige.

Cincinnati has recorded two more homicides in the past two days -- bringing the total for the year to 23 and putting the city on a pace for a record 84 homicides this year.
The all-time record, according to Cincinnati's Homicide Unit, was 81 homicides in 1971.

Compare this to Indianapolis, in a state where concealed carry has been legal for 70 years. The homicide rate has declined steadily for the past four years - from 130 to 83 last year. Yet Indy is the 13th largest city in the nation, with a population DOUBLE that of Cincinnati.

Every day that Ohio's Republican leadership waits to pass concealed carry reform increases the defenseless victim list in our state, and forces otherwise law-abiding citizens into making a choice between facing felony arrest or being unable to defend themselves. This simply should not be.

Click here to read the entire story in the Cincinnati Post.

On April 10, Columbus community newspaper ThisWeek published an editorial opposing the reformation of concealed carry laws in Ohio, entitled "The logic behind concealed weapon proposal eludes me".

Logic isn't the only thing that eludes the author, a Mr. Vince Dunbar. Truth and fact seem to stray far afield as well.

UPDATE! OFCC President Jeff Garvas submitted a response, which was published in the April 18 edition of ThisWeek. The entire response has been archived, and can be accessed by clicking on the "Read More..." link below.

Click here to read Dunbar's full column in ThisWeek.

Click here to read Garvas' response in ThisWeek, along with a letter from another pro-CCW reader.

This isn't Ohio CCW news, but it's too good to pass up:

When actor Sean Penn's wife (actress Robin Wright Penn, of The Princess Bride fame) and her kids were the victims of a carjacking in 1996, Penn spoke out about his desire for justice for the bad guys.

Now, we have learned he believes in self-defense with a hand gun as well, in spite of his vocal opposition to the self-defense actions America took in Iraq.

Click on the "Read More..." link below for more.