On October 20, 2004, the Marion Star reported that Marion police and the FBI agents from the Mansfield office are investigating an armed robbery at yet another business on OFCC's Do Not Patronize While Armed database.

According to the article, a white male entered the Marion Community Credit Union Inc., 810 Kenton Ave., Oct. 19 at 1:22 p.m., brandished a semi-automatic handgun and demanded that the three employees inside get down on the floor.
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The tellers told Marion City Police investigators the man made one of them stand up and give him money from the drawers. No customers were inside at the time of the robbery. An undetermined amount of money was given to the robber, who is still at large.

A photograph published in the newspaper, taken by Bill Sinden, shows a Marion police officer dusts for fingerprints on the front doors of the Marion Community Credit Union's 810 Kenton Ave. location following the robbery. The "no-guns" sign can be clearly seen posted on the door.

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Ohio is a "battleground" state. We are not only one of the important
states, but in fact the most important state in the Union for this year's
Presidential race. Both Republicans and Democrats are bringing in massive
amounts of people and money to our state. There is a huge amount of
information, and even more misinformation. So what?

There are 80 million gun owner in the country. "Just" 4 million of those belong to
the NRA. 50,000 people have applied for an Ohio CHL. Most do not get our
alerts or endorsements, or visit this website.

When given lots of confusing information, people like to hear from someone
they can trust. That someone is YOU. You are more involved and
knowledgeable of the firearm issue than the vast majority of voters.

We NEED you to talk to your family and friends and neighbors and
co-workers. Talk members of your gun/hunt club. Take our endorsements to
the shooting range. Highlight the districts that are close to you to help
people who don't know what district they live in. In short, be more
involved that you have ever been, because anti-gun forces are invading Ohio
and will continue to do so in record numbers in the next two weeks. They
will attempt to distort and confuse. Your job is to set the record
straight, and help people see who the best candidate is.

Talk to every gun owner/shooter you know and make sure they know who to
support this election. Many people do not have Internet access. We need
you to reach out to those people for us. We can't work with our friends in
the legislature, if we don't elect them.

Be involved like your life and your rights depend it, because they do.

Jim Irvine
Chairman, OFCC PAC

October 14, 2004
US Newswire

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today Chuck Canterbury, the President of the nation's largest police labor organization, called on John Kerry to stop making misleading statements regarding his support from the law enforcement community. Both on the campaign trail and in Wednesday night's debate in Tempe, AZ, Senator Kerry has alluded that he has the support of the majority of these brave men and women.

"As the elected leader of the largest organization representing America's Federal, State and local law enforcement officers, I believe it's important to point out yet again that we do not support his candidacy for President," Canterbury said. "And to be perfectly frank, the groups which do support him actually share the same membership rolls and, taken together, probably comprise less than one-quarter of our nation's police officers."

Canterbury further noted that unlike the organizations which Senator Kerry touts, F.O.P. members as a whole decided that the Fraternal Order of Police would endorse the reelection of President George W. Bush. They based their decision, he said, on the record of the Bush Administration in supporting America's first responders-including helping to secure passage earlier this year of H.R. 218, the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, the organization's top legislative priority. Bush also successfully fought to greatly enhance the benefits for the families of officers killed in the line of duty.

"While Kerry was flying around the country campaigning and leaving the actual work of the nation to his colleagues in the Senate, the President was out there working on our behalf," Canterbury said. "Senators Kerry and Edwards have missed so many crucial votes this Congress that I was beginning to believe there were only 98 members of the U.S. Senate."

Canterbury also said it was the height of irony that Kerry would use his position on the reauthorization of the assault weapons ban as a reflection of his support from police.

"First, if a police officer is killed by an AK-47, Kerry would oppose the death penalty for the killer," Canterbury said. "In addition, where was he when this issue was being discussed in the 108th Congress? Where was he when we were working to pass H.R. 218? When it came time to help push for final passage of legislation important to law enforcement, Senator Kerry was regrettably A.W.O.L."

"Given the facts, I would greatly appreciate it if Senator Kerry would refrain from making similar whimsical assertions regarding his support from the law enforcement community," Canterbury said. "The real majority of my fellow officers are standing behind President Bush, because he has been there for us."

The Fraternal Order of Police is the nation's largest law enforcement labor organization, with more than 318,000 members.

Commentary:
Remember when the media told you cops were angry at the President for not pushing for the Clinton Gun Ban renewal? They supposedly cared about the opinion of law enforcement (however small the group they were referring to) then. Why not now? This press release from the FOP labor union has been largely ignored by the media for the past week, as has the FOP's endorsement of President Bush, which in turn enables Mr. Kerry to continue his charade.

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COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Sportsmen For Bush Coalition has announced a press conference will be held (today) Wednesday, October 20 at 1:00 p.m. at th Austintown Sports Center in Youngstown.

Former State Representative Democrat Michael Verich and Former Chief of the Ohio Division of Wildlife Mike Budzik will be joined by several other Ohioans in making remarks on John Kerry’s upcoming duck hunting trip to the Mahoning Valley.

These prominent pro-hunting, pro-gun Ohioans will be making remarks on President Bush’s record for Second Amendment rights, and John Kerry’s lack of credibility on Second Amendment rights and Sportsmen-related issues.

This event is open to the public, and your attendance is encouraged!

Who:
Michael Verich, Former State Representative from the Mahoning Valley; Mike Budzik, Former Chief, Ohio Division of Wildlife; and State Chair, Bush-Cheney ’04 Ohio Sportsmen for Bush Coalition; Key Sportsmen leaders from Trumbull, Mahoning, and Columbiana Counties

When:
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
1:00 p.m. EDT

Where:
Austintown Sports Center
5466 Mahoning Ave.
Youngstown, OH 44515

Background:
Bush-Cheney ’04 Ohio Sportsmen for Bush Coalition has 13 Regional Chairs and over 80 County Chairs in Ohio.

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