August 12, 2004
CNSNews.com

By Robert B. Bluey

Four years after Al Gore alienated gun owners with his tough talk and anti-gun record, this year's Democrat presidential nominee has adopted a new strategy when it comes to firearms. John Kerry is using images to make his case to gun owners.

Before most voters were paying attention to the candidates seeking the Democrat nomination last year, Kerry had reporters and photographers trail him on the plains of central Iowa where they watched him shoot two pheasants.

Ever since that chilly October day, pictures of Kerry in his blaze orange vest with a shotgun in hand have popped up in newspapers and in one of his own campaign ads. Immediately after the hunt, Kerry mailed his supporters the image. Three months later in January, he won the Iowa caucuses.

Potential voters who see the pictures might be left with the impression that the Democrat is a hunting pal of Wayne LaPierre. But the National Rifle Association's executive vice president isn't buying Kerry's use of gun imagery.

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One can't help but wonder if any of the parties involved (including the innocent victim) had read the arbitrary "Conflict Avoidance and Alternative Dispute Resolution" commentary provided in the Ohio Concealed Carry Law booklet....?

August 16, 2004
Akron Beacon Journal

AKRON - A 21-year-old Akron man who was shot in the abdomen after trying to intervene during an argument was in critical condition, Akron police said Sunday night.

Calvin Kinney, who was shot once in the abdomen, was taken to Akron City Hospital, where he underwent surgery for the gunshot wound, police said.

The shooting occurred about 3 p.m. in the 800 block of Barbara Avenue when Kinney was called to mediate a dispute between two women, police said. Shortly after Kinney arrived, a suspect shot Kinney once then fled the scene.

The suspect was apprehended a short time later on Palmetto Avenue when he tried to ram a police vehicle. An officer used a stun gun to subdue him.

August 17, 2004
Dayton Daily News

Xenia man held in bank robbery

MIDDLETOWN | A Xenia man is in the city jail, charged with robbing a bank, Middletown police said.

Daniel Wayne Waggoner, 31, was apprehended by Xenia police at his residence about 4 p.m. Monday, Middletown police Detective Frank Hensley said.

Police said a man walked into the Fifth Third Bank branch in the Kroger on Towne Boulevard about 10:30 a.m., and passed a note demanding money. He did not display a gun, witnesses said.

After receiving an undisclosed amount of cash, the robber ran west, then turned north in front of Hollywood Video, Lt. Don Owens said. Most of the money was recovered after the arrest. Police said the robber may have had a getaway vehicle waiting, but witnesses said they did not see one.

Waggoner is to be arraigned Wednesday in Municipal Court.

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