The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that a Buckeye Firearms Association endorsee and candidate for mayor of Cincinnati has taken out television commercials that correctly focus the need for solutions to that city's crime problems on taking criminals off the streets.

From the story:

Republican Charlie Winburn's first television ad follows a series of direct mail pieces that emphasized his tough-on-crime platform and criticized Pepper's leadership on City Council. In it, Winburn accused the "current leadership" at City Hall of sitting by "helpless, while criminals target your loved ones."

"City leadership is literally playing Russian roulette with your life," the ad says. "Elect Charlie Winburn mayor, and the only thing criminals will shoot off is their mouths - in jail."

It is refreshing to see a candidate who is ready to focus on the problem - criminals - rather than the tools they use.

August 20, 2005
Columbus Dispatch

I write in regard to the decision from the National Rifle Association to move its convention because of the assault weapons ban.

Since Mayor Michael B. Coleman was elected, Columbus has slowly but steadily been going downhill. Unemployment and job losses are at a record high, violent crime, including robbery, thefts and burglaries, are up dramatically and in some places out of control. Drugs and drug use are now a common sight when driving down the side streets of Columbus.

The city’s various offices are rocked with scandal and corruption. The police department is extremely under staffed, and the average response time is about 30 minutes to three hours, depending upon the situation or time and day of the week.

Many of our elderly residents lock themselves in their houses because they are surrounded by drug dealers, thugs and punks. Our children have become targets of drug dealers and pedophiles.

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