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Newsflash?: There have not been problems with concealed carry in Ohio

7:53am Wednesday, March 16, 2005

In a April 2003 Columbus Dispatch op-ed , Dr. John R. Lott, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, said as follows: "A year after the right-to-carry law is enacted, Ohioans will wonder what all the fuss was about. Claims that Ohioans' safety is endangered will lose credibility once people see that criminals, not law-abiding citizens, have the most to fear from Ohioans' increased...

Editorials: No problems (AND NO FIXES!) for OhioCCW

7:45am Wednesday, March 16, 2005

After a quick concession from the Hamilton Journal-News , which admits "we believe Ohio’s concealed-weapons law has worked well in its first nine months — especially here in Butler County," the newspaper immediately turns its editorial focus on what (but not why) not to improve in Ohio’s CCW law. While proponents of the new law are happy with the numbers coming out of Butler, Clermont and...

Change: Plain Dealer doesn't waste paper space on CHL list

by Chad D. Baus

7:30am Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Have editors at the Cleveland Plain Dealer finally realized its readers are not interested in seeing the names of Concealed Handgun License (CHL)-holders from Northeast Ohio printed in their newspaper? Have they finally realized that there is nothing to fear from fellow citizens who have broken no laws, violated no other persons' rights, and who simply wish to exercise their constitutional right...

Gun control fails again; it's time to focus on education

7:12am Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Despite a host of state and federal laws prohibiting children from possessing firearms, and from bringing them into a school safety zone, the Columbus Dispatch is reporting that 117 kids were either suspended or expelled last year for bringing guns into "gun-free" Columbus City school zones. The news came to light in the wake of news that a second-grader had shot himself in the hand with a .45...

Ottawa Co. Sheriff says number of women obtaining Ohio CHLs ''surprising''

2:00pm Tuesday, March 15, 2005

The Port Clinton News Herald is reporting that Ottawa County Sheriff Robert L. Bratton has been surprised by the number of women who have obtained licenses to carry concealed handguns in his county. According to the story, eleven percent of those who have gotten permits to carry concealed guns from the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office are women. "We've had a lot of women come through, at least a...

OSHP seeks $1.5 million in new spending authority

1:55pm Tuesday, March 15, 2005

The Gongwer News Service is reporting that the Ohio State Highway Patrol is petitioning for additional funding. Citing increased costs of providing security during the 2004 presidential campaign among other factors, the news service reports the State Highway Patrol will seek Controlling Board approval Monday for a $1.5 million boost in its security and investigations budget. Ohio's 88 county...

Wisconsin church shooting could easily happen here

1:49pm Tuesday, March 15, 2005

According to the Associated Press , the church member who opened fire on his congregation in the “no-CCW” state of Wisconsin had time to empty one magazine, reload, and empty another. No one was capable of resistance, and he finally took his own life. align="right"> In all, this man murdered seven church-goers, and injured four more. Last year, concealed carry legislation was vetoed by...

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Time Magazine: Terrorists Planning U.S. Soft-Target Hit

1:43pm Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Time Magazine is reporting that, two weeks after intelligence officials confirmed that Osama bin Laden had sent a message to terrorist Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi, urging him to plan attacks on U.S. soil, information gathered from interrogation of a top al-Zarqawi aide indicate the terrorist has talked about hitting "soft targets" in the U.S., which could include "movie theaters, restaurants and...