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LTE: Banning guns in city parks makes sense

7:49am Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Every so often, it's good to remind ourselves just how uninformed our opponents truly are. OFCC PAC Commentary provided in blue . May 23, 2005 Port Clinton News Herald At last, someone with good sense has stood up and said enough; "Stay out of our parks when carrying arms!" and refusing to back down when confronted by the so-called hidden gun carriers. Yes, if you're a non-gun owner who likes...

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Budget cuts: Some Lawrence Co. residents seeking own means of self-protection

7:46am Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Although gun ban extremists often suggest that rural people have no need to bear arms for self-defense because crime rates are low where they live, the Ironton Tribune is reporting that area residents have much to be concerned about when it comes to crime these days. From the story: They say when it rains, it pours and perhaps no one can understand the truth of that adage right now better than...

Crime spree suspects target chinese restaurants

7:43am Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Cincinnati's WCPO.com is reporting on a crime spree in the Tri-state that apparently targets owners and employees of Chinese restaurants. According to the news station, the crime spree spans three counties and the past month-and-a-half. Crimes have been reported in Mason in Warren County; Liberty Township in Butler County; and in Springfield Township, Price Hill and Norwood in Hamilton County. In...

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Education Guide Lesson #10: The Second Amendment

7:37am Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Yet another eye-opening study course has been added to the OFCC PAC Education Guide . From: NRA-ILA: The Second Amendment On December 17, 2004, the U.S. Department of Justice published an exhaustive Second Amendment memorandum. It concludes without reservation that "the Second Amendment secures a personal right of individuals, not a collective right that may only be invoked by a State or a quasi-...

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Cincy police want to get handle on increasing car break-ins

11:25am Monday, May 23, 2005

The Cincinnati Post is reporting that thefts from autos have jumped 3.5 percent in the first three months of 2005 over the same time period last year. From the story: With thefts from auto break-ins up dramatically in downtown Cincinnati, police hope a forum for downtown parking lot owners later this month could help reverse the trend. Lt. Mike Neville, commander of the Downtown Services Unit,...

Teachable moment: School teacher's gun fires live round

11:24am Monday, May 23, 2005

The Dayton Daily News is reporting that Kettering police confiscated a muzzle-loading .50-caliber rifle from a Van Buren Middle School teacher Friday who was demonstrating a Civil War lesson and accidentally shot off a round in front of about 30 students outside the school. From the story: Kettering police said seventh-grade social studies teacher Thomas Saylor apparently didn't know the weapon...

White flag? Jointogether.org will no longer publish gun violence news...

10:06am Monday, May 23, 2005

Jointogether.org, which was originally founded to combat substance abuse, began supporting gun control efforts after having received funding by the anti-gun Joyce Foundation in 1996, and again by the David Bohnett Foundation in 2001. Last week, JoinTogether.org announced that, as of May 30, it would cease its practice of publishing gun violence news. Since no explanation is given, this...

Wild Boar Blamed for Golf Course Damage

9:40am Monday, May 23, 2005

Less than a month after rabid coyotes attacked several people in a Cleveland MetroPark, Dayton’s WDTN.com reported further proof last week that concealed carry in parks is a necessary defense against (two AND four-legged) predators: From the story: Monday we told you about bobcat sightings in Germantown. It's a different story in Preble and Butler counties though. Officials at Hueston Woods State...