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OSHP bureaucrats were wrong last time. Why listen to them now?

1:20pm Tuesday, April 12, 2005

The Chillicothe Gazette is reporting on problems concerning the “plain sight” provision in Ohio’s concealed-carry law, which governs CHL-holders while traveling in motor vehicles. From the story: When a licensee steps into a motor vehicle or onto a motorcycle, the gun on his or her hip has to go one of three places: holstered in plain sight on the person, into a locked glove box or a locked case...

Privacy a concern for many licensees

1:15pm Tuesday, April 12, 2005

After a number of thinly-veiled swipes by several Gannett-owned newspapers that appeared an attempt to lessen the impact of the success of OhioCCW in its first year, the Chillicothe Gazette has published a story examining an issue that has had a negative effect on application rates. From the story: For the people who fought for Ohio's concealed weapons law, the fight isn't over. As the law...

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Waitress fought off car thief

1:10pm Tuesday, April 12, 2005

The Mansfield News-Journal is reporting that when a man tried to steal her 1994 Buick Saturday outside Bob Evans at U.S. 13 and Interstate 71, a 54-year-old Mansfield waitress pulled him from her vehicle and punched him several times. From the story: "I didn't want him to take my car," Mutchler said Sunday from her home. "I don't steal. I work. I don't bother anyone. I didn't want him to take my...

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LTE: Pulitzer judges were journalism's second string

1:05pm Tuesday, April 12, 2005

April 11, 2005 Cleveland Plain Dealer As The Plain Dealer's paroxysms of elation over Connie Schultz's Pulitzer Prize slowly abate, it is instructive to look at exactly who it was that made the award to her. Seven judges decided the prize for newspaper commentary. Four were women. Females have a tendency to relate to those needing a helping hand, so that explains why the judges liked the fact...

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Masked gunman robs Subway shop

1:00pm Tuesday, April 12, 2005

The Akron Beacon-Journal is reporting that a gunman robbed a Romig Road Subway shop Thursday evening. A man who entered the restaurant around 7:15 p.m. displayed a handgun, told employees to get on the floor, took cash and fled on foot. Police told the newspaper the robbery was similar to the Tuesday holdup of the Long John Silver's restaurant at 2520 Romig Road. Whether or not this Akron store...

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UDF's latest letter...to a guy with just a bit of victim zone experience...

4:49pm Monday, April 11, 2005

Roger Caron, a CHL-holder who has unfortunate experience with what it is like to be in a "no-guns" victim zone where only the criminals have guns, has notified OFCC that United Dairy Farmers has begun issuing a letter that reveals the reasons why they believe banning CHL-holders from their stores is promoting safety. From: [email protected] Subject: Re: local robberies To: "Roger Caron...

Ret. Army Major's CHL denial may go to top court

4:44pm Monday, April 11, 2005

The Dayton Daily News is reporting that the Ohio 2nd District Court of Appeals on Friday denied Harris' appeal of a Miami County judge's order upholding Sheriff Charles Cox's denial of Harris' permit request last May, and as a result, a New Carlisle man will go to the state Supreme Court to challenge the Miami County sheriff's denial of his application for a concealed weapon license. From the...

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Law Enforcement Says Tracking Convicted Sex Offenders Poses Problems

4:41pm Monday, April 11, 2005

Dayton’s WHIOTV.com is reporting that a debate in Ohio and elsewhere is raging over the rights of convicted sex offenders. From the story: Florida authorities said they were misled by acquaintances of the man charged with kidnapping and killing 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford of Homosassa, Fla. Police said the acquaintances told them the convicted sex offender wasn't living in a trailer when he...