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Headline: Conceal/carry signs going, going, gone

7:03am Monday, May 16, 2005

The Wilmington News Journal is reporting . From the story: Gun-banning signs at the entrances to J.W. Denver Williams Jr. Memorial Park have been pulled. Similar signs posted at the entrances to the Clinton County Fairground are expected to soon come down, too. A formal, written opinion recently issued by Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro says signs cannot ban guns from city parkland. Rather, guns...

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''No-guns'' UDF robberies continue

6:53am Monday, May 16, 2005

They don’t always make the headlines, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t still happening… Case # 050395302 Title: Robbery Location: 327 E Hudson St. City: Columbus; Zone: 4 Precinct: 4; District: 43 Occurred: 5/11/2005 10:33:00 PM Reported By: Officer Hogan, Badge 2177 Report Narrative: REPORTING PERSON STATES THE SUSPECTS CAME IN TO THE LISTED UNITED DAIRY FARMERS. SUSPECT #1 PULLED A BLACK...

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Editorial (?): One year later: Concealed Carry law's impact

6:48am Monday, May 16, 2005

We’re not sure whether it’s a news story or an op-ed, but since Medina County Gazette reporter “Gladden” ends this story by expressing his personal opinion and referring to himself in the first person, we’ll take a gamble this was published as an editorial, even though it is not so delineated on the newspapers’ website. OFCC PAC Commentary provided in blue : Remember all the hype when concealed-...

Beer truck driver robbed of money outside ''no-guns'' IGA

7:11am Sunday, May 15, 2005

Dayton’s WHIOtv.com is reporting that a man driving a beer truck was robbed at gunpoint on Thursday. As per usual, what they did not mention is that it happened outside a "no-guns" IGA grocery. From the story: Authorities said the robber pointed a gun at the driver at the Westside IGA Supermarket on Germantown in Dayton. The driver of the truck said he had his money back with him and a check from...

Gun control laws don't control guns, just law-abiding people

5:10am Sunday, May 15, 2005

Cleveland City Council Launching Effort To Learn How Kids Get Guns There is a new effort under way to keep deadly weapons out of the hands of children. City Council is launching an effort to find out how guns are getting into the hands of teenagers, reported 5 On Your Side's Tony Gaskins. If you are young and want a gun in Cleveland, it's usually just a matter of asking around. One teen...

Mower driver charged with drunk driving

5:05am Sunday, May 15, 2005

The Toledo Blade is reporting that a Deshler man who admitted he had too much to drink before he decided to drive home on a riding lawn mower was charged with drunken driving, authorities said. From the story: Adam Reinbolt, 25, was arrested about 2 a.m. Sunday after the mower went into a ditch on State Rt. 18, just west of Hockenberry Road in Jackson Township, according to Wood County sheriff's...

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When Justice fails to protect

5:00am Sunday, May 15, 2005

12 offenders from Geauga are among those to get new parole hearings A class-action suit filed in Franklin County could mean that 12 convicted felons, most of them sexual offenders, may be back walking the streets of Geauga County sooner than expected. The Ohio Parole Board released a list of 2,700 criminals across Ohio who will be receiving new parole hearings after Franklin County courts...

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Ohio tourist trap: Doctor from PA shot, killed in attack on turnpike

4:09pm Saturday, May 14, 2005

The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that a Pennsylvania doctor was shot to death along the Ohio Turnpike in Broadview Heights Friday night. From the story: Dr. Gulam Moonda, 65, was shot once in the head during a robbery about 6:30 p.m., said Lt. Rick Zwayer, a patrol spokesman. Moonda, his wife and another relative, who were on their way to Toledo, had pulled their 2000 Jaguar to the side of...