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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...

Op-Ed: (Canadian) Gun control myths just won't die

5:00am Saturday, May 14, 2005

By Lorne Gunter National Post I have never owned a firearm. Heck, I've never even held a real gun, much less fired one. Still, there are few federal programs that irk me more than Ottawa's gun registry. It's not just the waste, although that's atrocious -- nearly $2-billion for a dysfunctional pile of uselessness. And it's not just the uselessness. The registry is also one of those truisms for...

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CCW News from across the nation

4:55am Saturday, May 14, 2005

AK: Alaska Preemption Bill Update! NRA supported House Bill 184 passed out of the Alaska Legislature on Saturday, May 7. HB184 is now waiting transmittal to Governor Frank H. Murkowski’s desk for signature. This important legislation will prevent local gun control laws and eliminate the potential for an unfair and inconsistent patchwork of local firearm ordinances across Alaska, while protecting...

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Poll: Taft approval rating at 19%; 74% disapprove

5:15am Friday, May 13, 2005

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that a new national poll has determined Gov. Bob Taft has the lowest approval rating of any governor in the nation. According to the Dispatch, New Jersey-based SurveyUSA, an independent firm that does polling primarily for television stations, found that the Republican had an approval rating of 19 percent. From the story: Analysts said Taft is being blamed for...

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LTE: Plain (Dealer) Hypocrisy

5:10am Friday, May 13, 2005

May 12, 2005 Cleveland Plain Dealer The Plain Dealer editorializes (May 7) that "Congress must give consumers the ability to protect their personal information, no matter who happens to possess it." Yet this newspaper has on several occasions used the media access loophole to disseminate information about law-abiding Ohioans who happen to exercise their right to protect themselves through the...