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NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits Coming to Columbus, Ohio 2007

6:20am Wednesday, May 11, 2005

(FAIRFAX, VA) – The National Rifle Association (NRA) is pleased to announce Columbus, Ohio, as the host city for its 136th Annual Meeting & Exhibits on May 18-20, 2007. The Greater Columbus Convention Center, located in the center of the city, will be home for the 3-day event. “The NRA is looking forward to coming to Columbus in 2007,” Wayne LaPierre, NRA Executive Vice President stated. “I...

Mansfield man refuses to be a victim

6:18am Wednesday, May 11, 2005

The Mansfield News Journal is reporting that a criminal armed with a BB gun met his match in the form of a 130-lb former wrestler whose home he had just broken into. From the story: [Homeowner Oakus] Cox said [Ronnie] Nichols had been to his house earlier that night, asking to use the phone and borrow $20. Cox accommodated both requests. Police reported Nichols returned about 4 a.m., wearing a...

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Police warn be on the lookout for purse snatcher

6:16am Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Dayton's WDTN.com is urging area residents to be on the lookout for a thief who is "terrorizing female shoppers". Investigators say 32-year-old Janet Hawkinberry snatches purses to get money to feed her drug habit. And they say no matter how many times they catch her, she doesn't stop. From the story: Beavercreek police detective, Jeff Fiorta details 32-year-old Janet Hawkinberry's method of...

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CHL background check puts criminal behind bars

7:25am Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Story compiled from two Cincinnati tv news station reports, WKRC.com and WCPO.com . The arrest of a wanted criminal in Hamilton County has proven that background checks for concealed handgun licenses are working properly to ensure that licenses are not issued to criminals. Hamilton County Sheriff's deputies say Lavon Murrell’s application for a concealed handgun license led to his arrest on...

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If you're not a member of OFCC, you're missing out!

7:22am Tuesday, May 10, 2005

This weekend, people across Ohio sat down with the latest issue of OFCC News, the quarterly newsletter of Ohioans For Concealed Carry. Most quickly realized they got even more than they normally have grown to expect from this members-only publication. In addition to an excellent article in the Law Enforcement Corner from Gahanna Police Chief Dennis Murphy, which was previewed on this website...

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35 Charged In Large Fight At Marion Park

7:19am Tuesday, May 10, 2005

This is the kind of thing we are told by bureaucrats in the City of Clyde and Toledo to fear if guns are allowed in parks. The trouble is, all the gun control laws in the world didn't stop this incident from occurring. Do they really believe a "no-guns" sign would have helped keep these criminals out of this public park? 05-09-2005 MarionOnline.com A large fight in the early morning of Sunday,...

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Victim Zone: Help sought to solve robbery at bar

7:16am Tuesday, May 10, 2005

The Toledo Blade is reporting that Toledo police are seeking information through the Crime Stopper program about a robbery at a bar early Friday. From the story: Three men - one armed with a gun - went into Living It Up, at 1601 West Central Ave., about 1:45 a.m., threatened bar patrons and employees, and took money from the cash register behind the bar, police said. They fled in a red car. They...

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''Mum's the word'' from anti-gun writer

12:12pm Monday, May 09, 2005

By Chad D. Baus When a notorious op-ed columnist from the Toledo Blade recently took her latest swipe at OhioCCW in a piece criticizing the job Bob Taft is doing as governor, by claiming that when Taft signed House Bill 12 he "gave the state something most of its citizens never sought or desired", I decided to ask her a few questions. And just as another member of the media did recently, Marilou...