| Page 1026 | Buckeye Firearms Association

New focus on security, from the classroom to the courtroom

4:06pm Thursday, April 28, 2005

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer last week appointed Justice Maureen O’Connor to head a new statewide committee to address court safety and security. The report says Moyer and O’Connor attended a national summit on the issue. From the story: O’Connor, who formerly headed Ohio’s Security Task Force as lieutenant governor and director of...

Purse Snatcher Targeting Gas Stations

4:03pm Thursday, April 28, 2005

WCPO.com is reporting that there's a purse snatcher on the loose in Middletown. Police told the news station that three women left their purses in their cars while they went to pay for their gas. When they got back to their cars someone had swiped their belongings. The incidents happened at the Gas America and the Speedway on Roosevelt on Friday. Lieutenant Don Owens of the Middletown Police...

Read more about Purse Snatcher Targeting Gas Stations
1484 reads

In Ohio, a ''maintenance engineer" is a journalist; an online News Mgr. isn't

1:24pm Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Ohioans For Concealed Carry’s investigation of the Ohio State Highway Patrol/ Department of Public Safety's administration of issuing press credentials has turned up startling information which raises new questions about the safety and security at the Ohio Statehouse and at crime and accident scenes, or any other critical incidents. In response to an article published in the Cleveland Plain...

Tip helps law agencies thwart planned robbery

7:32am Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Time and again, when told that publishing lists of gun owners (CHL-holders) would provide criminals lists of homes from which to steal guns, or would let potential attackers know who isn't able to defend themselves, the media responded by saying that criminals just weren't smart enough to utilize the newspaper to premeditate their crimes or select their targets. The Akron Beacon Journal has...

Read more about Tip helps law agencies thwart planned robbery
1146 reads

Another ''no-guns'' sign comes down!

7:27am Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 From: Richard H. To: Joe Eaton, OFCC Business Education Coordinator Subject: Re: Remove signs My fiancé and I both have Ohio and Florida CHL's. We looking for a new car at Victory Honda at 2055 Cleveland Road in Sandusky when we noticed the no guns signs. I went to my car and retrieved a "no guns-no money" card and explained to the salesman we do not do business with with...

Read more about Another ''no-guns'' sign comes down!
1472 reads

Budget cuts result in prisoner release; suspected in escape

7:25am Wednesday, April 27, 2005

The Youngstown Vindicator is reporting that the Mahoning County Sheriff's office has begun releasing prisoners, some convicted of gun crimes, from jail, claiming that budget cuts are forcing the issue. Some are being told they must return to finish their time when there is room in the jail. From the story: An Akron federal judge who concluded jail conditions violate inmates' civil rights wants no...

Carry, because you just never know...

7:24am Wednesday, April 27, 2005

You just never know, example #1: The Toledo Blade is reporting that a 23-year-old woman told police yesterday morning that she was shot while going to her car at her residence in the 900 block of Byrneport Drive at approximately 9:30 a.m.. From the story: Natasha Campbell told police she was walking to her car when a man wearing something over his face walked up to her and asked for change. When...

Read more about Carry, because you just never know...
1557 reads

Ohio media credentials: How deep is the rabbit hole?

8:15pm Monday, April 25, 2005

By Ken Hanson, Esq. Litigation Chair, Office of General Counsel Ohioans For Concealed Carry In response to an article published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer a few weeks ago, Ohioans For Concealed Carry submitted public records requests to the Department of Safety/ Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) to obtain any and all information on who has applied for and been issued media credentials,...