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“Hero” police officer learns important lesson about CCW

8:00am Saturday, April 23, 2005

Cincinnati’s WDTN.com is reporting that as Butler Co. Sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Roberts struggles to recover from gunshot wound he received during a pursuit of two violent robbers armed with a 12 gauge shotgun, circumstances for an off-duty police officer who witnessed the entire event are going much differently. Camden police chief Mike Croucher is being called a hero after witnessing an armed...

Mahoning Co. deputy is violating policy, sheriff says

7:44am Saturday, April 23, 2005

In a county sheriff's office plagued by corruption , the Youngstown Vindicator is reporting that a Mahoning County deputy sheriff who continues to live with a felon may be fired pending the outcome of an Internal Affairs investigation, according to Sheriff Randall A. Wellington. From the story: Wellington said Wednesday that Deputy Kim Marciano's relationship with 28-year-old Larese Jones,...

LTE: Happy anniversary

7:42am Saturday, April 23, 2005

22 April, 2005 Portsmouth Times On April 8th, 2004 the State of Ohio joined over 40 other states that allow it’s law-abiding citizens the right to the means to afford them the right of personal protection. The overturning of the 150-year-old ban to carry a concealed handgun was finally lifted when Governor Taft signed H.B. 12 into law on January 7th, 2004. In the first 9 months of the new law...

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Concealed carry news in other states

7:40am Saturday, April 23, 2005

Arizona: Guns in bars bill reaches governor Kansas: Governor Kathleen Sebelius Signs Kansas Preemption Bill! Texas: Legislators back bill to protect permit-holders' identity

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LTE: Gun control empowers criminals

7:39am Saturday, April 23, 2005

April 20, 2005 Hamilton Journal-News Advocation of gun control as applied in New Jersey and so actively supported by “The Jersey Journal,” had the effect of empowering the criminal element and turning law-abiding citizens into helpless targets. Having failed so badly in New Jersey, now, after purchasing our JournalNews, it seems it your intention to apply the same gun control ideas here in...

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Customer to Time Warner Cable: Stupid is what stupid does

7:07am Friday, April 22, 2005

John L. Columbus To: Time Warner Columbus ( [email protected] ) Main Office Time Warner Cable 1266 Dublin Road Columbus, OH 43215 Please Forward To: Lynn M. Yaeger Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs Time Warner Cable Dear Sir or Ms, I am writing to inform you that yesterday morning I drove down to your Columbus office on Dublin Road, turned in my roadrunner equipment and terminated my...

Higher Education

6:58am Friday, April 22, 2005

Although not related directly to concealed carry in Ohio, the following pertains very much to the education of our youth in the shooting sports, and as such, deserves your consideration. Members of Cincinnati's Xavier University Rifle Team have been told that the storied team, which made history by winning the university's only NCAA Championships (1996 and 1998), which has had 17 individuals earn...

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Newspaper: Heiress spends early, often

6:55am Friday, April 22, 2005

The Youngstown Vindicator is reporting that the heir to an anti-gun shopping mall chain is busy self-financing her (next) campaign for U.S. Congress. From the story: She doesn't hold a congressional seat and can't run for one until next year, but Capri Cafaro's political campaign spent more money during the first three months of this year than any U.S. House member who represents the Mahoning and...