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Woman carjacked at ''no-guns'' workplace

7:21am Saturday, April 09, 2005

Toledo's 13 Action News (ABC) is reporting that an employee of Ohio-based Owens-Corning was getting something out of her trunk in the company parking lot in downtown Toledo Friday when a man with a gun hit her, took her keys and car. From the story: A woman was carjacked in broad day light at work. Police say it happened at the parking lot of Owens Corning around ten this morning in downtown...

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State-mandated victim zones: College student gang-raped

7:18am Saturday, April 09, 2005

She can vote. She can join the Armed Services in defense of her country. But in the eyes of Ohio law, she cannot be trusted to carry a firearm in defense of her dignity. Dayton's WDTN is reporting that a University of Dayton woman was kidnapped and repeatedly raped near the U.D. Campus, and police are still looking for the three men who attacked her. From the story: Police say the attackers...

Cincy: Concerns rise as rash of shootings continues

7:14am Saturday, April 09, 2005

Cincinnati's WCPO.com is reporting that several shootings in the Tri-state in recent days have prompted community leaders to look for a way to stop the violence. In just the past two days police and paramedics have assisted at least five gunshot victims. And on Wednesday night police responded to two more shooting scenes -- one in Evanston on Blair Avenue and the other at the Fay Apartments. The...

Shot at KMart, victim files suit

7:12am Saturday, April 09, 2005

The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that Patrick Daly, who was shot trying to help KMart shoppers escape a violent criminal named Paul Faith last August in Cincinnati, has filed suit against KMart Corp., two unidentified employees who he says recklessly chased Faith through the store, Faith's estate, Faith's unidentified mental health care provider and the unidentified gun shop where Faith...

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LTE: Schools should employ gun-safety program

6:52am Saturday, April 09, 2005

April 5, 2005 Columbus Dispatch I respond to the March 19 Dispatch editorial "Zero tolerance." I had to check the masthead to make sure I was reading The Dispatch. It was there in black and white: an editorial with a favorable reference to the National Rifle Association. The message quoted in the editorial was taken from the NRA’s Eddie Eagle firearms safety training program. Many schools,...

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One year ago today...

7:54am Friday, April 08, 2005

One year ago today, citizens across the state lined up at Sheriff's offices to apply for concealed handgun licenses. April 8, 2004 marked the end of a long struggle to overturn a 150-year-old ban on bearing arms for self-defense. At least, it marked the end of the beginning. Today, Ohio's concealed carry law is allowing Ohioans a means of protection. But as we all knew when the law was passed, it...

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Last week: Five Ohio stores in ''no-guns'' UDF chain robbed!

5:20am Friday, April 08, 2005

Last week, Ohioans For Concealed Carry began receiving reports of "no-guns" signs being posted in United Dairy Farmers (UDF) stores in Ohio. An investigation by Business Education Coordinator Joe Eaton discovered the Ohio-based chain had just ordered signs to be posted in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana stores. Although it didn't take long for OFCC supporters to begin responding to the discriminatory...

Warning issued after robbery of night deposit at ''no-guns'' Fifth-Third

5:15am Friday, April 08, 2005

WHIOTV.com is reporting that a warning is being issued for those residents who make large bank deposits, especially deposits for employers. From the story: Police in Miami Township are searching for a man who robbed a woman outside a bank as she was about to make a deposit. The crime happened Tuesday at the Fifth-Third Bank on Route 741 near Alex-Bell. Authorities said a CVS manager was about to...