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Violence around ''gun-free'' Head Start safety zone threatens center

5:15am Friday, March 18, 2005

The Cincinnati Post is reporting that Cincinnati officials are "reacting quickly" to help operators of a Head Start center in Over-the-Rhine improve safety after a teacher had a gun pointed at her head Tuesday afternoon in a robbery at a store across the street. Less than 10 minutes later, another Head Start staff member was mugged near the center. The stories say the incidents are the latest in...

Tale of Two Home Invasions

5:10am Friday, March 18, 2005

WDTN-TV (NBC Dayton) is reporting that Fairborn residents are locking their doors as the search continues for a home invader who broke into a Rockdell Apartment and stabbed a woman in the stomach. Once again criminals have proven that we are no longer safe in our own homes. The police again are asking for citizen support and help in catching a criminal. Citizens have an interest in cooperating...

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Philly mayor's plan on permits is criticized

5:05am Friday, March 18, 2005

The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting that the city mayor's call for a moratorium on CCL-issuance in the wake of a rash of 22 murders in 9 days is being met with incredulity, even by gun control proponents. From the story: A leading gun-control lobbyist said yesterday that Mayor Street's proposal to impose a moratorium on concealed-weapon "carry permits" would not do much to reverse the sharp...

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Out-of-state companies mislead Ohio businesses to peddle ''no-guns'' signs

8:11am Thursday, March 17, 2005

Buckeye Firearms Association has learned that several workplace signage companies, based in states with severe gun control laws, are attempting to profit from fraudulently misleading business-owners in Ohio into believing there is a legal requirement to post "no-guns" signs. While each company words their "Compliance Warnings" a bit differently, the premise of each is similar to that of g.Neil,...

Public ID scare worries HIV positive; Does OH media see a "public interest"?

7:48am Thursday, March 17, 2005

The Palm Beach (FL) Post is reporting that three law enforcement agencies have launched a criminal investigation to find out who is sending letters threatening the privacy of the 4,500 AIDS patients and 2,000 people who are HIV-positive in Palm Beach County. From the story: One of the recipients of a letter postmarked March 8 told The Palm Beach Post Tuesday, "I'm very upset about this. I've been...

Toledo gun control laws provide criminals a target-rich environment

7:37am Thursday, March 17, 2005

The Toledo Blade is reporting that a North Toledo man was arrested yesterday less than 12 hours after police said he forced a South Toledo woman into his car and sexually assaulted her in his home, then dropped her off on the south side. From the story: Lee Arthur Bean, 49, of 233 Palmer St. was charged with one count each of rape and kidnapping. He was booked into the Lucas County jail pending...

Letters to the Editor: Number of applicants does not negate carry law

7:25am Thursday, March 17, 2005

Several Dayton Daily News readers have responded to a narrow-minded, uninformed rant from DDN columnist Martin Gottlieb, in which he attempted to make the case that because about 1% of eligible Ohioans have obtained licenses in the first nine months, that support for Right to Carry laws are a "narrow interest". In each case, the writers prove to have far more of an understanding than this...

Two dead, one critical after shooting in New Lexington

7:23am Thursday, March 17, 2005

The Zanesville Times Recorder is reporting that a shooting just across the street from the Perry County Sheriff’s Office late Tuesday night left two men dead and sent a critically wounded 30-year-old woman to a Columbus hospital. align="right"> From the story: New Lexington Chief of Police Jeffrey Newlon said the two men – 35-year-old Wesley B. Walker of New Lexington and 28-year-old Brett...