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Letter to the Editor: Gun-permit decisions out of sheriff’s hands

12:18pm Monday, November 29, 2004

November 29, 2004 Columbus Dispatch Franklin County Sheriff Jim Karnes told central Ohioans how he really feels about the new concealed-carry law passed in January. In the Nov. 18 Dispatch article "Conceal-carry process clarified", he said: "You got to have a reason to be scared. Otherwise, I’m going to have people filing applications for an emergency permit that really don’t have a reason to...

CHL-holder writes about protecting family from wild dogs in park

11:49am Monday, November 29, 2004

Wed Nov 17 08:11:49 2004: I can’t help but comment on what I’m reading about this issue of parks banning guns. If I’m attacked by man or beast while I’m in the park system, would they agree to be responsible/ liable for injury that occurred on their property because I was denied my right of personal protection? Recently, my wife and I took our dog for a walk in the park, and encountered a small...

''Plain sight'' just plain bad for Ohioans

10:49am Monday, November 29, 2004

Now that the dust is beginning to settle following the implementation phase of Ohio's new concealed carry law, people are beginning to settle in and examine the new law: Where is it working? Where are improvements needed? Indeed, as OFCC indicated upon passage of the bill nearly one year ago, there are many aspects which, by diminishing the number of licenses obtained, will lessen the downward...

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Armed employee thwarts robbery attempt in company parking lot

9:15am Monday, November 29, 2004

The Youngstown Vindicator reported last week that when an employee of Larry's Lounge on Hillman Street exited the bar carrying cash, he was surprised to find someone waiting for him. After being greeted by the employee, the Vindicator says the man pulled a ski mask over his face and lifted an "Uzi-type" gun from under his coat, shouting "This is a holdup!" The news story goes on to say the...

Whirlpool backs out of workplace gun ban suit, but doesn't lift ban

8:10am Sunday, November 28, 2004

November 26, 2004 Wall Street Journal In Oklahoma, a Ban On Guns Pits State Against Big Firms VALLIANT, Okla. -- In late summer of 2002, Steve Bastible put three bullets into a dying cow at his ranch, threw the emptied rifle behind the seat of his pickup and forgot about it. A few weeks later, the rifle cost him his job of 23 years. That Oct. 1, in a surprise search, Weyerhaeuser Co. sent gun-...

A Story of Arms in Three Ohio Victim Zones

7:06am Sunday, November 28, 2004

All Duke and Duchess Shoppe convenience/ filling stations in Ohio are posted with signs banning CHL-holders. But of course this criminal didn't mind the sign... Delaware Ave. store robbed, gunman flees with cash MARION -- A man fled with an undetermined amount of money after displaying a handgun to rob a south-side gas station/convenience store about 9 p.m. Thursday, police said. A black male...

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Paper: Thieves ready to prey on opportunities holidays present

9:02am Saturday, November 27, 2004

This story could be no better reason to avoid shopping at businesses which post "no-guns" signs. These signs act as an advertisment to criminals that there are firearms waiting to be stolen in the parking lot, and that there are defenseless customers waiting inside. The Dayton Daily News is reporting that area police are warning shoppers to "stay alert", because shoppers are not the only folks...

Ohio employees injured by criminal attacks

8:21am Saturday, November 27, 2004

Employee assaulted over trash request (Nov. 25, Garfield-Maple Sun) A Garfield Heights woman assaulted a bar employee after she told her not to use the dumpster behind Tequila Sunrise, 4830 Turney Road. The worker told police she took the trash out Nov. 17 and saw the woman throwing her garbage in the bin that belongs to the business. She told her she was not allowed to put her refuse in the...

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