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Toledo's gun control problem: only the criminals have guns

10:46am Saturday, November 29, 2003

In Ohio, gun grabbers have found perhaps no greater a sympathetic ear than the Toledo City Council. State law prohibits carrying a concealed firearm for self-defense, and the Court says this is Constitutional, since Ohioans can carry a firearm openly. But in Toledo, Municipal Code 549.18, Weapon possession in public places prohibited is cited by Toledo Police Chief Mike Navarre as the basis for...

Op-Ed: Events erode the willingness of legislators to work with governor

12:01pm Friday, November 28, 2003

by State Rep. Tom Niehaus published in The People's Defender Legislators will return from a two-week Thanksgiving break Dec. 2, and one of the hottest topics is likely to be Governor Bob Taft’s latest announcement about conceal carry legislation. Whether you support the right of citizens to carry concealed guns or not, the governor’s announcement November 18 may have ramifications far beyond this...

Rape victim gets 10 day jail sentence for exercising ''fundamental right"

10:29am Friday, November 28, 2003

A Seneca County concealed-weapons case that brought statewide attention to the problems with current Ohio law has officially come to a close, and once again, a victim has been victimized. Kathryn Howard, 29, of Fostoria pleaded guilty in Seneca County Common Pleas Court to a charge of improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle. Judge Michael Kelbley sentenced her to 180 days in jail but...

Senator White announces conceptual agreement with Speaker on Taft's latest ploy

by Chad D. Baus

8:53am Friday, November 28, 2003

On October 23, just two days after 'Defense' Walkers paid a visit to his hometown of Manchester, Senate President Doug White reversed four months of refusals and appointed conferees to a House Bill 12 conference committee. White explained the months of obstruction to the Dayton Daily News at the time, saying he "delayed appointing conferees because he didn't want his Senate members harassed and...

Carjacking victim's family to join Walkers at Governor's Mansion

1:19pm Wednesday, November 26, 2003

'Defense' Walkers calling on Taft to stop obstructing HB12 James A. "Tony" Gordon, a 27-year-old father, died on Wednesday, August 6, 2003 after being shot in the chest during an attempted carjacking in Dayton. On Sunday, November 30, his family will join other Ohioans concerned about the right to self-defense in a Walk around the Governor's Mansion. Tony's family will be wearing t-shirts bearing...

Home invaders steal firearms: Sign of things to come?

10:04am Wednesday, November 26, 2003

Fairborn man assaulted, robbed answering door Dayton Daily News November 26, 2003 FAIRBORN | A 20-year-old man told police that four masked men rushed into his apartment Monday and put a gun to his head before stealing two handguns, Fairborn police reported. The man said he opened the door of his apartment, in the 200 block of Dayton-Yellow Springs Road, about 9 p.m. believing a neighbor was...

Plain Dealer: Speaker will deal to save gun bill

7:17am Wednesday, November 26, 2003

After the campaign waged by the Ohio Newspaper Association and various liberal editorial boards to advance Taft's latest agenda , we would've espected declarations of victory in today's headlines. Yet only the Plain Dealer is among the conspirators who informed their readers of this update, which undoubtedly indicates they were not successul in "sinking" HB12 with the public records issue. 11/26/...

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Ohio CCW fight is feature story in latest NRA America’s 1st Freedom magazine

7:00am Wednesday, November 26, 2003

Ohio’s Legal Logjam by Blaine Smith, Assistant Editor, America's 1st Freedom December 2003 With the Ohio Supreme Court letting stand a ban on the right to carry, the ongoing fight for the rights of Ohio citizens is being waged in the state’s legislature. And neither side looks ready to give in. Late September 2003 found the Ohio Supreme Court overturning previous rulings by a Hamilton County...