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Plain Dealer's Clifton a part of Ohio Supreme Court PRIVACY Subcommittee

8:11am Sunday, October 17, 2004

The following information was submitted by a reader to the www.ohioccw.org website. It appears that Doug Clifton, editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer is a member of the Privacy Subcommittee of the Supreme Court of Ohio. This is very disturbing given his actions violating the privacy of Northeast Ohio CCW holders. http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/ACTC/subcommittees/privacy/Privacy_Roster.pdf It is...

Britain: A gun crime every five hours since shooting of Danielle

8:01am Sunday, October 17, 2004

If he succeeds in fooling gun owners, and is elected, this is what those who support John Kerry for President will be asking him to do to America's gun laws - disarm the victims, and even disarm the police! October 16, 2004 The (UK) Times Online As a man faces court charged with murdering Danielle Beccan, a Times survey finds that shootings are becoming commonplace. The scale of gun crime in...

Two Ohio appearances for Dr. John R. Lott this month!

7:52am Sunday, October 17, 2004

John Lott, author of "More Guns, Less Crime" and "The Media Bias Against Guns" will be in Ohio for two debates against what will no doubt prove to be uninformed, emotion-based gun ban extremists. Oct. 26, Ohio State University: Dr. Lott will be on OSU's campus to debate Jim Kessler, Americans for Gun Safety Policy Director. The focus of the debate will be: "Should Government in a Free Society...

Applicant: Lorain Co. CHL application logjam breaks?

4:52pm Friday, October 15, 2004

The following message was posted by a subscriber to OFCC's CCW-Talk discussion list. Tue, 12 Oct 2004 11:02:49 -0400 Subject: [ccw-talk] Lorain County - quick turnaround! Greetings, Just wanted to give a heads-up to everybody regarding Lorain County Sheriff's office. Turned in my app on 9/22, got call last friday 10/8. That's 17 days! Hat's off to the folks at Lorain County SO. Very professional...

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Letter-writer: Plain Dealer practices ''life threatening, dirty journalism''

4:29pm Friday, October 15, 2004

The following letter, addressed to the Cleveland Plain Dealer editor, was CC'd to OFCC. It is written in response to the Plain Dealer's latest abuse of a provision giving the media an exception to the privacy of concealed handgun license records. The Plain Dealer published still more names of Ohio CHL-holders in its October 6, 2004 edition. October 14, 2004 Dear Editor, I have probably bought my...

Op-Ed: The good guys carry guns, too

4:14pm Friday, October 15, 2004

October 9, 2004 The Roanoke (VA)Times by Ed Mitchell Jake is a good friend, and I'm sure he'll forgive me for not using his real name here. One of the reasons I like Jake so much is that he carries a gun. But you'd never know it. He's a big, friendly guy with a lot of friends, and he likes to help people. Jake's wife and two kids love him. From our long friendship, I know there's not a mean bone...

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Letter to the Editor: Convoluted logic blames the gun, not the shooter

4:07pm Friday, October 15, 2004

October 15, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer In response to the Oct. 6 article "Gun used in shooting still exacting toll": As is typical for The Plain Dealer, a gun is blamed for the tragic shooting of a 10-year-old child. Not the 14-year-old who pointed the gun at the child and pulled the trigger, and not the criminal who dumped the gun behind a grocery store. Instead, the pistol, the manufacturer...

CRIMINAL CASHES IN: One, possibly two more ''no-guns'' banks robbed

4:00pm Friday, October 15, 2004

This week, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported that at least one more "gun-free" bank has drawn the attention of an armed robber. According to the article, "the first robbery occurred at 1:45 p.m. Sept. 23 at a U.S. Bank branch at 5659 Broadview Road." "At 1:15 p.m. on Sept. 27, the same man held up a FirstMerit Bank branch at 6891 Ridge Road," FBI Special Agent Robert Hawk said. As OFCC has...