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10,000 felony suspects on the loose in Franklin Co.

4:26pm Thursday, April 29, 2004

...and yet the gun ban lobby claims you are "buying into a culture of fear" if you make a responsible choice to bear arms for self-defense. April 29, 2004 Columbus Dispatch Deputies going after 10,000 felony suspects Franklin County deputy sheriffs will work overtime to whittle away at a backlog of 10,000 outstanding felony warrants for crimes ranging from drug offenses to murder. The department’...

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Park flasher problem highlights needs for armed self-protection in parks

12:55pm Thursday, April 29, 2004

To hear the gun ban extremists tell it, there is no need for self-defense in parks, and those who make preparations to defend themselves in case they do, are "buying into a culture of fear." Notice how this news outlet suggests that having a cell phone can make you safer, but says nothing of Ohio's new concealed handgun license law. Flasher exposes himself to young woman in North Chagrin...

Toby Hoover falsely accuses State Representative and Sheriff of law-breaking

5:23pm Wednesday, April 28, 2004

On April 16, 2004, the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence (Toby Hoover) issued a statewide press release , accusing Ohio State Representative Jim Aslanides, sponsor of House Bill 12, of violating Ohio's new Concealed Handgun License law. "The Ohio gun lobby repeats the mantra, 'enforce the existing laws', and then the chief sponsor of the carrying concealed weapons law, Rep. Aslanides, breaks...

Car dealers differ on concealed carry signs; perhaps the reason is obvious

3:25pm Wednesday, April 28, 2004

OFCC volunteers have scored several victories in the effort to inform businesses about Ohio's new concealed carry law, and get them to remove discriminatory signs that had been posted. Deacon's Chrysler in Mayfield Village told customers that the signs had been sent out by the Cleveland Auto Dealers' Association, and that an employee had just assumed they were supposed to go up. King's Toyota ,...

Op. Ed: Will Ohio’s gun law survive?

2:18pm Wednesday, April 28, 2004

04.28.04 Middletown Journal By Sim Evans For The Journal “Remember the first rule of gunfighting: ‘Have a gun.”’ — Jeff Cooper Ohio’s concealed carry is now in effect. It is, as the old folks used to say, the law of the land, but the controversy still rages. Libraries that, only a few months ago, were begging the taxpayers for money, have now posted signs prohibiting firearms. They don’t want “...

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Armed citizen apprehends rapist after he victimizes 84-year old woman

12:23pm Wednesday, April 28, 2004

Gun ban extremists want us to believe that crimes are never thwarted; that the presence of firearms in the hands of law-abiding citizens will make bad situations worse; that vigilante justice will be meeted out if a criminal is ever apprehended by an armed citizen in an emotionally charged situation. Why should their lies continue to be put in print or taken into account? April 27, 2004 WKYC.com...

Kmart security wrestles thief who carried gun in store

12:00pm Wednesday, April 28, 2004

This guy didn't need a concealed handgun license (CHL) to carry out his crimes, and would have ignored a sign banning him from this store, just as he ignored all the laws he broke. April 27, 2004 Dayton Daily News Trotwood police shoot theft suspect Ignored orders to drop gun, officials say TROTWOOD | Trotwood police shot and wounded a shoplifting suspect Monday in the parking lot of Target at...

Portage couple among region's first to secure concealed-carry permits

7:53am Wednesday, April 28, 2004

April 28, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer At 72, stroke victim Ben Doepel, a well-known outdoorsman, figures he needs the protection of a gun. He and his wife once were frightened by three suspicious men in a parking lot as she helped him climb out of his wheelchair. "I never felt so helpless in my life," said Doepel, former president of the Goodyear Hunting and Fishing Club. "I sure don't want to...