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Ottawa County reviews its staff CCW policy

9:49pm Tuesday, July 13, 2004

July 13, 2004 Port Clinton News Herald PORT CLINTON -- Ohio's concealed-carry law, which took affect in April, has county officials trying to determine a new policy to outline when and where county employees are able to carry firearms. The Ottawa County commissioners are mulling over four possible amendments to the current county employee firearms policy. It currently states "no person shall...

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Double jeopardy: Bank robber passes TWO companies' ''No-Guns'' signs

3:37pm Tuesday, July 13, 2004

This bank robber walked past "no-guns" signs as he entered one of the few remaining 'posted' Kroger stores, and walked past another set of "no-guns" signs as he entered the Fifth Third bank branch which is located inside the Kroger. Perhaps if the signs had said "no bank robberies"... July 13, 2004 Middletown Journal Middletown police hunt for bank robber Middletown police are looking for a man...

Have you driven a Mike Pruitt Ford lately?

2:59pm Tuesday, July 13, 2004

Although OFCC volunteers have been successful at getting many dealerships to remove their discriminatory signs, others have resisted initial education efforts. Following is a response received by an OFCC supporter from Mike Pruitt Ford in Lima when he expressed interest in purchasing two vehicles from the dealership: ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Stimmel Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 1:36...

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Attempted abduction: Armed criminal confronts mall employee at ''No-CCW'' mall

11:12pm Monday, July 12, 2004

July 2, 2004 Toledo Blade BOWLING GREEN - Police here are looking for a man driving a pickup truck who brandished a gun and ordered a woman into his vehicle after he asked for directions outside the Woodland Towne Centre. The woman, 19, was first approached about 5:30 p.m. outside the mall when the man drove next to her and asked for directions. She answered, and he drove a short distance - only...

Proof: Citizens deserve right to choose self-protection in parking lots

10:57pm Monday, July 12, 2004

July 12, 2004 Toledo Blade Motel resident, friend attacked in parking lot A man who identified himself as a resident of a South Toledo motel suffered minor head injuries after he and a friend were confronted in the parking lot by a pair of armed robbers early yesterday. The incident occurred shortly before 5 a.m. at the Best Motel, 1115 South Reynolds Rd. The victim refused medical treatment...

Proof: Clinton Gun Ban failure highlighted in Columbus just weeks before sunset

10:29pm Monday, July 12, 2004

Gun control has failed to live up to its promises. Nearly ten full years after the Clinton Gun Ban was passed, with far-reaching claims that it would rid our streets of such crimes, and on the eve of the final sunset of what even the CDC agrees is a failed law, we have yet another example of this simple truth: If owning guns is made criminal, only criminals will own guns. July 12, 2004 Columbus...

Proof: Legislators right to protect CCW in parks, bike paths & many public spots

10:16pm Monday, July 12, 2004

July 12, 2004 WDTN-TV (Dayton-Springfield) A morning walk turns dangerous for a Dayton man after he is robbed on a local bike path. It happened Monday morning around 8:00 near the Dayton Riverside border. Three men approached him threatening him with a baseball bat. Police believe the 79 year-old man was not the suspect's only victim. The men are also suspected of breaking into a car parked near...

Letter to the Editor: The facts on concealed-carry law

4:49pm Sunday, July 11, 2004

July 11, 2004 Toledo Blade One woman's recent Forum letter bemoaning the new concealed-carry law and predicting doom and gloom is a shining example of people drawing conclusions based on their own bias and remaining blindly ignorant to the facts. Fact: Almost every state now has a concealed-carry law; Ohio is one of the last. In no state have firearms crime or accidental shootings increased. In...