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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...

AP: State adopts language on incompetence

10:16pm Tuesday, April 27, 2004

An impressive display of media bias: Associated Press bothers only to call an authoritarian gun banner for comment on new rules implemented for Ohio's concealed handgun license law... April 27, 2004 Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio - The state on Monday adopted instructions that courts must follow in reporting cases of involuntary hospitalization of people with mental illnesses to ensure they...

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Ohio Attorney General's office answers Sen. Randy Gardner on Section 9 violators

by Chad D. Baus

5:44pm Tuesday, April 27, 2004

According to Senator Randy Gardner's office, the Ohio Attorney General's office has taken a firm position when it comes to Section 9 violators. In an email response to CCW-advocate Bruce Beatty, who is waging a fight against multiple Section 9 violations by the Toledo Mayor and City Law Director, Sen. Gardner's office said the following: "The AG's office is under the belief that public busses are...

First Ohio CHL-holder detainment after ''man-with-a-gun'' call

11:16pm Monday, April 26, 2004

One of the most egregious problems with the law created by Amended Substitute House Bill 12 is the compromise language on carrying in a motor vehicle. In order to appease the Ohio State Highway Patrol bureaucrats, who seem to have a very unhealthy fear of the people they are paid "to serve and protect", the Ohio Senate inserted language which makes carrying a firearm for self-defense in a motor...

Say it Ain't So! Lima News, longtime proponent of CCW, posts No-Guns signs

5:10pm Monday, April 26, 2004

A quick search of the words "Lima News" on this website's search engine will reveal that the Lima News has been one of the few Ohio media outlets with an editorial board that takes a friendly outlook on your personal right to self-defense. So imagine our surprise when we began receiving emails from concerned customers, reporting that they had seen "No-CCW" signs on the front door of the very same...

Columbus SWAT waits outside during robbery/ shooting

3:43pm Monday, April 26, 2004

This website has often shared stories which make the point how police officers are typically unable to prevent violent crimes, and are instead often relegated to showing up later for mop-up duty. But in this case, after receiving a tip, the Columbus SWAT team watched as two armed, masked robbers entered this restaurant (a MANDATED victim zone because they serve alcohol - not that the criminals...

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Lucas County Sheriff's office moves to NO appointments

3:31pm Monday, April 26, 2004

In what is a very positive sign, Lucas Co. Sheriff James A. Telb's office has moved to taking CHL applications without appointments. This is the first of the offices to scrap temporary appointments after the initial surge of applicants. Telb's office tells OFCC PAC that applicants who had previously been forced to schedule appointments into June (!!) do NOT have to wait to submit their...

Heads in the sand: Gun ban extremists pretend this doesn't happen

2:22pm Monday, April 26, 2004

To hear the gun ban extremists tell it, these things don't happen (especially not in small towns), and those who make preparations to defend themselves in case they do, are "buying into a culture of fear." Concealed handgun licenses are only now starting to be issued in the counties where these crimes occurred. Of course, the criminals that perpetrated them didn't worry about getting licenses...