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Letter to the Editor: Ban the Tomatoes?

1:02pm Thursday, September 18, 2003

September 18, 2003 Akron Beacon-Journal I am in favor of stricter gun control because of people like the person who fired a shotgun into a Holmes County cornfield and killed a 23-year-old (``Enraged motorist kills prankster,'' Beacon Journal, Sept. 3). His reaction was absurd and certainly not appropriate. But why is it that people have not commented on the dangers of throwing objects at vehicles...

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Columbus Dispatch: Police hunt for man who tried to rob pedestrian

12:33pm Thursday, September 18, 2003

This Columbus pedestrian had the extremely unfortunate opportunity to learn that running away is no more an acceptable form of self-defense than is the OSHP's suggestion to "driving off" when attacked. Apparently this criminal had no idea that carrying a concealed firearm is illegal in Ohio, and that politicians in his own city are working to keep it that way. September 15, 2003 Last month’s...

Letter to the Editor: Second Amendment rights infringed by Taft

12:18pm Thursday, September 18, 2003

September 12, 2003 Newark Advocate Another Fourth of July has come and gone, and there is not a more revealing and compelling picture of why we are free to celebrate the Fourth of July than a picture of a quill pen lying next to a musket rifle on a table along with a draft of the Declaration of Independence. What followed the Declaration of Independence reveals why the musket at the table is...

Letter to the Editor: Officers distracted by wrong kind of offenses

11:58am Thursday, September 18, 2003

September 12, 2003 Columbus Dispatch I congratulate the Columbus Division of Police for its vigilant pursuit of people with open containers at the Ohio State football game Aug. 30. The police issued more than 50 tickets for open-container violations at the game. By the way, at that same time, a worker at a Wendy’s restaurant was shot to death. It is too bad the shooter didn’t have an open...

Ohio General Assembly returns to Session: WILL SENATE ACT?

11:22am Thursday, September 18, 2003

"Senate President Doug White (R – 14th District) speaking at a March 2003 US Sportsmen Alliance legislative reception said: "I am a strong proponent of the right to carry. I do not own a gun. I served in Uncle Sam’s Army where I used a sidearm and the M-14. I understand the proper use of a firearm and the power of a firearm. I absolutely and totally, to the bottom of my soul, understand the...

Sad New Trend: City Halls As Victim Zones

10:30am Thursday, September 18, 2003

September 15, 2003 Cincinnati Enquirer Starting today, Cincinnati residents who want to apply for building permits, pay water bills or visit their elected representatives at City Hall will be subject to search and passed through a metal detector. City Manager Valerie Lemmie is instituting the restrictions at the request of Vice Mayor Alicia Reece, who said a July trip to New York - where a...

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Cleveland Plain Dealer's past vs. present on firearms highlighted in obituary

4:54pm Wednesday, September 17, 2003

We wish the Plain Dealer editorial board would explore their roots on the issue of firearms. We didn't know her, but we will miss her. Marnie Vail McCausland, a sure shot 09/16/03 Services for Marnie Vail McCausland, a National Rifle Association women's muzzleloading rifle champion whose family owned The Plain Dealer for more than 80 years, will be at 1 p.m. today at Vorhis Funeral Home, 5501...

Ohio's Chief Justice Moyer signals he will seek 4th term

12:38pm Wednesday, September 17, 2003

09/13/03 Cleveland Plain Dealer Columbus - Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Moyer gave his first clear public signal yesterday that he intends to run for a fourth six-year term as the court's leader. A screening committee for the Ohio Republican Party interviewed Moyer and incumbent Justices Paul Pfeifer and Terrence O'Donnell. The terms of Moyer and Pfeifer expire next year. O'Donnell...