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Columbus Dispatch: Conceal-carry bill’s backers, foes square off

10:35am Wednesday, May 21, 2003

The Columbus Dispatch has printed an excellent story on yesterday's Senate hearing on HB12, complete with a photo of Gahanna Police Chief Dennis Murphy, and Deputy Chief Larry Rinehart , both of whom SUPPORT HB12. Ohioans should be able to arm themselves against criminals who have no regard for human life or the law, state senators were told yesterday by the deputy police chief of Gahanna, whose...

Letter to the Editor: Dem. Senator's aide in the market for a carry gun

6:55am Wednesday, May 21, 2003

A letter to the editor in the May 19 Zanesville Times-Recorder gives an interesting account of a recent trip to a Columbus sporting goods store: "Last Friday I was in a sporting goods store in Columbus, buying some things for a fishing trip... At the counter was a young lady looking at carry guns. I noticed what she, and the sales guy were looking at. "Too small." I said. "Don't buy anything...

House Bill 12 receives fourth hearing in Senate committee

5:44pm Tuesday, May 20, 2003

Representatives from Ohioans For Concealed Carry and OFCC PAC were on hand today at the Statehouse, as HB12 received it's fourth hearing in the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice. A summary of the hearing may be accessed by clicking on the "Read More..." link below. Today's testimony was originally scheduled to be a continuation of invited witnesses, with the Fraternal Order of Police labor...

Columbus Dispatch: Crime in the country

4:45pm Sunday, May 18, 2003

Galvanized by a modest crime wave too close to home, 40 residents, including some victims, turned out for a recent community meeting in search of reassurance from Fairfield County Sheriff Dave Phalen. To residents’ way of thinking, crime is to be found on the mean streets of Columbus, not here — not among the pleasant cul-de-sacs of tended lawns, roomy two-story houses and late-model minivans and...

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Press conference or not, we still get the nasty headline

3:16pm Sunday, May 18, 2003

Despite the fact that it was the Million Mom March who held a tasteless press conference before the victim of the Case Western shooting was even laid to rest, the headline on this Sunday's Letters to the Editor page in the Cleveland Plain Dealer shouted: "Gun backers are quick to spin every tragedy" Under the twisted headline, they published four letters on the CWRU shooting. Only one was...

Lawmakers from the Miami Valley among those eyeing speaker seat

1:12pm Saturday, May 17, 2003

Lawmakers from the Miami Valley could be in the running for the state’s top two legislative posts — House speaker and Senate president — when those jobs open up at the end of next year. Click on the "Read More..." link below for the entire story, and OFCC PAC commentary. Republican state Reps. Jon Husted of Kettering, Kevin DeWine of Fairborn, Tom Raga of Mason and Keith Faber of Celina are all...

Letter to the Editor: McKinney acted in others' defense

12:09pm Saturday, May 17, 2003

A well-written letter to the editor has been printed in the Cincinnati Enquirer, taking that paper to task for their characterization of Harold McKinney as "taking the law into his own hands." Since the Enquirer's editorial, McKinney has been cleared of all charges, after a Hamilton County grand jury failed to return an indictment. Click on the "Read More..." link below to read the letter. May 17...

Michigan: Crime Fighter Mom Fights Crime

9:27am Saturday, May 17, 2003

The woman who organizes Michigan's Amber Alert program had to protect her own family this week. She's a nationally recognized crime fighting mom and proved why when she says she was attacked in her own home. The Tuesday morning wake-up call for Robin Trumbull was her for sale SUV on fire. "I heard a sound," says Robin. "I stepped out on the deck, looked over and saw my Tahoe on fire." Then Robin...