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Security guard shoots armed robber

11:07am Tuesday, June 29, 2004

June 29, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal Security guard Donald Swartout felt like he didn't have a choice. He had to shoot the man who was trying to rob a charity ``Las Vegas Nite.'' "It was him or me,'' said the 68-year-old former policeman. ``I'm not sorry I shot, but I didn't shoot to kill. I was protecting myself. I just fired. He already had his gun pointed at me. "I would have rather caught him...

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Assault weapons ban renewal in doubt

8:14am Tuesday, June 29, 2004

June 28, 2004 San Francisco Chronicle Washington -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein knows the odds are increasingly daunting as she tries to win congressional renewal of her 10-year-old assault weapons ban before it expires Sept. 13, and she warns that if the law lapses "you can expect the market to become flooded'' with such guns as AK-47s and Uzis. The California Democrat will be home in San Francisco on...

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Editorial: Printing CCW list is for public good

7:28am Monday, June 28, 2004

The Warren Tribune Chronicle was one of the first of now four Ohio newspapers to have published the names of concealed handgun license-holders as though they were social pariah. For this act, the paper was awarded the "Bandemonium Award" in the July issue of the NRA's national First Freedom magazine. June 27, 2004 Warren Tribune Chronicle For proponents of Ohio's conceal carry law, we offer a...

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Letter to the Editor: Miss-Led is a bigot

7:09am Monday, June 28, 2004

June 27, 2004 Toledo Blade I was intrigued by Marilou Johanek's June 18 column regarding Ohio's new concealed-carry law. In the course of her ill-informed rant against this law she made mention of "obsessive nuts" and "misguided ideologues with aggressive tendencies." I think that I'll leave the name-calling to her. What was most telling about Ms. Johanek's column was her assertion that Ohioans...

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Tellers thwart robbery

6:58am Monday, June 28, 2004

Ohio has one of the highest rates of bank robbery in the nation. Certain banks disarm customers by hanging discriminatory signs banning concealed carry. The signs, which are often obtained from the Ohio Bankers League, have done nothing to deter robbers. June 26, 2004 Columbus Dispatch A would-be bank robber walked away empty-handed this week after two tellers simply ignored him. A man walked...

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Kroger security guard charged after shooting robber

6:51am Monday, June 28, 2004

June 26, 2004 Columbus Dispatch Guard shoots man he says stole groceries Shot fired into car after fight in Kroger parking lot A struggle over a shopping cart full of meat led to the shooting of a man by a security guard at a grocery on the Far East Side yesterday. Early this morning, police charged the security guard in the incident. The man who was injured was in stable condition at Grant...

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When Businesses Disarm Employees...

6:32am Monday, June 28, 2004

June 25, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal Barberton man sought in robbery AKRON - A Barberton man is wanted in connection with a violent robbery Wednesday night. Ozzie M. Mannwright, 22, of the 1000 block of South Avenue faces charges of aggravated robbery, felonious assault and assault. The robbery took place outside Onyxx Marketing, 1522 Home Ave., around 10:20 p.m., according to the Akron Police...

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Letters: An unconcealed attempt to scare gun opponents

1:45pm Saturday, June 26, 2004

June 26, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer The June 20 pdQ article "Ohio concealed-weapon law carries its own smoking gun" portrayed a 12-gun-toting, villainous fictional character, "Captain Ohio." I see this as another misrepresentation of the character of law-abiding citizens who have earned the privilege to carry concealed weapons. To carry a concealed weapon, one must first get an application from...