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Public’s right to know vs. privacy is important battle for everyone

7:53am Tuesday, June 22, 2004

June 21, 2004 Columbus Dispatch by Lee Leonard You could stuff in a broom closet the number of folks who gave a hoot last week when Ohio’s newspapers complained about the lack of compliance with the public-records law. Who cares that half the time a secretary will stall or flatout refuse a request to see a school superintendent’s salary or the minutes of the last board meeting for a public agency...

Letter to the Editor: Breaking the law of concealed carry

7:48am Tuesday, June 22, 2004

June 20, 2004 Toledo Blade I read with interest stories about bureaucrats in Toledo, Clyde, Arcanum, and other cities passing ordinances or rules banning concealed carry, in spite of a firm statement by the Ohio attorney general that their acts are illegal under Section 9 of House Bill 12. Had the law-abiding citizens of Ohio acted as these city officials are, they would have begun to carry...

Disarmed at home: when landlords get political

11:17pm Monday, June 21, 2004

June 19, 2004 Dayton Daily News Man shot, robbed in parking lot HARRISON TWP., Montgomery County — Montgomery County sheriff's deputies are looking for a man who robbed and shot a Piqua-area man outside an apartment complex Friday. The victim, 33, was with a female relative at Northland Village Apartments, 5216 Embassy Place. He was standing in the parking lot with another woman when a male...

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Toby Hoover recognizes benefits of concealed security

10:07pm Monday, June 21, 2004

In recent letter to the Lorain Morning Journal , gun ban extremist Toby Hoover, who fronts what often appears to be a one-woman show at the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, told the newspaper that Ohioans For Concealed Carry and others are ''promoting the false danger that to have your business weapon-free invites criminal activity.'' ''The reality is criminals have no way of knowing what...

Resident kills man in home, police say

6:56pm Monday, June 21, 2004

June 21, 2004 Columbus Dispatch A Northwest Side resident fatally shot a suspected burglar inside an apartment Saturday night, Columbus police said. John A. Webb, 31, was taken to Ohio State University Medical Center, where he died. Police found Webb inside 5846 Abbey Church Rd. in the Lakeview Square apartment complex about 11:30 p.m. He had suffered a gunshot wound to the upper body, police...

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More good news about liberalized gun laws...from gun ban extremists!

6:22pm Monday, June 21, 2004

June 14, 2004 Jointogether.org Teen Gun Suicide Rate Declines A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study finds that the number of suicides by youngsters and teens declined 25 percent in the last decade. The study also shows a significant decrease in gun suicides, the Associated Press reported June 10. According to the CDC report, the number of suicides declined from 2,151 in 1992 to...

ON TARGET: Increasingly, women are carrying guns...

6:00pm Monday, June 21, 2004

...and learning to use them. June 15, 2004 Grand Rapids (MI) Press WYOMING -- Sharon Crow used to cry at the first pop of gunfire. The sound traumatized the 49-year-old Wyoming woman years ago when her brother attempted suicide by shooting himself. Now, Crow is turning the corner and looking to arm herself, the result of conquering her fear through handgun education. "My motto in life is,...

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Deputy accused of threatening cabbie with gun is charged

3:41pm Monday, June 21, 2004

Gee, wonder if she was carrying more than one... June 19, 2004 Columbus Dispatch An aggravated-menacing charge has been filed against the Franklin County deputy sheriff accused of aiming a gun at a cab driver while off duty last month. Steve Schumaker, an Acme Taxi driver, filed a complaint against Deputy Tressa Brinkley after a May 17 incident that he described as road rage. Yesterday, a...