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Letters to the Editor: More Toledoans respond to ''Miss-Led''

12:17pm Tuesday, February 10, 2004

On January 13 and 18th, the Toledo Blade published two anti-concealed carry editorials - Legally armed and dangerous and Ohioans held hostage by the Republicans . The responses are STILL coming in from angry readers. February 10, 2004 Toledo Blade Concealed-carry: Some predictions A Jan. 13 editorial proclaimed that passage of Ohio's new concealed carry law will "make the dangerous business of...

OhioCCWTraining website posts statewide training schedule!

11:18am Tuesday, February 10, 2004

Ohioans For Concealed Carry is happy to announce the release of the training schedule on the OhioCCW Training website! Please visit http://www.ohioccwtraining.org/schedule.html to locate training in your area. Because the system is so new, the number of available classes in your area may not be sufficient. More and more affiliates are registering and posting classes every day. The system will e-...

Ohio Hospital Association encouraging victim zone mentality

by Chad D. Baus

10:35am Tuesday, February 10, 2004

Now that concealed carry is law in Ohio, businesses across the state are working to learn how they should respond in terms of policies within their own facilities. Some state-level business associations and organizations are offering help to their members, and delving into an area they obviously know very little about. In the case of the Ohio Hospital Association, the "help" seems to consist only...

Profiling people who dare to seek help

11:13pm Monday, February 09, 2004

Pop quiz: What do sufferers of eating disorders, combat veterans, rape victims, grief sufferers and police officers who have experienced traumic events have in common? If, as a means of recovery, they checked themselves into a counseling facility or stress center (or if a family member helped them check in), they share in common being profiled by the Ohio gun ban lobby and certain Ohio newspaper...

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Dayton: Violent serial robbers at work

7:17pm Monday, February 09, 2004

Sadly, even had the police been informing people of this threat, history shows they would likely be recommending against the most effective form of deterrence and self-protection - armed citizens. February 9, 2004 Dayton Daily News (click for complete story) DAYTON -- Leslie Bloodsoe limped into her upstairs bathroom, stepped gingerly into her bathtub and instinctively pulled the shower curtain...

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74 year-old newspaper carrier shot in carjacking

7:09pm Monday, February 09, 2004

The irony would be humorous if it wasn't so deadly serious. This elderly man's employer, the Dayton Daily News, has worked for years to prevent the restoration of his Constitutional right to defend himself, and they continue to do so today. February 4, 2004 Dayton Daily News A Dayton Daily News carrier was shot in the leg during a carjacking as he delivered newspapers this morning, police said...

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Don't mess with him: Homeowner thwarts burglary of his house

7:03pm Monday, February 09, 2004

After April 8, criminals like these won't be able to ignore laws and victimize with impunity, certain that their intended victims are unarmed. That's because after April 8, drivers and homeowners like Mr. Reed will finally be able to exercise their Constitutional right to bear arms for self-defense. February 3, 2004 Chillicothe Gazette A home invasion on Owl Creek Road was thwarted Tuesday...

If Toby Hoover was Chief Executive Officer...

6:55pm Monday, February 09, 2004

IMPORTANT NOTE: The following parody, by OFCC's Rick Jones, was adapted from a recently-published Ohio news story about a woman who says she is being discriminated against at work because of her religious beliefs (the original story may be accessed by clicking here ). Very few words were changed. Since some gun ban extremists like Toby Hoover are encouraging people not to "hire, socialize, or...