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Letter to the Editor: Do us a favor, ban the rapists

12:47pm Wednesday, September 01, 2004

September 1, 2004 Port Clinton News Herald If cities can guarantee safety in parks, then they can ban guns in the parks This is in response to your editorial of Thursday, Aug. 19, in regards to cities having the right to ban guns from parks. Once again the editors of The News-Messenger have demonstrated their bias and complete lack of understanding of anything relevant to what they are writing...

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Op-Ed: Pistols and rifles and cans, oh, my!

10:44am Wednesday, September 01, 2004

August 29, 2004 The Daily Camera by Jon Caldara align="right"> The so-called assault-weapons ban is about to sunset. About time. It was one of the goofiest gun laws on the books. It outlawed guns because they look mean — the perfect law for a superficial world. The assault-weapons ban was racial profiling for guns. Before we start, you should know I used to be like you when it came to firearms...

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Taft doesn't quite make it to prime time

1:22pm Tuesday, August 31, 2004

August 31, 2004 Toledo Blade Governor addresses a mostly empty Madison Square Garden at 1:50 p.m. NEW YORK - Addressing the Republican National Convention at 1:50 p.m. is like sneaking into Yankee Stadium at 2 a.m. and trying to steal second base. It might be fun, but no one sees you. But that's the time slot Gov. Bob Taft received as chairman of the Republican Governors Association. href="http...

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Ohio CHL: ''Do what's right, rather than what's easy''

11:54am Tuesday, August 31, 2004

----- Original Message ----- From: Baillie, Jack Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 4:28 PM Subject: Ken Hanson article After reading Ken Hanson's article "Friends don't let Ohio friends carry on a non-resident permit" which you posted on the OFCC site yesterday, I found his point to be well reasoned and right on the mark. As a result, I immediately made arrangements to take the training necessary to...

2 frantic calls about stabbing in progress; ''protection'' comes too late

11:39am Tuesday, August 31, 2004

Aug. 31, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal (click here for complete story) Calls lead to knifing arrest 3 people frantically phone 911 about stabbing death of unidentified man in Akron Frantic telephone calls to the Akron Police Department describe a Sunday night homicide as it was taking place and helped police arrest a suspect. John Rebovich faces a murder charge in the death of an unidentified man who...

NO SSN: Hamilton Co. CHL applicant obtains license in 8 days

6:24pm Monday, August 30, 2004

Sat Aug 28 23:45:11 2004: I wanted to give you an update on an experience with the Hamilton County SO while applying for a CHL. I submitted the application without my SSN written down. The person handling the fingerprinting did not know this was acceptable; he had been told the Webcheck would not accept a submission w/o the SSN present -- that it was a "required field" for him to click "submit."...

NRA: DeWine and Voinovich ''out of touch'' with Ohioans

3:39pm Monday, August 30, 2004

August 30, 2004 CNSNews.com Sunset of Assault Weapons Ban May Fire Up Gun Debate (CNSNews.com) - The war in Iraq and the economy may dominate the fall presidential campaign, but with the federal assault weapons ban set to expire in two weeks, the gun debate is sure to intensify. Peter Hamm, communications director for the Brady Campaign to Stop Gun Violence, said it was "premature" to predict the...

Op-Ed: Let Americans provide their own security

2:54pm Monday, August 30, 2004

August 30, 2004 Miami Herald By Benedict D. Larosa Gun-control laws, like all ill-advised measures, have unintended, often unfortunate, consequences. This is especially true in the post-Sept. 11 environment. Recently, Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge upgraded the nation's alert status because of credible intelligence that several financial buildings in New York City, Newark, N.J., and...