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Home invasion: Cash and guns stolen from elderly man

7:32am Friday, June 03, 2005

(Commentary by OFCC TeamLeader John Salyers) We have heard numerous times in the argument for publishing lists of gun-owners (CHL-holders) that criminals just are not smart enough to utilize the news media to premeditate their crimes or select their targets. The following story is also a reminder that gun control laws fail to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. Cincinnati's WCPO.com is...

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Armed Ohio citizens stop crimes

7:49am Thursday, June 02, 2005

Cincinnati's WCPO.com - CHL-Holder Shoots Attacker In Westwood A would-be robbery victim fired back at his masked attackers overnight, despite being shot three times himself. That gunshot victim is now recovering from surgery at the hospital. The attack happened just before 1 a.m. Wednesday on Robert Avenue in Westwood. Police are still looking for the suspects. The shooting victim, Charles Pryor...

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LTE: Media engaged in 'selective journalism'

7:47am Thursday, June 02, 2005

June 1, 2005 Dayton Daily News I read with interest the community discussion, "Privacy versus the right to know," May 22. What I don't understand is why concealed carry is such a big deal in the state of Ohio. After all, Ohio is the 46th state to allow concealed carry. We do not hear this uproar over the right to know in the other 45 states. I agree with Dayton Police Director Julian Davis, who...

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FOXNews: Locked and Loaded, Judges Arm Themselves

7:46am Thursday, June 02, 2005

FOXNews.com is reporting that more judges are carrying guns into their courtrooms, a move prompted by concerns over recent high-profile violence in court houses. From the story: "It sits beside me in the chair," Judge Arch McGarity of Henry County, Ga., said of his pistol. McGarity and some of his colleagues were prompted to take action in the wake of some frightening incidents, like the...

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Plain Dealer writes on fatal crimes of convenience

7:44am Thursday, June 02, 2005

The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting on the dangers of working in a convenience store, but has neglected any mention of how "no-guns" signs are proving to be of no help in stopping these crimes. Nor does the newspaper spend any time examining how they may be contributing to endangering these store owners by publishing their names if they chose to obtain a CHL, as Bill Singleton did. From the...

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Somewhere, right now, Eddie Eagle is smiling

11:41pm Tuesday, May 31, 2005

A story in the Mansfield News Journal is no doubt bringing a smile to Eddie Eagle’s face today… Hedges Elementary School fourth-graders Jackie Williams, James Wilson and Trevon Brown said they felt like "heroes of the day" Friday. The boys were honored at school by the Mansfield Police Department and Mayor Lydia Reid for doing the right thing after finding a loaded gun in an alley while walking...

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One arrested after armed robbery at ''no-guns'' bank

11:38pm Tuesday, May 31, 2005

The Fremont News Messenger is reporting that a Columbus man was arrested for his alleged involvement in a robbery Friday morning in which three men held up the “no-guns” Croghan Colonial Bank at gunpoint. The other two suspects are still on the loose. From the story: Michael Kevin Gainous, 37, was arrested after he tried to elude police in a vehicle during a pursuit just outside Fostoria...

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The Culture of Fear

4:38pm Monday, May 30, 2005

By Chad D. Baus These days, there seems to be little else for the gun ban lobby to do than to attempt to create an irrational fear of law-abiding citizens who chose to bear arms for self-defense. The latest example, by Toby Hoover, who often appears to be a one-woman show at the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, comes in the form of a press release shouting “OHIO’S KIDS AT RISK OF BEING SHOT...