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Bar owner says right to self-defense shouldn’t stop at his door

5:00am Saturday, January 22, 2005

From time to time, OFCC republishes standout posts to the CCW-Talk discussion list on our website so that those not subscribed can benefit. The following email is representative of the discussion/ information-sharing that occur on CCW-Talk. Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 10:43:46 -0500 From: "Rick" Subject: Re: [ccw-talk] Alcohol To: "OFCC CCW Discussion List I've been watching the debate on alcohol and...

OFCC uncovers report of Fifth Third customer being robbed on exit from bank

5:00am Friday, January 21, 2005

Acting on a tip from a supporter, Ohioans For Concealed Carry has uncovered a report of the robbery of a Fifth Third employee who was exiting the bank branch with a blue deposit bag in hand. The following information is taken from the official columbuspolice.org website. ----------------- Case # 040756058 Title Robbery Report # 040756058.1 Subject 450 - Robbery Location 1500 Morse Rd City...

Employee for ''no-guns'' newspaper carjacked outside work

4:55am Friday, January 21, 2005

The Mansfield News Journal is reporting that one of its ad sales people was carjacked by a 15 year-old boy who put a gun to his head in the News Journal parking lot at 70 W. Fourth St. in broad daylight. The News Journal offers no explanation for why the employee, who was inside his truck with the engine running when confronted, didn't "just drive away", as Ohio State Highway Patrol Captain John...

You would NOT have been reading after a Kerry Inauguration

4:50am Friday, January 21, 2005

Bush Lawyers Target Gun Control's Legal Rationale January 7, 2005 The Wall Street Journal Readying for a constitutional showdown over gun control, the Bush administration has issued a 109-page memorandum aiming to prove that the Second Amendment grants individuals nearly unrestricted access to firearms. The memorandum, requested by Attorney General John Ashcroft, was completed in August but made...

Shelby Co. Licensee petitions elected officials re: VZ liability

4:45am Friday, January 21, 2005

We couldn't have said it any better ourselves... Ohio State Senator Jim Jordan Ohio State Representative Derrick Seaver Dear Sirs, I'm one of your taxpaying voting citizens and a Shelby County CCW Licensee (yes, I'm one of the persons damaged by the Shelby County Sheriff, but that is not the issue of this letter). I have serious problems with this part of the Ohio CCW law and how it is being used...

FOX: Michael Moore's Bodyguard Arrested on Gun Charge

9:56am Thursday, January 20, 2005

The FOX News Channel is reporting that anti-gun, anti-America filmmaker Michael Moore's bodyguard was arrested for carrying an unlicensed weapon in New York's JFK airport Wednesday night. align="right"> FOX reports police took Patrick Burke, who says Moore employs him, into custody after he declared he was carrying a firearm at a ticket counter. According to the story, Burke is licensed to...

Chillicothe: Armed man robs ''no-guns'' business

10:44pm Wednesday, January 19, 2005

The Chillicothe Gazette is reporting that a business called Check Into Cash was robbed at gunpoint Thursday afternoon. The newspaper did not report that the criminal walked right past the business' "no-guns" signs in order to commit his crime. align="right"> According to the story, an employee reported to police a man entered the store in Central Center with a gun and rushed toward her as he...

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''No-guns'' Fifth Third bank earnings down 60%; competitors' up

2:56pm Wednesday, January 19, 2005

The Dayton Daily News is reporting that Fifth Third Bancorp (NasdaqNM: FITB) experienced a 60 percent drop in fourth-quarter earnings. The DDN notes the announcement came the same day two other Ohio banks posted quarterly gains. align="right"> The Cincinnati-based bank holding company announced that fourth-quarter net income was $176 million, or 31 cents per diluted share, compared to $442...