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Bucyrus crime spree affects area businesses

5:00am Sunday, April 03, 2005

Just days after is reporting that nine city employees, including two police officers and two police dispatchers, are being laid off effective April 1, the Bucyrus Telegraph Forum is reporting that local businesses are experiencing a rash of break-ins. From the story: In the past week, six local businesses have been broken into after hours. In some instances, the doors were forced open or glass...

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Talk-show host says he shot 2 men while under siege

5:20am Saturday, April 02, 2005

The Columbus Dispatch has published more detailed information on CHL-holder Cornell McCleary, who shot two men Wednesday night after he was punched in the face and surrounded by a threatening group of about 10 men. From the story: None of the men appeared to be armed, but "there’s no doubt in my mind they would have killed somebody," said McCleary, 51, who runs a security company and hosts a...

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LTE: Media Access Loophole not used for reasons you claimed

5:15am Saturday, April 02, 2005

Ohio's newspapers continue to offer various and sundry excuses for why they should be allowed to continue treated law-abiding citizens as though they are sex offenders, suspicious neighbors in need of being watched. The following letter to the Marion Star has not (yet?) been published in the newspaper, but as it does an excellent job of highlighting the lie behind their claims for the necessity...

Suspect Wanted In Connection With Attack, Rape

5:10am Saturday, April 02, 2005

WHIOTV.com in Dayton is reporting that Dayton police are searching for a man suspected in the brutal attack and rape of his ex-girlfriend just hours after he was released from jail on an unrelated charge, and despite there having been still another warrant out for his arrest. From the story: Investigators said that early Monday morning, [Michael] Cohen led officers on a chase in Huber Heights...

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Criminal misuse of guns in Ohio – and the failure of gun control to stop it

5:05am Saturday, April 02, 2005

Gun control has failed to make our streets safe, and funding cuts are forcing police departments to downsize. It is time for a new approach to crime deterrence. Bucyrus: Bucyrus teens reportedly try to rob female classmate It wasn't a good Friday for two young wannabe robbers last week. Two Bucyrus boys, 15 and 16, tried to rob a 16-year-old classmate at gunpoint but got away, temporarily empty-...

Mark your Calendars: Join OFCC for Party in the Park II

3:31pm Friday, April 01, 2005

OFCC is happy to announce the 2nd annual Party in the Park is set to take place at Liberty Park (corner of Liberty Rd. and Home Rd.) in Powell, Delaware Co., Ohio, on July 30th from 11am to 6pm – rain or shine. Party in the Park II is a family event. All pro-concealed carry Ohio residents, friends and family will be welcomed. SPEAKER: Attorney General Jim Petro to be keynote speaker for OFCC's...

UDF bans CHL - Tri-state customers told to stay out when armed

5:10am Friday, April 01, 2005

This week, we began receiving reports of new "no-guns" signs being posted in Cincinnati-area United Dairy Farmers convenience stores. As it was the first block-posting by a business chain in close to a year (there are nearly 200 UDF stores in the Tri-state area), and as UDF is an Ohio-based business which has been doing business in other CCW states for years with no signs , Business Education...

Criminals foil background checks: Firearms stolen from home

5:05am Friday, April 01, 2005

The Lancaster Eagle Gazette is reporting that someone broke into a home in the 4600 block of Pine Grove Road, Amanda between 3 p.m. Monday and 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. Stolen items included six rifles and shotguns along with a 9 mm pistol, a holster, and 320 rounds of reloaded ammunition. The value of the loss was not estimated. It is highly typical in cases like these that the thief knows what he is...