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Dial 911 and wait...Dial 911 and wait...Dial 911 and wait...

9:49am Wednesday, January 05, 2005

The Mansfield News Journal is reporting that Cassandra Williams 31, claims her ex-boyfriend, Vincent Smith, threatened to kill her on Christmas. But the woman told the newspaper it took three calls to the Mansfield Police Department before an officer was sent. "I called the police. He (dispatcher) said 'we're only handling emergencies,'" Williams was quoted as saying. "He said if it can wait (to...

Where is the Ohio Coalition Against CAR Violence?

9:13am Wednesday, January 05, 2005

Two recent accounts in Ohio newspapers highlight the absurdity of gun controllers' logic which suggests that guns are any more inherently evil than other inanimate objects. Akron: Police say car nearly runs over officer An Akron police officer just missed being run over after a woman sped toward his cruiser over the weekend, police said. Police said officer Joseph Sidoti was standing outside of a...

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Kroger parking lot: 2 men steal SUV at gunpoint

8:47am Wednesday, January 05, 2005

January 4, 2005 Dayton Daily News Police say two young men in their teens or early 20s stole a 1998 Ford Expedition at gunpoint in the parking lot of Kroger, 1555 Wayne Ave., at 10:10 p.m. Monday night. The vehicle, a green Eddie Bauer edition with Colorado license plates, was last seen on Siebenthaler Avenue heading west. The woman driver was punched twice in the face during the robbery and...

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GALLUP: Average American has 1.7 guns in his/her household

1:35pm Tuesday, January 04, 2005

January 04, 2005 Editor & Publisher Press Image of Gun Owner Not Far Off, Except for All Those Women A Gallup Poll released this morning reveals that the average American owns 1.7 guns, with the average gun owner possessing 4.4 of them. The press is quick to promote stereotypes of the average gun owner as a white male, most likely Republican, living in a rural area or the South. But how well...

Letter to the editor: Mosh pits no place for concealed arms

7:58pm Monday, January 03, 2005

January 3, 2005 The (OSU) Lantern It broke my heart to open the paper on December 9th and read that Dimebag Darrell, former guitarist for the great band Pantera, had been killed in Columbus by a gun wielding "fan." The sadness of the news was only compounded by the fact that it happened in the town that I live and often see concerts in. However, the tragedy of the concert was overshadowed by...

Op-Ed: Doctors Kill More People a Year Than Guns

7:03pm Monday, January 03, 2005

December 29, 2004 MichNews.com By Nathan Tabor Back before the November election, many mainstream media pundits -- trying desperately to get John Kerry elected -- began to harp on President Bush’s unwillingness to stop certain federal gun control laws from expiring as scheduled. But their propaganda efforts came to naught because this issue was a non-starter with the American people. The fact is...

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''Rob Me'' signs work wonders: Two more ''no guns'' banks hit at year-end

6:34pm Monday, January 03, 2005

They probably wish their normal advertising worked this well... Authorities hunt man who robbed Lima bank A lone bank robber held up the Union Bank branch on Elida Road just before noon yesterday. According to the FBI, the robber walked into the bank and demanded cash, saying he had a weapon. He fled on foot with an undetermined amount of money heading west toward Eastown Road. Search continues...

MORE: State-mandated victim zone robberies

6:02pm Monday, January 03, 2005

Criminals just seem not to be getting the message that guns and other weapons are banned in these places... Damon's restaurant robbed in Montrose, pursuit leads to Akron Damon's holds a Class D license to serve alcohol for consumption on premises. Firearms are prohibited. These armed bandits were undeterred. Police seek tips about Columbus post-office robbery It is against both state and federal...