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President Bush pardons Ohio man convicted in a 1976 case

Federal record barred hunting trip November 18, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer Most people don't need a presidential pardon to go hunting. But an Ohio man did. On Wednesday, Fred Pitzer of Xenia got it. The 51-year-old machinist got word that President Bush pardoned his nearly 30-year-old federal conviction, clearing the way for Pitzer to obtain a weapons permit. "I was jumping up and down," his...

Ohio Supreme Court Unanimously Affirms OFCC Position on TELs

Court says statement of imminent danger sufficient when applying for temporary emergency concealed handgun license (The following press release has been circulated to media via US Newswire ) Cleveland - November 17th, 2004 - The Ohio Supreme Court ruled today ( Lee v. Karnes, Sheriff - 2004-Ohio-5718 [.pdf]) that an applicant for a temporary emergency license (TEL) to carry a concealed firearm...

Another police officer's gun stolen from car

It was little more than a week ago that the Dayton SWAT team announced several firearms had been stolen from an officer's vehicle . And now this: Thief steals undercover officer’s gun November 17, 2004, Columbus Dispatch A veteran Columbus police detective will be investigated after losing his service pistol to a thief on the East Side yesterday. The thief was at large and likely armed with the...

Victim Zone State of Mind

From the anti-gun state of California comes a story of a (defenseless) woman chased through a parking lot by two kidnappers, while (defenseless) onlookers watch helplessly: Kidnapping Caught on Tape First Coast News (NBC 12) CORONA, CA -- A security camera recorded the scene as the woman walked from a parking lot to the sidewalk outside the mall entrance. When a black car pulled up sharply, the...

Paper: ''Gun control a loser in election''

This must be a result of that "lack of mandate" the Brady Campaign is talking about... November 15, 2004 Connecticut Post Online Assault weapons ban renewal unlikely in Congress Gun-control advocates lost ground in the 2004 elections, ending any shot that Congress will renew a federal ban on assault weapons in the next two years. "My general reading is that neither side wants it to come up," said...

New Jersey fourth-graders learn gun safety

November 13, 2004 Asbury Park Press (NJ) Union Beach students get smart about guns "If you find a gun, don't touch it," instructed Patrolman Lisa Griffin of the Union Beach police department. Griffin led a week-long program at the end of October on gun safety for kindergarten through fourth-grade students at Memorial School in Union Beach. On the last day she addressed Melanie Pozarwycki and...

The News (according to gun ban extremists)

Despite having experienced another series of devastating losses on Election Day 2004, the early signs suggest gun ban extremists are no closer to understanding what a loser issue they are pushing, nor how Americans have risen above cheap fear-based "studies" that warp statistics into "proving" a point they set out to prove. Consider the following headlines from the Brady Campaign/ Million Mom...

Two messages from friends of Ohioans For Concealed Carry

Please consider the following messages from organizations who have been extremely supportive of self-defense rights in Ohio. Solicitations for sheriffs' association disavowed A national non-profit organization claims it supports your local sheriff, but the Clermont County sheriff disagrees. Sheriff A.J. "Tim" Rodenberg is cautioning residents against donating to a national sheriffs' association...

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