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Robbed once, Willoughby store owners vow NEVER AGAIN

11:36pm Wednesday, September 29, 2004

The owner of Video Reply on Robinhood Drive in Willoughby, Ohio says being made a victim by an armed robber Monday, September 27 has given him a whole new outlook on self-defense in the workplace. Adam, a former U.S. Marine, told OFCC that although he is a long-time gun owner, he and his business partners Brian and Pam had "never felt the need to exercise our right to carry." "That has changed...

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Op-Ed: District of Inequality

10:36pm Wednesday, September 29, 2004

NOTE: This op-ed was published in the National Review Online just hours before the U.S. House of Representatives voted 250-171 to overturn the gun ban in Washington, D.C. September 29, 2004 by John R. Lott Jr. Citizens go unarmed in D.C. while pols are free to protect themselves It is one of the benefits of being a politician. While handguns are banned for citizens in Washington, D.C.,...

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On duty: Woodlawn Police take action against CHL-holders

7:56am Wednesday, September 29, 2004

---- Original Message ----- From: Julie S. Sent: September 26, 2004 Subject: Woodlawn police Late Friday (9/24/04) a Woodlawn police officer arrived at my job with a sign to ban concealed carry weapons. I walked out into the lobby as he was asking the operations manager for permission to place it on our door. I immediately told the boss that he did not have to put the sign up. The police officer...

VICTIM ZONE: 3 wounded, 1 killed in Michigan day-care shooting

2:39pm Tuesday, September 28, 2004

The Associated Press is reporting that a man opened fire at an in-home day-care center Tuesday, critically wounding two people, and killing a 3-year-old. Police are searching for the shooter, described as a black man in his 20s, about 6 feet tall, between 200 and 230 pounds, wearing dark clothing, and carrying a blue, steel semiautomatic weapon. Ploice say the man came to the door of the house on...

CONSUMER ALERT: Cleveland-area attorney selling seminars w/ ''incorrect info

12:38pm Tuesday, September 28, 2004

Ohioans For Concealed Carry has been contacted by multiple sources who are concerned about the actions of a northeast Ohio attorney at the Stonewall Ltd. range in Cleveland. According to recent visitors to Stonewall, attorney Stephen Miller is distributing a "bulletin" (see image) warning Concealed align="right"> Handgun License (CHL)-holders that "the law, as codified in the Ohio Revised Code...

East Cleveland mayor says '82 stabbing was self-defense

10:38pm Monday, September 27, 2004

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported Saturday that long before she entered political life, the new mayor of East Cleveland, Saratha Goggins, stabbed a boyfriend to death. Saratha Goggins told the newspaper on Thursday that she stabbed O’Neal Price, 48, to death in 1982. Her disclosure came after the paper obtained a certified copy of a coroner’s report that says she admitted stabbing Price during...

UPI: Kerry denies owning assault rifle

6:40pm Monday, September 27, 2004

It wasn't Kerry's fault when he fell on the ski slopes while snow boarding (he blamed the Secret Service, telling reporters "I don't fall down"). It wasn't Kerry's fault when he bounced an opening pitch to home plate, despite the fact that he threw from the bottom of the mound (he blamed the catcher [a National Guard soldier and Iraq war veteran], telling reporters "He was very nervous. I tried...

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Time is Running Out - Register to Vote!

4:50pm Monday, September 27, 2004

If you have not voted in the past four years, if you have moved, or if you need to register to vote for some other qualifying reason, please act quickly as you must register no later than 30 days prior to the election. From the Secretary of State's office website: Where may I register to vote? You may register to vote at the following locations. The office of the Secretary of State of Ohio, or...