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Taft doesn't quite make it to prime time

1:22pm Tuesday, August 31, 2004

August 31, 2004 Toledo Blade Governor addresses a mostly empty Madison Square Garden at 1:50 p.m. NEW YORK - Addressing the Republican National Convention at 1:50 p.m. is like sneaking into Yankee Stadium at 2 a.m. and trying to steal second base. It might be fun, but no one sees you. But that's the time slot Gov. Bob Taft received as chairman of the Republican Governors Association. href="http...

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Ohio CHL: ''Do what's right, rather than what's easy''

11:54am Tuesday, August 31, 2004

----- Original Message ----- From: Baillie, Jack Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 4:28 PM Subject: Ken Hanson article After reading Ken Hanson's article "Friends don't let Ohio friends carry on a non-resident permit" which you posted on the OFCC site yesterday, I found his point to be well reasoned and right on the mark. As a result, I immediately made arrangements to take the training necessary to...

2 frantic calls about stabbing in progress; ''protection'' comes too late

11:39am Tuesday, August 31, 2004

Aug. 31, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal (click here for complete story) Calls lead to knifing arrest 3 people frantically phone 911 about stabbing death of unidentified man in Akron Frantic telephone calls to the Akron Police Department describe a Sunday night homicide as it was taking place and helped police arrest a suspect. John Rebovich faces a murder charge in the death of an unidentified man who...

NO SSN: Hamilton Co. CHL applicant obtains license in 8 days

6:24pm Monday, August 30, 2004

Sat Aug 28 23:45:11 2004: I wanted to give you an update on an experience with the Hamilton County SO while applying for a CHL. I submitted the application without my SSN written down. The person handling the fingerprinting did not know this was acceptable; he had been told the Webcheck would not accept a submission w/o the SSN present -- that it was a "required field" for him to click "submit."...

NRA: DeWine and Voinovich ''out of touch'' with Ohioans

3:39pm Monday, August 30, 2004

August 30, 2004 CNSNews.com Sunset of Assault Weapons Ban May Fire Up Gun Debate (CNSNews.com) - The war in Iraq and the economy may dominate the fall presidential campaign, but with the federal assault weapons ban set to expire in two weeks, the gun debate is sure to intensify. Peter Hamm, communications director for the Brady Campaign to Stop Gun Violence, said it was "premature" to predict the...

Op-Ed: Let Americans provide their own security

2:54pm Monday, August 30, 2004

August 30, 2004 Miami Herald By Benedict D. Larosa Gun-control laws, like all ill-advised measures, have unintended, often unfortunate, consequences. This is especially true in the post-Sept. 11 environment. Recently, Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge upgraded the nation's alert status because of credible intelligence that several financial buildings in New York City, Newark, N.J., and...

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Friends don't let Ohio friends carry on a non-resident permit

9:07am Sunday, August 29, 2004

By Ken Hanson So, you've decided that Ohio's license is too much of a bother to get? Why get a license from Ohio, and reward their absurd regulations, when you can carry in Ohio on your Florida non-resident permit, right? Granted, Ohio's law leaves a lot to be desired, and there is a lot of work to come in improving Ohio's CHL. However, a large part of improving Ohio's CHL law is going to be in...

Wanted teen breaks park rules/CCW law; shoots self in Columbus park

11:36am Saturday, August 28, 2004

Complied from news reports by WBNS-TV and NBC4-TV in Columbus. August 27, 2004 An 18 year old boy, who police say has numerous misdemeanor warrants out for past crimes, accidentally proved the falacy of gun control and rules against firearms in parks Friday. Police said Andre Rayburn, 18, and his girlfriend were sitting at a picnic table at Krumm Park on the city's northeast side when Rayburn...