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Conceal, carry law still has a few kinks

12:32am Thursday, July 08, 2004

July 7, 2004 Fairborn Daily Herald GREENE COUNTY — The Ohio General Assembly passed revised House Bill 12 on Jan. 7 to allow licensed Ohioans the right to carry a concealed weapon. The next day, Jan. 8, Gov. Bob Taft signed the bill, and on April 8, the concealed carry bill became law. Ohioans began standing in line to apply for their license to legally conceal and carry their firearm. Almost...

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90 days & 25k licenses later: The good news the media won't share

11:58pm Wednesday, July 07, 2004

July 7, 2004 Ohio Public Radio Fewer people than anticipated are taking advantage of Ohio's new law that allows residents to carry concealed handguns under certain conditions. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles has details. Click here to hear the story via RealAudio streaming. Commentary: Sheriffs in two of Ohio's most populous counties - Cuyahoga and Franklin - along with certain others, have slowed...

Ohio, Michigan OK concealed-carry deal

12:08pm Wednesday, July 07, 2004

You heard it here first... July 7, 2004 Toledo Blade Ohio and Michigan residents with concealed carry licenses can take their weapons across the border after a reciprocating agreement between the states took effect yesterday, said Mark Gribben, spokesman with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. “For an Ohioan, they are able to carry a concealed weapon in Michigan, subject to the laws Michigan has...

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Gun law can't require Social Security number

12:03pm Wednesday, July 07, 2004

You heard it here first, over a month ago... July 7, 2004 Cincinnati Post (click for complete story) With nearly three months elapsed since the state's new concealed-carry law took effect, a Mount Lookout architect has shown that it's still possible to fight city hall, or in this case the statehouse. William J. Miller Sr., 74, said he's glad the Ohio Auditor's Office has clarified the new law in...

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Gannett news reporter sees faux CHL tie-in with arrest

11:49am Wednesday, July 07, 2004

In a July 7, 2004 Chillicothe Gazette story , Gannett News reporter Lisa Roberson tries her best to find a connection between a young woman who illegally carried a firearm into a restaurant and Ohio's new concealed handgun license law. Reporter Lisa Roberson's story starts as follows: An 18-year-old woman is facing a third-degree felony charge after she allegedly carried a loaded 9mm handgun into...

2004 amendments to Ohio concealed handgun license law ''unlikely''

10:18pm Tuesday, July 06, 2004

July 6, 2004 Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state's concealed weapons law has not produced the number of applications that backers envisioned, but it's too soon be tinkering with it, the bill's sponsor said Tuesday. Ohio's 88 county sheriffs, who issue the permits, have given out about 22,000 applications since the law took effect on April 8, said Robert Cornwell, executive director...

Op-Ed: Our northern neighbors may try to cut gun freedoms here

9:42pm Tuesday, July 06, 2004

Nationalreview.com Blame Canada By Eli Lehrer Canada's two major parties — the long-ruling Liberals and the new Conservative Party of Canada — remained deadlocked after the polls closed last night. In all likelihood, that's bad news for gun ownership and public safety up north. The Liberals, who have gone from a 168-seat majority in the 308-seat House of Commons to a plurality of about 135 seats...

Retail rapist strikes again - some at-risk businesses still disarm employees

7:43am Tuesday, July 06, 2004

July 2, 2004 Dayton Daily News Clerks working alone targeted The FBI has linked a March 5 rape and robbery at Southtown Shopping Center in Miami Twp. through forensic evidence to five of nine similar cases in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Officials believe the same suspect is attacking female clerks working in businesses at shopping centers near interstates. Another Miami Valley attack — at a...