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Some public defenders in Stark County get gun permits

4:58pm Wednesday, June 02, 2004

Canton Repository CANTON — Public defender Richard Drake has a new reason to brag around the Stark County Courthouse. It’s not a recent acquittal or a high-profile client. It’s a small laminated card — similar to a driver’s license — that allows him to now carry a concealed handgun. Since he received the permit May 7, Drake has shown it proudly, claiming it is the first license issued in the...

Letter to the Editor: ‘Dispatch’ doesn’t back argument with facts

2:43pm Wednesday, June 02, 2004

June 02, 2004 Columbus Dispatch I enjoyed reading The Dispatch’s provocative comments regarding restricting concealed carry in public parks ("Promote peace in parks," editorial, May 24). I’m in favor of the idea, but the newspaper’s supporting arguments make a rather poor case. I’m glad The Dispatch acknowledges that concealed carry laws require the citizen to be law-abiding and pass a background...

Woman abducted in Kroger parking lot

2:30pm Wednesday, June 02, 2004

June 1, 2004 Toledo Blade Toledo police were investigating a report of a kidnapping and aggravated robbery of a woman from the Kroger parking lot at 833 West Alexis Rd. A 22-year-old woman told police she was in the parking lot at 8:45 p.m. Sunday when a man tapped on her window and told her she had a flat tire, according to police reports. When she got out of her car, he told her he had a gun...

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Ohio Gunowners Battling For Uniform CCW Progress

4:36pm Tuesday, June 01, 2004

Gun Week Magazine by Dave Workman Senior Editor June 1, 2004 Months ago, Ohio lawmakers finally passed legislation that allows Buckeye State gunowners who meet the requirements to carry concealed handguns (CCW) for personal protection, but all over the state, gun owners are meeting with varying degrees of continued resistance, and they are taking action, usually with positive results. Chad Baus...

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Pro-CCW Harley dealer offering discount to CHL-holders!

11:28am Tuesday, June 01, 2004

Following is an email we have received from a pro-CCW business. This business is a GREAT shopping alternative to Mid-Ohio Harley Davidson in Springfield, which has posted discriminatory signs barring CHL-holders. We Support CCW Lic. Holders and WANT their Business! We at The Hog Farm, Inc. a local business in Hamersville, OH not only believe in supporting our troops by selling all of our 150,000...

Case against concealed guns rings hollow

11:58am Saturday, May 29, 2004

May 29, 2004 Columbus Dispatch The May 14 Dispatch editorial "No need for fast guns" failed to give one shred of evidence to support a stance against concealed-carry. In fact, none of The Dispatch’s anti-gun rhetoric over the years rises above, "We hate guns and you should, too." I thought the job of the editorial board is to craft public-policy arguments based on sound research, facts and...

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More women taking up firearms

11:54am Saturday, May 29, 2004

May 26, 2004 New York Journal News TARRYTOWN — In her new book, "Blown Away: American Women and Guns," Caitlin Kelly takes the gun debate recently galvanized by filmmaker Michael Moore to another level. In his Academy Award-winning documentary, "Bowling for Columbine," Moore examines gun violence in America, but does not address the role firearms play in women's lives, Kelly said. The Tarrytown...

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Join OFCC for a Party in the Park

4:36pm Friday, May 28, 2004

Ohioans For Concealed Carry is pleased to announce our first annual Party in the Park - scheduled for September 4th at a Central Ohio park. Although many of the details are being worked out, we plan on having a family event and will welcome all pro-concealed carry Ohio residents, friends and family from far and wide. Our website will be updated as information is available, so keep your eye out...