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Another newswriter takes CHL training; comes away impressed

6:29am Saturday, October 09, 2004

October 8, 2004 Willoughby News-Herald Weapons instruction provides valuable lessons Writer takes the test By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn The last time I was this nervous about taking an exam was ... well, let's just say a very long time ago. My test contained 25 multiple choice questions, each addressing some aspect of the 10 hours of intense classroom instruction I received. The last thing I wanted...

Op-Ed: Gunning for Cheney

3:32pm Friday, October 08, 2004

Published at TechCentralStation.com October 6, 2004 by John R. Lott Jr. During the Vice Presidential debate, Senator John Edwards asked how Vice President Dick Cheney could possibly oppose laws such as one preventing "plastic" guns that can avoid metal detectors. The bill in question was written and supported by the NRA and supported by gun control groups. Senator Edwards implied that only...

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Lake & Ashtabula Co. Sheriffs: Permit process now on target

3:17pm Friday, October 08, 2004

October 7, 2004 Willoughby News-Herald by Jeffrey Frischkorn Concealed carry advocates believe few problems remain With a number of the start-up bugs stomped flat, authorities responsible for issuing concealed carry permits say they believe the process is running smoothly. However, concealed carry advocates believe a few problems remain six months into the process. "We believe the process is...

VICTIM ZONES: Iraq Link Focuses School Worry on 6 States

3:08pm Friday, October 08, 2004

Does anyone believe terrorists will be deterred by Federal and state-mandated school "safety" zones, which disarm teachers and parents who have concealed carry licenses? October 7, 2004 ABCNews.com Schools in six states in particular are being watched closely based on information uncovered by the U.S. military in Baghdad this summer, law enforcement and education officials told ABC News. A man...

Men armed with hammer rob ''no-guns'' gas station

4:41pm Thursday, October 07, 2004

This gas station is listed among the unsafe businesses in OFCC's Do Not Patronize While Armed database . Perhaps if they had posted a "no hammers" sign? Or better yet, a "no robberies" sign? October 6, 2004 The Times-Reporter Robbery by hammer in Uh'ville UHRICHSVILLE – Two men, one armed with a hammer, robbed the Starfire Service Station on W. McCauley Dr., Uhrichsville, early Tuesday. According...

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Newsweek columnist learns how to love handguns

7:17am Thursday, October 07, 2004

October 4, 2004 Newsweek Firing Line - Our liberal columnist learns how to stop worrying—and love handguns By Gersh Kuntzman I had just heard the news last week that the House had voted to repeal Washington, D.C.’s strict ban on handguns, so I did what any self-respecting, gun-hating liberal New York Jewish journalist would do: I went to the nearest rifle range to blast some lead. This would not...

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AP: More seniors are gun owners

7:07am Thursday, October 07, 2004

October 4, 2004 Foster's Online PLAISTOW, N.H. (AP) — Merilyn P. Senter, a selectman, is a former hunter who still has the .22-caliber rifle her father gave her on her seventh birthday. Over the years, Senter, 69, added a shotgun and a handgun to her collection. She got the handgun for personal protection after she received two threatening phone calls, including one after her efforts on behalf of...

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Attacks on Bush-Cheney HQs highlight fears of gun grabbers

8:10am Wednesday, October 06, 2004

Four recent incidents of violence directed at local Bush-Cheney offices across the nation draw attention again to the reason gun controllers oppose the rights of law-abiding citizens to bear arms for self-defense: they're afraid gun owners think like they do. Shots fired into Knoxville Bush/Cheney headquarters Shot fired at GOP Headquarters in Huntington Protestors Ransack Bush/Cheney...