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Gun ban lobby seeks to block Ohio Right to Carry in court

8:09am Tuesday, April 13, 2004

The Ohio media has finally caught up with what readers of this website have known since early Saturday - gun ban lobby are now trying to do in court what they could not do in the legislature - subvert the Ohio Constitution and the Will of the People (as expressed by the Ohio General Assembly) on the right to bear arms for self-defense. While the media treated the law-breaking by Cuyahoga Co...

Rep. Niehaus nips Rep. Schmidt by 22 votes for White’s Senate seat

6:14pm Monday, April 12, 2004

April 10, 2004 Columbus Dispatch State Rep. Tom Niehaus has won the narrowest primary contest for the state Senate in memory, besting fellow Republican Rep. Jean Schmidt by 22 votes out of more than 34,000 cast for the 14th District nomination in southern Ohio. A recount yesterday in Scioto County showed no change in the official count in the March 2 primary, giving Niehaus the edge. Earlier,...

INSTRUCTOR DOES IT RIGHT: Fails undercover reporter in CHL class

10:13am Monday, April 12, 2004

April 06, 2004 WKYC.com (NBC Ch. 3 Cleveland) CLEVELAND -- On the eighth of April, Ohio residents will have the right to carry concealed weapons. With the new right comes questions concerning the quality of the classes needed for acquiring the concealed carry permit. Will those with conceal carry licenses get the training required? Is it enough to keep you and those carrying weapons safe? Target...

Letter to the Editor: Signs barring guns invite criminals inside

8:17am Monday, April 12, 2004

April 11, 2004 Columbus Dispatch It is alarming that Sunday’s Business section article "Armed and ready?" ignored one crucial question on the possible consequences of Ohio businesses prohibiting legally concealed weapons from their premises. The article highlights the potential financial backlash of the signs in lost business. No doubt that is a serious concern for a business owner. But surely...

Firearms trainer arrested for falsification

8:11am Monday, April 12, 2004

We've long maintained that instructors and students under Ohio's new concealed handgun license law have an important responsiblity to act as ambassadors for ALL law-abiding gun owners. If guilty of the charges against him, this guy was clearly interested in representing only one person: himself. April 9, 2004 Hamilton News Journal MONROE — As scores of Butler County residents lined up to apply...

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Ohio FOP back in action, encouraging businesses to ban guns

7:40am Monday, April 12, 2004

The Ohio Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) lobbied the Senate to have some of the more offensive amendments inserted in HB12. OFCC fought them every step of the way, but liberal Republican Senators bowed under pressure, fearing a Taft veto would damage "party solidarity". Many concealed handgun license applicants are now coming to grips with just how invasive that FOP effort was. In 2003, the FOP...

DESPERATE: Gun ban lobby heralds law-breaking by government officials

6:45am Monday, April 12, 2004

As more and more city bureaucrats "wake up" to the fact that Section 9 prohibits them from creating new victim zones, and preempts the existence of old ones, what was once a whine has grown into a full-blown howl. In what has become an all too common tactic, the gun ban lobby is once again encouraging law-breaking when their efforts to pass gun control laws or prevent self-defense laws fail. By...

Franklin Co. resident files suit against Sheriff Jim Karnes

2:54pm Sunday, April 11, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact Attorney Ken Hanson WRIT OF MANDAMUS SOUGHT AGAINST FRANKLIN COUNTY SHERIFF KARNES On Friday April 9, 2004, Franklin County resident Josephine Lee filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of Ohio against Franklin County Sheriff Jim Karnes. The lawsuit centers around Josephine's application with Sheriff Karnes for a Temporary Emergency License to...