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Letter to the Editor: Not buying editor's story

7:45am Tuesday, August 03, 2004

August 3, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer Plain Dealer Editor Doug Clifton has stretched the truth regarding public release of personal information. For example, the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles restricts release of a driver's personal information without that driver's consent. This information includes the person's name, date of birth and address. Also, in most cases involving personal information...

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Another Clinton Gun Ban Failure

10:29am Monday, August 02, 2004

July 30, 2004 Jointogether.org Child Shot with Assault Weapon This week a 12 year old Fremont Ohio boy was shot at a family gathering while playing "war" with assault rifles. According to the News Messenger, police say there were over 30 different types of weapons seized. As the Government ignors the loss of life and injury from these weapons, Ohioans and Ohio law enforcement continue to ask for...

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Officials stick to their ... er, guns

9:53am Monday, August 02, 2004

July 31, 2004 Elyria Chronicle-Telegram ELYRIA — City officials aren’t ready to give up the fight to ban guns in city parks despite threats by a gun advocacy group to file a lawsuit to force it to drop the ban. But a change is needed, according to Law Director Terry “Pete” Shilling, to limit the scope of the ban. Shilling said he will recommend amending the ordinance approved earlier this year...

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Attorney: Witnesses located in road-rage case

9:30am Monday, August 02, 2004

July 29, 2004 Athens News The attorney for an Athens physician charged with having pulled a gun on another man in a traffic confrontation said Tuesday that police have reportedly found a number of independent witnesses of the incident. Attorney Herman Carson, who represents ophthalmologist Jeffrey McAdoo, said that from what he has heard of the new witness reports, they appear to be "excellent"...

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One more down: Arcanum's gun ban changed after scrutiny

8:19am Friday, July 30, 2004

July 30, 2004 Dayton Daily News Challengers argued it violated state law ARCANUM | Village officials have modified an ordinance that had banned the carrying of concealed handguns into village lands and parks after gun advocates challenged that Arcanum was violating state and federal law. The village council in May passed the ordinance despite Ohio's new concealed carry handgun law that permits a...

Clifton: Why we printed the list

8:13am Friday, July 30, 2004

OFCC responses in blue : July 30, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer The media are the public's only access to concealed-carry permit records In the past two days, The Plain Dealer ran a list of the Northeast Ohioans who applied for and got a license to carry a concealed weapon. We were able to do so because the state legislature, bowing to Gov. Bob Taft's threat to veto a bill with no public access...

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PD Editor: Calls to my home ''tapering off''

5:34pm Thursday, July 29, 2004

July 28, 2004 Editor & Publisher Doug Clifton Defends His Paper's Action on Guns on NRA Radio Program by Joe Strupp NEW YORK Editor Doug Clifton of The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, who drew attacks from a gun rights group after publishing lists of local residents who carry concealed weapons permits, defended his position Thursday during an appearance on a National Rifle Association radio...

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Cleveland Editor Takes Heat for Publishing Gun List

8:09am Thursday, July 29, 2004

July 28, 2004 Editor & Publisher NEW YORK When Ohio legislators approved a new law allowing residents to carry concealed weapons, but allowed only the media to find out the names of those obtaining such permits, The Plain Dealer in Cleveland decided to let the public know which of their neighbors were on the list. Starting Wednesday, the paper began publishing the names, ages and home...