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Letter to Mall management

11:33pm Tuesday, July 20, 2004

To the Westland Mall Management, As a member of Ohioans's for concealed carry, and as a former police officer in Indiana, I read with great interest a CNN report that talked about a rapist who's been stalking a Wisconsin mall for 6 years. See this link: http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Midwest/07/15/mall.rapist.ap/index.html Here's an excerpt from that story that explains how he operated: "Prosecutors...

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Man robs ''gun-free'' bank in Dayton high-rise

11:22pm Tuesday, July 20, 2004

July 20, 2004 Dayton Daily News DAYTON | A man robbed a bank in a downtown high-rise office building Tuesday morning. The robber walked into Park National Bank on the 18th floor of 40 W. Fourth St. at 10:37 a.m. and demanded money, Dayton police Lt. Matt Carper said. Carper said that the man said he had a weapon and that witnesses said the man made a hand gesture under his shirt, but did not show...

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Ohio Auto Dealers Association Board Chairman reaffirms OADA neutrality on CCW

9:10am Tuesday, July 20, 2004

Following an email announcing that signs barring CHL-holders had been removed from his dealerships, Mr. Andy Glockner, owner of several car & truck sales-related businesses in the Portsmouth area, and Board Chairman of the Ohio Auto Dealers Association (OADA), has taken further action to ensure that OADA members are receiving only impartial information from the Association. ----- Original...

Democrat Senate hopeful Terry Anderson has not voted in nearly four years

8:51am Tuesday, July 20, 2004

July 19, 2004 (Zanesville, Ohio) - Senator Joy Padgett (R-Coshocton) today released the following statement in response to a Sunday, July 18 Athens Messenger story in which it was reported that Padgett's opponent, Northeast Ohio native Terry Anderson, has not voted in a general election since November 2000. "This reminds me of someone who skips church for years, then shows up all of a sudden one...

Petro: Off-duty officers must obey ''plain sight'' requirements; certain others

1:38am Tuesday, July 20, 2004

July 19, 2004 Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio - Off-duty police officers would not be required to obtain permits to carry hidden guns, but they would face the same restrictions as permit-holders going to bars, day-care centers and government buildings, according to an opinion issued Monday by Attorney General Jim Petro. Under the three-month-old law, people are prohibited from carrying concealed...

AGAIN: Elyria Chronicle Telegram publishes list of CHL-holders

1:03am Tuesday, July 20, 2004

July 16, 2004 Elyria Chronicle Telegram Get your gun permits Nearly 500 Lorain County residents have signed up for concealed carry permits by Cindy Leise ELYRIA — They walk among us and we don’t have a clue. The gun might be in a pocket, a purse or a holster. Thomas Bowen, a retired Elyria police captain, has a couple of holsters, but he usually just tucks his gun into his pocket during the...

Montgomery County Concealed Carry Case Dismissed

12:38am Tuesday, July 20, 2004

The following news story by OFCC's Larry S. Moore was published in the July 26 issue of the Xenia Gazette & Fairborn Daily Herald (and perhaps others). July 20, 2004 by Larry S. Moore [Editors Note: Even though Mr. Lyons’ address is public record on the arrest report, the Ohio concealed carry law only permits the printing of the name, date of birth and county of residence. We are only...

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Senate to vote for prez

7:55am Monday, July 19, 2004

July 19, 2004 Dayton Daily News Senate Republicans may head back to Columbus in early August to pick the person whom they'd like to see as Senate President next year. Three candidates have emerged — Sens. Randy Gardner of Bowling Green, Bill Harris of Ashland and Robert Spada of North Royalton. Current Senate President Doug White, R-Manchester, said he would call for the August caucus if no...