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"A collective sigh": Area sheriff departments see no problems with new CCW law

7:39am Monday, July 19, 2004

July 19, 2004 New Philadelphia Times-Reporter Ohio’s implementation of a concealed-carry weapons law in April caused some concern, but sheriff departments in the area say that they haven’t seen any problems. “To the best of my knowledge, we’ve not had a traffic stop with a concealed carry weapon as of yet,” Carroll County Sheriff Ralph Lucas said. Representatives from four other sheriff...

First Merit: Another armed robbery in ''gun-free'' bank

4:20pm Sunday, July 18, 2004

July 17, 2004 Mansfield News Journal Ashland Road bank robbed MANSFIELD -- Law-enforcement agencies were searching Friday evening for a man who robbed the First Merit Bank branch on Ashland Road of an undisclosed amount of cash. Richland County Sheriff's Sgt. Michael T. Viars said the suspect, who was white, believed to be in his late 30s or early 40s, about 5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighing about...

Indiana: Arming delivery drivers a tossup for pizzerias

4:12pm Sunday, July 18, 2004

Owners of Ohio pizza-deliveries, which are have posted discriminatory signs banning concealed handgun license-holders, need to read about how well-adjusted most of their peers in Indiana are when it comes to self-defense. July 16, 2004 Indianapolis Star Chains won't let workers carry guns, but local eateries say employees need protection from robbery hazards. Personal protection has become just...

Federal gun law faces uncertainty in Ohio

3:54pm Sunday, July 18, 2004

July 18, 2004 Toledo Blade Federal concealed-carry exemption affects off-duty, retired police Despite passage of federal legislation giving off-duty and retired police officers the right to carry concealed weapons in any state, uncertainty remains about how the law affects some Ohio law enforcement agencies - including Toledo police. The issue of what effect, if any, Ohio's concealed-carry law...

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VA residents exercise open carry as OH nears 1 yr. anniv. of historic marches

11:48pm Saturday, July 17, 2004

July 15, 2004 Washington Post Guns Worn In Open Legal, But Alarm Va. 'Exercising Right' Called 'Unreasonable' by Some On July 2, Fairfax County police received a 911 call from a Champps restaurant in Reston. Six men are seated at a table, the caller said. They're all armed. Dispatchers quickly sent four officers to the scene. The officers were "extremely polite" and were hoping that some of the...

A Glorious Sunset

11:17pm Saturday, July 17, 2004

With the September 13 expiration of the Clinton gun ban fast approaching, anti-gun activists across the nation are making a renewed push to re-enact this ineffective legislation. Congress will be in session for only 14 more work days before the sunset date arrives, and because time is short, the anti-gunners are redoubling their efforts to extend the ban. Consider these examples in Ohio: align="...

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Adding Insult to Injury: Sidney Daily News publishes more CHL-holders' names

1:32pm Saturday, July 17, 2004

July 15, 2004 Sidney Daily News 18 more concealed weapons permits issued in Shelby County Eighteen more permits to carry concealed weapons have been issued by Shelby County Sheriff Kevin O'Leary. Sixteen of the permits were issued to Shelby County residents, one to an Auglaize County man and one to a Champaign County man. Those who received permits in Shelby County, and their dates of birth as...

AGAIN: ''Posted'' Fifth Third bank inside Kroger robbed

11:38am Saturday, July 17, 2004

7/16/2004 WCPO.com Police Arrest Suspect In Loveland Bank Robbery Police have arrested a Batavia man as a suspect in Thursday's bank robbery in Loveland. Police said 37-year-old David Sharp came to the Fifth Third bank inside the Kroger store on Loveland-Madiera Road Thursday morning and passed a note to the teller demanding cash. The teller complied and the suspect fled the scene in his car. A...