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Cincinnati Post: Homicides approaching record

9:11am Tuesday, December 02, 2003

November 29, 2003 It's been another brutal year on Cincinnati streets, with 2003's homicide rate approaching the 66 killings that tied a 15-year high last year. As of Friday, 61 people had been killed in Cincinnati. Although drugs are at the root of many of the slayings, there have been notable exceptions. One of the most infamous is the death of 81-year-old Lavern Jansen, whose killer followed...

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Gun permit applicants increasingly are women

8:55am Tuesday, December 02, 2003

December 2, 2003 The Tennessean Even after working several years as a prison guard, Twanda McCurry never felt the need to carry a gun for protection outside of work, and especially not after she went into a new business as an office manager at a bottling plant. Until about three weeks ago. That's when she decided to join the fast-growing number of Tennessee women who have permits to carry...

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Ohio draws bead on bill similar to Michigan concealed-gun law

11:43am Monday, December 01, 2003

by James Drew Toledo Blade Columbus Bureau Chief December 1, 2003 COLUMBUS - Since the Michigan law that made it easier for citizens to carry concealed handguns took effect in July, 2001, the number of permit holders has nearly doubled and crime has dropped. Backers of a bill that would give Ohio a similar law say the result - more armed law-abiding citizens and lower crime - could happen in Ohio...

Governor's Mansion Defense Walk: ''No Wonder He Doesn't Care''

9:22pm Sunday, November 30, 2003

by Chad D. Baus Behind the security cameras and tall iron gates, behind the stone walls and State Trooper Guard House, Bob and Hope Taft live in a stone mansion the likes of which few Ohioans will ever see, let alone live in. Over 120 men, women and children took time away from Thanksgiving events and braved the crisp autumn air November 30, openly carrying firearms on "the Mother of All Defense...

Supporters of Ohio House Bill 12 rally in Ashtabula

5:57am Sunday, November 30, 2003

Should Ohioans have the right to walk the streets packing a pistol? By MARK TUSCANO Ashtabula Star Beacon November 30, 2003 ASHTABULA — Whether law abiding Ohioans have the right to carry concealed weapons or not, has been an ongoing issue in the Ohio General Assembly this year. It has been a hard fought battle with grass roots support on both sides. On Saturday, those supporting their right to...

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Toledo's gun control problem: only the criminals have guns

10:46am Saturday, November 29, 2003

In Ohio, gun grabbers have found perhaps no greater a sympathetic ear than the Toledo City Council. State law prohibits carrying a concealed firearm for self-defense, and the Court says this is Constitutional, since Ohioans can carry a firearm openly. But in Toledo, Municipal Code 549.18, Weapon possession in public places prohibited is cited by Toledo Police Chief Mike Navarre as the basis for...

Op-Ed: Events erode the willingness of legislators to work with governor

12:01pm Friday, November 28, 2003

by State Rep. Tom Niehaus published in The People's Defender Legislators will return from a two-week Thanksgiving break Dec. 2, and one of the hottest topics is likely to be Governor Bob Taft’s latest announcement about conceal carry legislation. Whether you support the right of citizens to carry concealed guns or not, the governor’s announcement November 18 may have ramifications far beyond this...

Rape victim gets 10 day jail sentence for exercising ''fundamental right"

10:29am Friday, November 28, 2003

A Seneca County concealed-weapons case that brought statewide attention to the problems with current Ohio law has officially come to a close, and once again, a victim has been victimized. Kathryn Howard, 29, of Fostoria pleaded guilty in Seneca County Common Pleas Court to a charge of improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle. Judge Michael Kelbley sentenced her to 180 days in jail but...