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Akron Beacon-Journal: Some unlikely candidates are ready to carry firearms

11:03am Monday, March 08, 2004

Why is it so hard for the media to understand that these are EXACTLY the types of people that we expected to "pack heat"? It is only their bigotry that stereotyped all proponents as white middle-aged men. Concealed weapons law takes effect soon March 8, 2004 Akron Beacon-Journal One is a fifth-grade teacher, another a stroke victim who walks with a cane. Not exactly the folks you would expect to...

Zanesville City Council latest to consider illegally banning CHL-holders

10:05am Monday, March 08, 2004

City council to discuss concealed carry law March 8, 2004 Zanesville Times Recorder ZANESVILLE -- Ohio's new concealed carry law will be part of the discussion at city council tonight. Council will meet at 7 p.m. with a work session at 6:15 p.m. to review changes to the budget. On the agenda for the meeting is an ordinance which would establish policies concerning weapons. House Bill 12, known as...

Armed Ohioans required to be on target

9:45am Monday, March 08, 2004

Schools emerge after concealed-carry law March 8, 2004 Dayton Daily News VANDALIA | The students fire their guns repeatedly. Some put tight clusters of bullet holes on 9-inch paper plates mounted 7 yards away. Others scatter their shots; they often hit the cardboard behind the plates. One older man can barely hit the plate. Nine out of 10 shots from his revolver fly elsewhere. His chances of...

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Handgun process may start on time

12:07pm Saturday, March 06, 2004

March 06, 2004 Columbus Dispatch Handgun owners may be able to apply for permits to carry concealed weapons on April 8, the day the new law takes effect, because the state has been moving faster than expected to put the mechanics in place. "I think we will be up and running by the effective date," Robert A. Cornwell, executive director of the Buckeye State Sheriffs’ Association, said yesterday...

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Proof positive: Anti-gun extremists are the true sufferers of paranoia

11:25am Saturday, March 06, 2004

Lesson #3 in the OFCC PAC Education Guide is 'Raging Against Self-Defense', an excellent essay by Dr. Sarah Thompson, Executive Director of Utah Gun Owners Alliance, and a columnist who writes a monthly column on individual rights. Thompson's essay examines the anti-gun mentality from a psychiatric perspective. Not only does she explain how such people think, but she gives excellent advice on how...

2002 OFCC PAC Endorsee Bryan Williams resigns House seat

10:44am Saturday, March 06, 2004

Democrats drop opposition to him as Summit elections board director March 6, 2004 Akron Beacon-Journal State Rep. Bryan Williams is giving up his seat in the legislature to work full time as the director of the Summit County Board of Elections. Williams' resignation announcement -- made Friday during the elections board's biennial reorganization meeting -- headed off an anticipated fight with...

2002 OFCC PAC Endorsee John Boccieri fighting for more than office

10:39am Saturday, March 06, 2004

MaArea representative deployed with Air Force Reserve unit in Middle East might not be back for election. Constituents' concerns are still being heard March 04, 2004 Akron Beacon-Journal John Boccieri is like many Ohio residents who have enlisted in any of the reserve branches of the military: He has been called up and deployed to the Middle East. What sets Boccieri apart, however, is that he has...

Letter writers respond to DDN's Mary McCarty

4:48pm Friday, March 05, 2004

One month later, the Dayton Daily News has finally published one of the letters they received in response to Mary McCarty's fear-mongering diatribe about Ohio's new concealed handgun law. March 5, 2004 Dangerous people carry guns now RE MARY MCCARTY'S FEB. 1 COLUMN, "GUN LAW conceals its danger": McCarty and Toby Hoover, executive director of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, still don't...