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Another law enforcement official endorses concealed carry reform in Ohio

For years, Bob Taft has been avoiding his Constitutional duty to recognize Ohioan's right to bear arms for self-defense. Lacking leadership qualities, he hides behind a claim that he "will support a bill that has law enforcement support." When the Buckeye State Sheriff's Association came on board, Taft reduced his definition of law enforcement to the Fraternal Order of Police and Ohio State...

7th month of freedom & security in Seneca County

Despite the fact that every state bordering Ohio allows law-abiding citizens to carry firearms for self-defense, and despite the successful reduction of violent crime from such laws nationwide, Ohio's governor, certain Senators, and the OSHP bureaucracy still seem to believe that Ohioans are less responsible than the citizens of these other states. For close to seven months, the good citizens of...

AP: Taft continues vacation in Canada despite outages

No wonder he is anti-self-defense...Gov. Taft's vacation destination of choice is our northern neighbor, the socialist playground of Canada. August 16, 2003 Akron Beacon Journal COLUMBUS - Gov. Bob Taft decided not to cut short the rest of a two-week Canadian vacation during the state's power outage, a spokesman said Friday. Power in northern Ohio was mostly restored by late Friday afternoon...

Indiana CCW license-holder has very bad day in Ohio

EXCLUSIVE: Must credit www.OhioCCW.org DAYTON----As if having a pick-up truck pull out in front of his motorcycle, receiving severe injuries and being life-flighted wasn't bad enough, an Indiana resident got an even harsher welcome from the State of Ohio on a recent trip across the border: a CCW-related summons to court. Having decided the weather was great for a cruise, Bill Owens decided to...

Columbus: Yet another carjacking victim who couldn't ''drive off''

Columbus' WBNS 10TV on Thursday televised a short report about a Columbus man who was shot during a carjacking. According to the report, the man was shot while standing next to his car in the 3100 block of Maze Rd. in North Columbus, at around 1:30 a.m. early August 14. Initial reports said the victim was wounded in the upper torso and face, and was in critical condition at Riverside Hospital...

18th century scholars could teach Bob Taft a few things

We often point out that the debate over reforming the concealed carry laws in Ohio should not be this difficult, given the experience in 44 other states. But the truth about banning legal self-defense was known far before Bob Taft and other "enlightened legislators" took their try at "remedying evils." The founder of criminology, 18th-century scholar Cesare Beccaria of Milan, once wrote: "False...

ATTN: What Senate leaders, Bob Taft and OSHP bureaucrats don't want you to know

Those who are currently standing in the way of passing true concealed carry reform in Ohio are fond of saying that despite doubling the size of the House version of HB12, the Senate's laundry list of terrible amendments still produced a bill that is "similar to other states' concealed carry laws" - Sen. Doug White. At the very center of the HB12 battlefield is the issue of allowing citizens...

Op-Ed: Off-Duty Bans - Should Cops Have Guns?

National Review Online August 13, 2003 By John R. Lott Jr. After a city-council member was recently killed at New York City Hall, Mayor Michael Bloomberg questioned why James Davis, the murdered councilman, would want to carry a gun. Davis, a retired police officer, had a permit to carry a gun, but Mayor Bloomberg found it very troubling: "I don't know why people carry guns. Guns kill people…"...

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