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National Rifle Association urging immediate grassroots action on HB12

8:54am Wednesday, September 17, 2003

Ohio NRA members' various October magazines will be hitting mailboxes this week. They contain a bonus - a letter containing the following text will be inserted into every magazine: DON'T LET THE OHIO LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR TAFT PREVENT YOU FROM DEFENDING YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY For the first time in ten years, Right-to-Carry reform stands on the brink of being a reality in Ohio. But there are...

OH Gun Grabbers: ''Listen to law enforcement. No, not THAT law enforcement.''

9:02am Tuesday, September 16, 2003

For the past year or two, Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence and Million Mom March (like Bob Taft), has been fond of saying that we need to listen to "law enforcement"'s concerns about concealed carry. Since "law enforcement" doesn't like it, they've argued, it shouldn't become law. These days, they don't want anyone to listen to "law enforcement" - not if the definition of law enforcement...

Letter to the Editor: Investigation into police call is warranted

7:58pm Monday, September 15, 2003

Toledo Blade September 10, 2003 The fact that it took Toledo Police 20 minutes to arrive at the scene of the stabbing death of 4-year-old Skylar Burnard and the stabbing of two-month-old Gavin Harmon, allegedly by their mother’s live-in boyfriend, is reprehensible. I challenge The Blade to hold Chief Mike Navarre’s feet to the fire on this horrific crime. An outside investigation of the events...

Letter to the Editor: Pepper ball guns are no threat to society

7:40pm Monday, September 15, 2003

Saturday, September 13, 2003 Cincinnati Enquirer What in the world is wrong with our police officers ("Police concerned over civilian pepper guns," Sept. 10)? I have been firing handguns and long guns since I was around 10 years old and am now 70. I have yet to see a handgun that looks like the pepper ball gun, and so what if it does? I think it looks more like a paint ball gun. I don't believe...

Toledo gun control laws amount to colossal failure

7:34pm Monday, September 15, 2003

It's getting hard to keep up with the crime headlines in Toledo. While the council and mayor chase smokers, vote to reinstate failed laws aimed at disarming the poor, and write letters to Gov. Taft opposing HB12, the innocent citizens of that city are under seige. The following headlines were all published in the past week in the Toledo Blade: Police take 20 minutes to respond to 911 call; 4 yr...

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Ohio Should Follow Missouri's Lead and Pass Concealed Carry, Says CCRKBA

10:59pm Thursday, September 11, 2003

BELLEVUE, Wash., Sept. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- State lawmakers in Ohio should take a signal from their counterparts in Missouri, who just voted to override a veto by Gov. Bob Holden, making it possible for residents of the Show Me State to begin legally carrying concealed firearms for their personal protection, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) said today. Both the...

Columbus Dispatch: Mom seeks answers in son’s death

12:35pm Thursday, September 11, 2003

Saturday, September 06, 2003 Police investigating savage thrashing of 36-year-old man in Northland area As her only son lay in a hospital bed, Pamela A. Smith shuddered as she thought of the brutality he had faced. "The blows to the head. The irreversible brain damage. It’s beyond me how they could do that. "Someone, somewhere saw something," she said. "They had to. I just pray that God touches...

Columbus Dispatch: City could top 100 homicides

12:17pm Thursday, September 11, 2003

September 08, 2003 Police seeking explanations for violent year With nearly four months of 2003 remaining, Columbus has already surpassed the number of homicides it recorded in 2002 Columbus police say they have no explanation for the increase in homicides this year. It’s not the worst year: The city had 139 in 1991, many of which police connected to drug gangs. But the last time Columbus hit 100...