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Jointogether.org: ''Why Are Teddy Bears More Regulated Than Guns?''

11:27am Thursday, August 28, 2003

After reading this summary of the regulations required to purchase a firearm in Ohio, as published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, you'll realize the real question everyone should be asking is: Why should ANYTHING anti-gun groups say be taken seriously? Click on the "Read More..." link below for more. Requirements for gun buyers 08/28/03 Cleveland Plain Dealer With a few exceptions, anyone who...

Weapons missing from Dayton Air Force Museum

10:56am Thursday, August 28, 2003

The federal government is once again guilty of irresponsibility when it comes to the safe storage and protection of firearms. The Dayton Daily News is reporting that more than 1,000 artifacts are missing from the United States Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton. Auditors reported three Russian-made 23 mm anti-aircraft cannons missing in March 2002. On the latest list:...

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Letters to the Editor: Citizens should support concealed carry

9:48am Thursday, August 28, 2003

Rick Jones, OFCC PAC Senate District 14 Coordinator, had two letters to the editor published recently: Citizens should support concealed carry - Zanesville Times-Recorder Portsmouth Daily Times - Hand guns should be legal for family protection If you live in Senate District 14, which is represented by Senator Doug White, please contact Rick at rljones@zoomnet.net )

Criminal victimization at lowest level in 30 years

9:34am Thursday, August 28, 2003

The 2003 National Crime Victimization Survey, which is released by the Dept. of Justice, reveals long-term declines in victimization are at the lowest per capita rates in nearly 30 years. Highlights: * Overall violent victimization and property crime rates in 2002 are the lowest recorded since the inception of the NCVS in 1973.***Footnote 1: Based on adjustments to pre-1992 estimates to account...

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AARP supports keeping seniors defenseless

8:55am Thursday, August 28, 2003

The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) admits that criminal gun violence is making many of it's urban members "prisoners in their own homes". Their answer to members who would wish to carry a concealed firearm for self-defense? While they offer a lot of Clintonian (or should we say Taftonian?) rhetoric about supporting citizens' right to own firearms, their legislative answer is to...

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Scholars debate numbers of 'defensive gun uses' in U.S.

11:27am Wednesday, August 27, 2003

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Beiting was heading for work one day when, realizing he had left something at home, he returned to his apartment and found a stranger walking out. The man held a portable television in one arm and a case of beer in the other. The intruder dropped the items and reached for a knife tucked in his pants pocket. Beiting, a criminal-defense lawyer, also packed a weapon - a .380-...

Toledo: Disarmed (smoke-free) citizens, well-armed criminals

10:17am Wednesday, August 27, 2003

Toledo, Ohio is one of the most difficult places in the state to own a firearm. At least, for law-abiding citizens... The following headlines all appeared in the August 27 issue of the Toledo Blade: 2 holdups reported at convenience stores Two convenience stores in northwest Toledo were robbed late Monday, and the culprits fled with an undisclosed amount of money in both cases. Gunman wearing wig...

Columbus' deadly violence continues: Three killed in six hours over weekend

9:54am Wednesday, August 27, 2003

Three more dead, two more who were shot in their car, and could not "drive off" when attacked, as OSHP Capt. John Born suggests citizens should do in lieu of the right to bear ares for self-defense in a personal vehicle. Columbus homicides far out-pacing last year. August 24, 2003 Columbus Dispatch Hilltop stabbing, 2 shootings on North and Far East sides raise homicide tally to 77 At midday...