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Supremes uphold affirmative defense law; law immediately fails Seneca Co. woman

12:45pm Wednesday, October 01, 2003

Despite the fact that 45 states across the nation (including every state bordering Ohio) have some legal mechanism for law-abiding citizens to bear arms for self-defense, and despite the successful reduction of violent crime from such laws nationwide, Ohio's governor, certain Senators, and the Ohio State Highway Patrol bureaucracy still seem to believe that Ohioans are less responsible than the...

HB12 Sponsor: OSHP demands for unsecured firearms in vehicles ''ridiculous''

12:26pm Wednesday, October 01, 2003

Marietta Times by Brad Bauer The Marietta area's lawmakers say they would favor some kind of new law to allow citizens to carry a concealed weapon as the issue returns to the hands of the Ohio General Assembly. Ohio Rep. Jim Aslanides, R-Coshocton, the bill's House sponsor, said the citizens want their lawmakers to continue to pursue the issue even though it is proving to be a difficult one to...

Senator: ''Solidarity among Republicans'' destroying your right to self-defense

12:03pm Wednesday, October 01, 2003

By JIM SIEGEL Gannett News Service Columbus Bureau COLUMBUS -- The majority of Ohio senators support a concealed handgun bill, but fewer are willing to override a Gov. Bob Taft veto to make it happen. The Supreme Court last week put the issue squarely in the lap of the legislature, ruling that Ohio's ban on concealed handguns is constitutional, and it's an issue for lawmakers to decide. Both the...

AP: Legislature last hope for gun backers

4:52pm Monday, September 29, 2003

COLUMBUS (AP) -- The Ohio Supreme Court's ruling last week upholding the state's ban on concealed weapons sent a signal that it will be up to lawmakers, not the court, to decide whether Ohioans can carry hidden guns, a law professor says. The problem for backers, though, is the Legislature has been struggling with the idea for eight years and seems nowhere close to resolving it. The bill exists...

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Ohio Crime headlines continue in wake of ruling, Senate obstruction

4:11pm Monday, September 29, 2003

The fight to restore the right to bear arms for self-defense has always been about two key issues: 1) Allowing citizens the right to choose not to be a victim. 2) Lowering violent crime. Amongst the recent Supreme Court and "Defense Walk" headlines, many Ohioans continue to be made victims by criminals who could care less about the fact that concealed weapons are illegal. Cleveland: Cleveland man...

Op-Ed: O’Connor’s textbook opinion shows she’s up to the high-court job

3:02pm Monday, September 29, 2003

Columbus Dispatch Lee Leonard September 29, 2003 The verdict is in: Anyone who thought Maureen O’Connor, a former prosecuting attorney and member of the Taft administration, was going to be a get-along, go-along Ohio Supreme Court justice needs to re-evaluate. O’Connor, ridiculed for pretending to be a sitting judge in a 2002 campaign commercial, demonstrated last week that her brief stint as a...

For 2 hours, Cincy's Northside was ''Safest Neighborhood in the State''

8:45am Monday, September 29, 2003

Concealed gun ban protested with a march through Northside The Cincinnati Post NORTHSIDE - In a scene reminiscent of the Wild West, about 75 people paraded through Northside with handguns strapped to their sides Sunday. Unlike the Old West, though, it was a modern-era media publicity stunt to protest last week's Ohio Supreme Court ruling upholding the state's ban on carrying concealed weapons...

Toledo Blade: Conceal carry - Impact on Ohio?

6:47am Sunday, September 28, 2003

Study backs hidden guns against crime By JAMES DREW BLADE COLUMBUS BUREAU CHIEF COLUMBUS - For Lynn Wachtmann, Ohio’s failure to adopt a law allowing law-abiding citizens to carry concealed handguns can be measured in flesh and blood, and the pain of crime victims. "It’s heart-wrenching to see the number of Ohioans who are being victimized while some continue to play politics," said Mr. Wachtmann...