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Ohio Supreme Court ruling overturns two unanimous lower courts in split decision

11:49am Wednesday, September 24, 2003

11:30 a.m. Statement from Ohioans For Concealed Carry: We are disappointed that the Ohio Supreme Court has failed on this issue and abridged this fundamental right of Ohioans for a third time in this state's history. The court has contradicted itself by saying that citizens may exercise this fundamental right by carrying openly without concerns for public safety, but that wearing a concealed...

Ohio State Highway Patrol Bureaucrat: Can You Hear Me Now?

8:03am Wednesday, September 24, 2003

In February, Ohio State Highway Patrol Superintendant Paul McClellan published a letter opposing concealed carry legislation on it's face. In it, he made some outrageous and easily disprovable statements, such as "There is no statistical or anecdotal evidence which supports that concealment and transportation of a weapon in a motor vehicle is effective or safe as a defensive or deterrent measure...

Gongwer: Delay in Enacting CCW Bill Allows Crime To Flourish, Report Says

4:45pm Tuesday, September 23, 2003

Gongwer News Service September 22, 2003 Hundreds of Ohioans who have been victims of violent criminal actions would not have suffered those attacks had the General Assembly enacted a law allowing people to carry concealed weapons, according to a report released Monday by backers of House-passed legislation that calls for an Ohio concealed-carry law. The report, written for Ohioans For Concealed...

Under new (MO) law, no permit will be needed to hide pistols in cars, group says

2:55pm Tuesday, September 23, 2003

This Thursday, Ohio's two major law enforcement groups, the Buckeye State Sheriffs Association and the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police, will try to convince the Ohio State Highway Patrol that the language they encouraged the Senate to adopt in Am. Sub. HB12 is regarding carrying firearms in vehicles is UNSAFE. This story from Missouri highlights just how ridiculous are the concerns of the OSHP. In...

False sense of security: ''More finding comfort in dorms at OSU''

2:38pm Tuesday, September 23, 2003

Safety, studies spur move back to campus September 22, 2003 Demand for university housing at Ohio State — on the rise for years — has hit a new high. Yesterday, 9,258 students moved into dormitories, a 31 percent increase from 1995. New dorms with 500 new beds — the first student housing built in 34 years — are filling up with their first residents. Safety concerns, a big freshman class,...

Dayton: Man sought in Oakwood beating

9:14am Tuesday, September 23, 2003

44-year-old in hospital after assault OAKWOOD | Police want to talk to a man who may have been at the scene Thursday when a Dayton man was severely beaten with a baseball bat. Matthew Crawford, 44, collapsed in the driveway of 219 Shafor Blvd., a house owned by the Zax family, after exiting the house. Police would like to talk to Steve Zax Jr., who they say may have been present during the attack...

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Cincinnati Enquirer: Man to put gun, debate in open

9:13am Tuesday, September 23, 2003

Northside man suing for the right to carry concealed weapons will strap his handgun on his hip Sept. 28 and lead a group of like-minded gun owners up and down his neighborhood streets. Vernon Ferrier is hoping his "Gun Walk'' might light a fire under the Ohio Supreme Court in Columbus, where justices have been considering the concealed-carry issue for five months. "I'd like to kick them off the...

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New Report Shows Ohio Violent Crimes Could Have Been Prevented

6:35am Monday, September 22, 2003

Estimates suggest thousands of victimizations avoidable each year Group says Senate/Taft failure to compromise on concealed carry bill to blame CLEVELAND: Over four hundred Ohioans would not have suffered a violent criminal attack if Ohio House Bill 12 was passed into law in June, according to a report released today by Ohioans For Concealed Carry, Ohio's largest grassroots organization focused...