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Why isn't the OSHP lobbying to get CARS off the highways?

2:01pm Thursday, July 31, 2003
July 31, 2003 Coshocton Tribune Coshocton man enters guilty plea in road rage case ZANESVILLE -- A Coshocton man arrested earlier this year on allegations that he intentionally crashed his car into other motorists on Ohio 16 entered a guilty plea to amended charges. Matthew Johnson, 20, of North Whitewoman Street, was found guilty of two counts of attempted felonious assault, two counts of...

Tax $$$ at work: Columbus program lets students debate gun bill with lawmakers

10:15am Thursday, July 31, 2003
Thursday, July 31, 2003 THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Eight Columbus Public Schools students attempted yesterday to do what Ohio lawmakers could not — decide whether Ohioans can legally carry concealed weapons. The students were role-playing in front of real senators and representatives as part of a summer leadership program designed to teach them what it’s like to work in the field of law. Each was...

Live in a low crime area? Think your family isn't in danger? Think again.

8:41am Thursday, July 31, 2003
Thu, Jul. 31, 2003 Akron Beacon-Journal Predators could strike again State finds 1,000 sex offenders at risk in inmate review after Wayne girl's murder. Bill to strengthen laws COLUMBUS - The state has identified about 1,000 additional convicted sex offenders at risk of striking again, according to a study done following the rape and slaying of a 14-year-old Wayne County girl. Click on the "Read...

Anti-self defense extremists plead with Taft: ''Keep your promise''

2:21pm Wednesday, July 30, 2003
In case you had any doubts, Ohio's anti-self-defense extremists are not resting until the General Assembly returns from summer break. According to a recent email alert from them, they are creating yet another align="right"> deceptive name for themselves, and have launched a new web-based service to spit out form letters urging citizens to encourage Governor Taft to drop his "support" for House...

Online poll asks who is most to blame for delays on HB12

11:18am Wednesday, July 30, 2003
A new survey has been added to the OFCC PAC website, inquiring as to who is most to blame for delays on HB12. Vote in the upper right-hand corner of the home page, or click here . If you haven't already done so, you can still weigh in on whether or not the Gen. Assembly's failure to pass CCW in '03 effect your vote in '04, by clicking here .

Ohioan helps KY cops nab fleeing probation violator

8:58am Wednesday, July 30, 2003
July 30, 2003 Cincinnati Post A special Kenton County sheriff's squad corralled a probation violator from Cincinnati Tuesday evening in Covington with an assist from a bystander who saw the officers chasing the man. Rodney J. Hail, 31, of East Price Hill, was running from deputies when Patrick Burns of Cincinnati tackled him near the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, said Col. Ron...

Letter to the Editor: Senators disregard safety of constituents' kids

4:02pm Tuesday, July 29, 2003
An excellent letter to the editor has been written and published by John A. Unruh of Brookfield, regarding the actions of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee members on HB12. Click on the "Read More..." link below to read the letter. Date July 11, 2003 Section(s) Letters Sen. Marc Dann and his committee in the Ohio Senate erred in amending weapons measure EDITOR: I am writing this letter first...

Dispatch: Victim frustrated with sentences in home invasion

10:22am Tuesday, July 29, 2003
NEWARK, Ohio — A Pataskala man walked out of a Licking County courtroom yesterday, his faith further shaken by a system he believes is too lenient on criminals. Alan Abrams had monitored previous court proceedings for a band of robbers he said terrorized him and his wife during a home invasion last year. align="right"> So far, he’s disappointed by the sentences. Common Pleas Judge Thomas...

Editorial: Summer project for legislators

9:59am Tuesday, July 29, 2003
Cleveland Plain Dealer 07/29/03 Ohio's House and Senate spent the summer stalling like a teenager avoiding as signed reading, but they finally seem to have succumbed to reality. Both chambers are to act next month on a measure that missed resolution before lawmakers scattered last month at the end of their regular session... OFCC PAC Commentary: Just when you thought they were going to do their...

New York Post quotes OFCC PAC Chairman Jim Irvine

9:12am Tuesday, July 29, 2003
OFCC PAC Chairman Jim Irvine, who is a major airline pilot, was quoted for a story concerning New York Mayor Bloomberg's comments that the NY City Hall shooter slipped past security the same way pilots and "stewardesses" do at airports. The only disappointment in this very short story is how much of Irvine's comments were not printed. In the interview, he explained that these types of shootings...

Akron paper: Attempted abduction proves that no place is totally free of worry

3:12pm Monday, July 28, 2003
At the request of Bob Taft, the Ohio Senate added restrictions to House Bill 12 that would prevent parents from protecting their children while in a motor vehicle. Had the bad guy in this Six Flags Wyandot Lake camp ground been armed, the unintended result of Taft's "car-jacker/ kidnapper protection" provision might well have been fully displayed. "It happened so quickly, it took me by surprise...

Learning from experience: N.Y. and D.C. gun follies

2:40pm Monday, July 28, 2003
The anti-self-defense extremists want to make sure we don't look at other states' experience when considering passage of a concealed carry reform law here in Ohio. They have a bit of trouble making their blood-in-the-streets, crime-will-go-up, shoot-outs-at-fender-benders predictions in light of these state's experience. Would they be any more interested in looking at states which have laws more...

Letter to the Editor: Critics pick selectively at gun studies

2:11pm Monday, July 28, 2003
Since they can't argue with basic observations of successes of concealed carry reform legislation in 35 shall-issue states, anti-self-defense extremists have resorted to personal attacks on the academics who first observed these successes. After several recent discussions about John Lott's credibility on the opinion pages of the Columbus Dispatch, Dr. Lott himself has responded. Click on the "...

IRONY: Gov't says ''Citizens key to homeland security program''

1:23pm Friday, July 25, 2003
State hopes to train thousands of people to watch for signs of terrorist activity Friday, July 25, 2003 THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH State officials want to train Ohioans to help seek out terrorists through a program unveiled yesterday. The theory is that the average citizen knows his neighborhood better than the average police officer, so it’s a good bet he’ll notice suspicious activity, said Domingo...

Dispatch: Pit bull attacks woman in wheelchair

11:38am Friday, July 25, 2003
White dog with black spots still at large after biting woman in University District Friday, July 25, 2003 THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH A woman in a wheelchair was attacked by a pit-bull terrier this week, leaving her with bites on her arms and legs. Authorities still are trying to find the dog and who owns it, Columbus police said. Debra Ballin, 50, said she usually keeps an eye out for the many pit...

Dispatch: Crime rate around Ohio State scares students, parents

9:33am Friday, July 25, 2003
Every chance they get, the editors at the Columbus Dispatch publish commentary opposing legal self-defense in the state of Ohio. Judging by the state of affairs in Columbus and around the OSU campus, the Dispatch prefers that only the bad guys be armed. The crime wave around campus has gotten so bad, Columbus police have even told volunteers at the Community Crime Patrol to stay out of the area...

In 1788, Ohio law required ALL men aged 16-50 to bear arms

9:03am Friday, July 25, 2003
Cincinnati Enquirer Ohio Moments Soldiers fined 50 cents for lack of weaponry On July 25, 1788, the first Ohio law to establish and regulate a militia was published in Marietta. It mandated all men between 16 and 50 perform military duty. They were required to arm themselves with a musket and bayonet, a cartridge box, powder horn, one pound of powder and four pounds of lead. They also were...

Abuse of Power: Growing concern about Ohio State Highway Patrol

11:13am Thursday, July 24, 2003
In the span of time it took for it to be revealed that Ohio State Highway Patrol bureaucrats improperly used $41,000 of tax money to buy an antique car , and that action was necessary to suspend or fire no less than TEN troopers for violations of various laws and policies, ZERO troopers were killed by law-abiding citizens with concealed firearms. In recent weeks, we've told you about: Trooper...

Letter to the Editor: Concealed-carry bill too restrictive

11:33am Wednesday, July 23, 2003
The Dayton Daily News has published a group of letters concerning concealed carry reform, both pro and con, in the Wednesday, July 23, 2003 Click on the "Read More... link below for exerpts and a link to the DDN letters page. Pro-self-defense letters: • Randall W. Klotz of Germantown writes of Gov. Taft's car-jacker protection provision: "I disagree with the Senate requirements to keeping a...

DDN: Jacobson may be next president of Ohio Senate

4:26pm Tuesday, July 22, 2003
By Laura A. Bischoff [email protected] COLUMBUS | State Sen. Jeff Jacobson is in a strong position to become Senate president in January 2005, with the next legislative session, three well-placed Republican sources said. Jacobson, R-Butler Twp., is up against state Sen. Randy Gardner, R-Bowling Green, for the presidency, one of the most powerful elected positions in state government...

Patrol bureaucracy under scrutiny for buying '38 Ford

3:43pm Tuesday, July 22, 2003
Saturday, July 19, 2003 By Jon Craig THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH State Highway Patrol officers dodged legislative scrutiny when they bought a 1938 Ford Cabriolet two years ago for display at their training academy, a newly reported investigation found. Buying the rare convertible with $41,000 in drug-forfeiture money did not violate Ohio's purchasing laws, Inspector General Thomas P. Charles said. "...

Concealed-carry reform and the post-Householder outlook

1:27pm Tuesday, July 22, 2003
The election of the speaker of the Ohio House is 17 months away, but several state legislators have already begun meeting with fellow Republican House members seeking their support for a run at the seat. Each of the potential speaker candidates who have stepped forward thus far are 2002 OFCC PAC Endorsees. Current Speaker Larry Householder cannot run for re-election next year because of the state...

Judge dismisses NAACP's gun suit

11:23am Tuesday, July 22, 2003
A federal judge threw out the NAACP's case against the gun industry yesterday, despite finding that the manufacturers have put the public at risk with careless marketing practices. Affirming a jury verdict in favor of the gun makers, U.S. District Judge Jack Weinstein ruled that the NAACP failed to show, as required by law, that its members were uniquely harmed. A gun industry spokesman, Lawrence...

Plain Dealer: Women embracing martial arts

12:51pm Saturday, July 19, 2003
07/19/03 Molly Kavanaugh Plain Dealer Reporter Oberlin- In a warm second-floor dance studio on the Oberlin College campus, Jen Resnick scampered across the floor, demonstrating how to use a knife for self-defense. About 300 women from the United States, Canada and elsewhere are attending the four-day camp, which is held at a different college each summer. The students, ranging in age from 6 to...

Letter to the Editor: Courts have spoken - People should protect themselves

10:20am Saturday, July 19, 2003
An excellent letter to the editor has been written by a police officer with 25 years of experience, and published in the Columbus Dispatch. Mr. Joseph Wayne wrote in response to an earlier letter from the mother of a person who was injured in the CRWU shooting. Click here to read the full letter in the Columbus Dispatch, or click on the "Read More..." link below for an archived version. Saturday...

Plain Dealer editorial: Bring on the victim zones

9:28am Saturday, July 19, 2003
Check your gun at the gate 07/19/03 The Minnesota legislature recently passed a law allowing most citizens to carry concealed handguns. The law made the state the latest to approve a CCW measure - a proposal which has been unsuccessfully kicked around the Ohio legislature for eight years. Despite Minnesota's new pro-gun law, the issue appears to remain far from settled there. Last week,...

Op Ed: Taft’s troubles aren’t unlike those faced by Gray Davis

10:41am Friday, July 18, 2003
Columbus Dispatch Friday, July 18, 2003 DARREL ROWLAND This ought to sound a wee bit familiar to anyone who has followed Ohio politics over the past year. The incumbent governor acknowledges that the state faces severe financial problems but refuses to offer even an estimate of the coming shortfall. A couple of months before November’s general election, his challenger tosses out a projected...

Four for Four: Youngstown ''assault weapons'' ban defeated. BUT...

9:48am Thursday, July 17, 2003
As we first told you in December , a fourth attempt to ban so-called "assault weapons" is underway in Youngstown. OFCC's Mahoning County Coordinator, Rick Kaleda, has just sent us the following update (click on the "Read More...: link below): ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Kaleda Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 8:53 PM Subject: Youngstown AW ban DEFEATED. . . BUT . In a surprising move,...

Letter to the Editor: Grassroots effort needed to pass concealed carry

8:41am Thursday, July 17, 2003
The Zanesville Times Recorder has published a letter to the editor about concealed carry from Zanesville resident Harold E. Newell, Jr. Below are a couple of favorite exerpts: Exerpt #1: When Governor Taft was running for office he stated that if the bill for Concealed Carry for Ohioans came before him, he would sign it. Then after he got into office the verbage was changed to he would sign it if...

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