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Surprise connection: OH's ''affirmative defense'' law and the Gray Davis recall

Adrian (MI) arrest haunts California congressman By Dennis Pelham -- Daily Telegram Staff Writer Groups opposing the Gray Davis recall effort in California recently unearthed references to a firearm arrest in U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa's background. It turned out to have occurred the night of Dec. 1, 1972, while Issa was driving with a woman student in Lenawee Co., MI. Issa explained to the arresting...

Delay-tactics on HB12 costing lives

It's been nearly four weeks since the Senate adjourned for summer break without appointing conferees to work out differences on Am. Sub. HB12. As Senate leaders enjoy another week in their home districts, the defenseless victim list in Ohio continues to grow. Akron kidnapping, rape investigated Columbus woman murdered in road-rage incident Shaker Heights woman shot in face during purse-snatching...

Searching for man suspected of shooting up family van

Edgil Eugene Kimbler is suspected in the kidnapping of 3 children in Dixon, Missouri. Police there say he threatened the kids' mother, Kassy Hadley, and shot into the van carrying 5 kids..3 of them fathered by Kimbler. Kimbler is alleged to have taken the 3: Madison Jean Kimbler, Mackenzie Kyla Kimbler, and Corbin Kimbler in a gold or tan SUV with Alabama plates. align="right"> Dixon police...

Practicing ''safe storage'' results in accident during attempted robbery

Toledo Blade Wednesday, July 16, 2003 Man hurt as gun goes off while confronting burglars A Texas man was shot in the leg yesterday when his brother-in-law was loading a revolver and it went off as the two were trying to ward off three masked burglars, Toledo police said. Alexander Lara, 68, who is visiting Toledo, was in fair condition last night in St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center. Three men...

Wisconsin Supremes: Concealed arms ban OK

Those who want to put all their eggs in the Ohio Supreme Court basket (or on a greater level, the US Supreme Court for 2nd Am. interpretation) need to look at the kind of wrangling and dancing the Wisconsin Supremes did on this issue. Concealed arms ban OK But message mixed as court also reverses grocer's conviction The state's prohibition against carrying concealed weapons is still legal despite...

Early decisions show solidarity among Supreme Court justices

JEREMY HOLDEN Daily Reporter Staff Writer 07/14/2003 Judging by a Columbus Daily Reporter study of Supreme Court of Ohio decisions issued in the first half of the calendar year, unanimity could be the catchphrase to mark the current court's makeup. A look at 71 of the decisions issued since the court added Associate Justice Maureen O'Connor to the bench in January showed 44 unanimous decisions,...

Letter to the Editor: The two faces of Bob Taft

July 14, 2003 Akron Beacon-Journal Gov. Bob Taft felt compelled to write a major Ohio newspaper setting the record straight as to his position on the concealed-carry issue (``Taft: Gun bill must meet test,'' Beacon Journal, June 25). A few of his statements follow: • "I have been a strong supporter of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the rights it grants.'' Observation: Then why...

Letter: Dispatch Editor deserves being labeled liberal

Sunday, July 13, 2003 I respond to Dispatch Senior Editor Joe Hallett’s contention that the " ‘Liberal’ label merits respect, not obloquy" (Forum column, June 29). Hallett wrote that he’s tired "of being called a liberal idiot for opposing concealed-carry legislation and supporting a ban on assault weapons" and "of being castigated as a tax-and-spend liberal for questioning the wisdom of huge...

Letter to the Editor: Limits on concealed carry will take the teeth out of it

The Zanesville Times Recorder has published a letter to the editor about concealed carry from Dresden resident William Ripple. Below are a couple of favorite exerpts: Exerpt #1: I have gone from a middle-aged man to an old man trying to get a decent concealed carry law in Ohio. Exerpt #2: ...A copout that will allow the governor and the police to get a law that will make concealed carry so...

Toledo robberies prove again why ''victim zone'' exclusions are a very bad idea

Toledo Blade July 10, 2003 Toledo police have a message for drivers and their passengers: Don’t leave valuables in vehicles. In the last two days, detectives received 15 reports of thefts from vehicles in West and South Toledo with items taken ranging from purses and wallets to golf clubs and computers. Even a King James Bible was snatched in the incidents, which total thousands of dollars in...

Tale of Two Cities: Two Columbus women car-jacked; Baton Rouge woman defends

Thursday, July 10, 2003 THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Two women were abducted at gunpoint and their cars stolen yesterday in what police described as a one-day crime spree by two men. Despite a daylong search and a stakeout at a North Side motel, the men were still at large last night. One of the women was sexually assaulted before being released along Rt. 161 about 5 a.m., police said. She had been...

State's largest municipalities losing residents to suburbs

Ohio's suburban and rural communities continue to grow at the expense of the state's large urban areas, according to the latest census population estimates. Click on the "Read More..." link below for more of the story, and for the impact these changes will continue to have on gun ownership and self-defense. Of the state's five largest cities, Cincinnati shrank the most, losing 2.2 percent of its...

Dispatch: 130+ years of anti-self-defense rhetoric

‘Dispatch’ amazingly consistent on issue Wednesday, July 09, 2003 I recently came upon a passage that appeared in the very first issue of The Dispatch on July 1, 1871, then known as The Daily Dispatch, that is astonishing: "Nothing can be more absurd than the carrying of concealed weapons in a civilized community without a special purpose, and that in times of tranquility is simply criminal. But...

Democrats speak softly on gun control

Gun control used to be an easy, reliable issue for Democrats. Presidential candidates could bring it up and audiences would cheer. No more. As the party's nine White House hopefuls hop from city to city in candidate forums, no one seems to want to talk guns. Click on the "Read More..." link below for more. They seem frightened of the issue. They know that most Democratic urban and suburban voters...

Gun owners react to concealed carry law

By JOSIE McCORMICK Coshocton Tribune Staff Writer WARSAW -- Local gun owners enjoying the sunny weather at the Woodbury Shooting Range last week eagerly voiced their opinions about the concealed handgun bill that was recently considered by the House and Senate. "I am for it, but the ones that are going to carry a gun are going to do it with or without a permit," said Steve Cunningham of Coshocton...

AP: Guns, slots still hot-button topics as Legislature breaks for summer

When legislation gets pulled from a committee schedule or the House and Senate cannot agree on a bill, that usually is the end of the line. Not so for two issues: hidden guns and video slot machines. The Legislature recessed for the summer on June 25 without passing a resolution to authorize voters to decide whether to put slots at Ohio racetracks or completing a bill that would allow Ohioans to...

Op-Ed: Hidden guns pose no problem to public

The Springfield News Sun has published an excellent opinion editorial from Champaign County resident Michael Wuest. From statistics to historical experience to political correctness, Wuest covers it all. Below are a couple of favorite exerpts: Exerpt #1: "How about those who say they wouldn’t want to sit in the next booth at a restaurant or near someone who is legally carrying a gun? Well, what...

Only Half Right: Pro-CCW newspaper editors call for Am. Sub. HB12 passage

Several traditionally pro-self defense rights newspaper editorial boards have recently published editorials calling upon passage of Am. Sub. HB12 (as amended by the Senate). While noble in their intent, it seems these opinions are based on a lack of familiarity with just how egregious the Senate's amendments are (especially the Taft "Car-jacker Protection" provision), and just how many more law-...

Letter to the Editor: Dispatch’s coverage of gun bill too liberal

Friday, July 04, 2003 Why does The Dispatch continue to print statements that either make no sense or clearly have no rational thought behind them? If the newspaper is going to lean left — and it always does — why not at least offset each article from the left with an opposing one from the right? For example, The Dispatch published the June 19 article "Gun bill fails to sway NRA." Sen. Eric D...

Did Ohio's self-defense ban force this company out of business?

In January, we reported on the plight of drivers for Quality Cab Co., Mansfield's only cab company. After two armed robberies in one week , the cab company considered halting services in part of the city. Quality Cab office manager Brad Walker, 44, says "we need to protect our drivers, and it's the civic responsibility for all of us to do the right thing," Walker said. "I don't want to go to the...

Letter to the Editor: Let us exercise our gun rights

Word is obviously getting out about Taft's "Car-jacker Protection" provision. This Celina parent is concerned with the potential for criminals to profile cars when children are on board. Lima News July 3, 2003 Is anyone else concerned that the Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police are effectively dictating the fate of concealed-carry legislation in Ohio? This is...

Women should worry about protecting themselves

The following was submitted by an OFCC supporter: WBNS in Columbus today is running an article about a flasher they haven't yet caught who is increasingly outgoing: Police warn women about flasher Members of the Columbus Police sex abuse squad are warning women about a flasher striking around town. They say the extent of his attacks and the degree of violating his victims is escalating, and women...

Police stop Levant (ME) man with toy gun on I-95

This article illustrates why having guns on our front car seats, as required by amended substitute H.B. 12, is a bad idea. Click on the "Read More..." link below for the full story. Tuesday, July 1, 2003 Police stop Levant man with toy gun on I-95 WATERVILLE — A 20-year-old Levant man was ordered from his car on Interstate 95 at gun point Sunday by a trooper of the Maine State Police after other...

Letter to the Editor: Concealed-carry bill makes parents targets

More for the "What Bob Taft refuses to understand" file - this mom doesn't like the idea of having a bulls-eye painted on her car to appease the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Columbus Dispatch July 3, 2003 I completely concur with Dispatch Senior Editor Joe Hallett's stance on the concealed-carry issue, as stated in his June 22 column. Hallett is correct that substitute House Bill 12, as written,...

Abject failure: Ohio's CCW Ban not working to deter crime

YOUNGSTOWN - Greg White looks at the bar graph and just shakes his head. He is appalled at what he sees: the number of homicides in Mahoning County that involve guns, mostly in Youngstown, is staggering. That's why White, the new U.S. attorney for Ohio's Northern district, today announced a concerted effort to get guns and their users off the street. "I have every confidence we can change this...

Preach It, Pastor!

Thomas Brouwer, pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, in Middletown, wrote a reply to an anti-self-defense letter published by the mother of a CWRU shoting victim. His letter to the editor published in the Middletown Journal. Click the "Read More..." link below for an archived copy of the letter, and a link to the newspaper. Letters to the Editor, 07.02.03 For The Middletown Journal...

Mansfield: Vandals harass woman for her religion

Are the efforts of Bob Taft and the Ohio Highway Patrol putting this victim of hate at further risk? Concrete wrapped in swastika thrown through window MANSFIELD - Helen Avenue resident Ruth Schwan is considering investing in bulletproof glass. Thursday night, just minutes before midnight, someone threw a piece of cement through her dining-room window. Wrapped around it was a piece of white paper...

Senator Lynn Wachtmann: Portrait of a Senate Leader

In one sense, politicians' jobs are not unlike waiters, bellhops, or any other service-related occupation. They rarely hear a peep from their customers unless the service is bad. Senator Lynn Wachtmann deserves to hear from you, because his service has been so good . Click on the "Read More..." link below. align="right"> Sen. Lynn Wachtmann, a Napoleon Republican, says that throughout his...

Most lawn mower accidents result of human error

Yes, you read the headline correctly - this is a story about accidents with lawn mowers. No, you did not accidentally logon to the wrong website. The Daily Chief-Union of Upper Sandusky has published a story, informing readers about the dangers of lawn mower usage. According to the Insurance Information Institute, approximately 75,000 people per year require emergency room treatment for injuries...

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