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Dayton: Violent serial robbers at work

7:17pm Monday, February 09, 2004
Sadly, even had the police been informing people of this threat, history shows they would likely be recommending against the most effective form of deterrence and self-protection - armed citizens. February 9, 2004 Dayton Daily News (click for complete story) DAYTON -- Leslie Bloodsoe limped into her upstairs bathroom, stepped gingerly into her bathtub and instinctively pulled the shower curtain...

74 year-old newspaper carrier shot in carjacking

7:09pm Monday, February 09, 2004
The irony would be humorous if it wasn't so deadly serious. This elderly man's employer, the Dayton Daily News, has worked for years to prevent the restoration of his Constitutional right to defend himself, and they continue to do so today. February 4, 2004 Dayton Daily News A Dayton Daily News carrier was shot in the leg during a carjacking as he delivered newspapers this morning, police said...

Don't mess with him: Homeowner thwarts burglary of his house

7:03pm Monday, February 09, 2004
After April 8, criminals like these won't be able to ignore laws and victimize with impunity, certain that their intended victims are unarmed. That's because after April 8, drivers and homeowners like Mr. Reed will finally be able to exercise their Constitutional right to bear arms for self-defense. February 3, 2004 Chillicothe Gazette A home invasion on Owl Creek Road was thwarted Tuesday...

If Toby Hoover was Chief Executive Officer...

6:55pm Monday, February 09, 2004
IMPORTANT NOTE: The following parody, by OFCC's Rick Jones, was adapted from a recently-published Ohio news story about a woman who says she is being discriminated against at work because of her religious beliefs (the original story may be accessed by clicking here ). Very few words were changed. Since some gun ban extremists like Toby Hoover are encouraging people not to "hire, socialize, or...

OFCC PAC announces more 2004 primary election endorsements

3:48pm Friday, February 06, 2004
The OFCC PAC is proud to announce endorsements in several more primary contests across the state. In the Republican party primaries, our latest endorsements include Sen. Louis Blessing (House 29), Rep. Earl Martin (House 57), Rep. David Evans (House 71), Rep. Chris Widener (House 84), and Ron Hood (House 94). Our first endorsements in the Democrat party primaries are for Mickey Mottl (House 15)...

''Sheriffs in jam over gun law''(??) Only in gun banners' imaginations...

11:19pm Wednesday, February 04, 2004
February 4, 2004 Cincinnati Enquirer Add one more question to the list of unknowns about Ohio's new concealed-carry gun law: Can Ohio's sheriffs get mental-health records for people hoping to legally carry a handgun? Ohio law says people who have been committed to a mental-health facility should not be permitted to carry a concealed weapon. But a federal law called the Health Insurance...

CHL-holder moves in - 70 neighbors voice concerns

12:24pm Wednesday, February 04, 2004
IMPORTANT NOTE: The following parody was adapted from a recently-published Ohio news story about the newly-created sex offenders registry, and reaction from neighbors to the knowledge of their presence (the original story may be accessed by clicking here ). Very few words were changed. Since some rotten apples among liberal news editors are promising to public the lists of CHL-holders, and since...

Sexual predators abound

9:52am Wednesday, February 04, 2004
February 2, 2004 Mansfield News Journal MANSFIELD -- Connie Hostettler is well aware of Richland County's dubious distinction as the sex-offender capital of Ohio. Now she is trying to determine why. Hostettler, records supervisor for the Richland County Sheriff's Department, has been in charge of the sheriff's sex-offender notification and registration program since Megan's Law went into effect...

Political donors go wild in Ohio

9:22am Wednesday, February 04, 2004
January 31, 2004 Associated Press GOP has $3.6 million to spend on elections; Democrats far behind COLUMBUS - The Ohio House Republican Campaign Committee raised an off-year record $3.6 million in 2003 for this year's elections, led by a $510,000 donation from Rep. Jon Husted's campaign, reports filed Friday with the secretary of state's office showed. Just six campaign committees were...

Letter to the Editor: Armed citizens are happy, free people

8:01am Wednesday, February 04, 2004
February 4, 2004 Toledo Blade Drivers never expect to need the air bags in their car, but we are grateful for them when the unexpected happens. No one wakes up thinking, "today I will be robbed, beaten, raped, or murdered." But when the unthinkable occurs, a concealed firearm is often the best - and only - insurance that person has to survive a violent encounter. Marilou Johanek claims the 145-...

What is the MATRIX? A privacy advocate's worst nightmare

7:37am Wednesday, February 04, 2004
Ohio joins multistate antiterror database Police can search billions of records; privacy invasion, some say Dayton Daily News February 04, 2004 COLUMBUS -- Despite privacy concerns, Ohio is one of six states signed up to use powerful computer technology that will allow police to search billions of records to root out criminal and terrorist suspects with lightning speed. MATRIX — Multistate Anti-...

Wisconsin gun banners show just how extreme they are

3:17pm Tuesday, February 03, 2004
Having already seen his veto on concealed carry legislation overridden in the Wisconsin Senate, Democrat Governor Jim Doyle is holding out hope today that he can avoid being overridden in the Assembly - perhaps for the same reason Taft avoided the same in Ohio - some pro-CCW legislators may care more for party politics than defenseless citizens. ( UPDATE: Wisconsin Assembly falls one vote short...

The Truth about Concealed Carry and Business

1:08pm Monday, February 02, 2004
by Chad D. Baus After failing to scare business lobbyists into the fight in 2003, and after loosing in the legislative arena just weeks ago, gun ban lobbyists are now hoping to convince business owners to discriminate against employees and customers who choose to obtain a concealed handgun license (CHL) for self-protection, as witnessed in the Jan. 26 letter to Crain's Cleveland Business magazine...

Columbus homicide rate increasing...OSU prof imagines ties to CCW

12:36pm Monday, February 02, 2004
Homicide rate increasing January 30, 2004 The (OSU) Lantern Thirty days into January, Columbus has already seen six homicides. At this rate, the city may accumulate even more murders than last year, when it reached 112 - one of the highest murder rates in the last two decades. "If we look back in the files over the last couple decades, it's just been a rollercoaster," said Sherry Mercurio,...

Gun prohibitionists seek traction in Akron restaurants

8:03am Monday, February 02, 2004
Feb. 02, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal Restaurants, county keep guns at bay New concealed-carry law leaves prohibiting firearms up to operator Restaurant owner Ed Davidian said when it comes to his Country Diners, guns will be joining cigars and pipes on the list of unwelcome items. "We're a family type of restaurant. I don't see where a gun is necessary in our businesses. I just don't see that,''...

Mary, Mary, quite contrary, where did your intelligence go?

3:31pm Sunday, February 01, 2004
The following is the just latest sour grapes liberal media rant against Ohio's new concealed carry law, as published in the Dayton Daily News. Gun law conceals its danger By Mary McCarty Dayton Daily News January 31, 2004 I already felt worried enough about what's going to happen come April 8, when just about anybody you meet in Ohio could be carrying a concealed weapon. Think about it. That isn'...

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