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Toledo convenience store owners anxiously await April 8

2:49pm Tuesday, March 23, 2004
In recent months, Toledoans have endured a rash of violent and even deadly convenience store robberies: WTOL Toledo 11: Store Attack highlights result of Taft's deadly game Toledo bureaucrats' ''solutions'' not working to prevent terrible crimes Toledo: Disarmed (smoke-free) citizens, well-armed criminals Toledo's gun control problem: only the criminals have guns Toledo gun control laws amount to...

17-year old accused of robbing woman at gunpoint; burning another alive

12:53pm Tuesday, March 23, 2004
Only law-abiding citizens are waiting for April 8 to carry concealed firearms. As this story and the Ohio Crime Clock shows (top-right column at www.buckeyefirearms.org ), criminals are not waiting, nor will they bother with the extensive licensing process once available. Teen charged in killing also accused of robbery March 23, 2004 Columbus Dispatch First she was robbed at gunpoint outside her...

Woman kills intruder

12:13pm Tuesday, March 23, 2004
Springfield News-Sun March 23, 2004 A Springfield woman shot and killed a 21-year-old man early Sunday, reportedly after the victim and a companion broke into her Chestnut Avenue home, police said. Matthew J. Marino, 21, whose address was not immediately available, was pronounced dead at Mercy Medical Center at 3:45 a.m., Springfield police Lt. Michael Hill said. Officers found Marino lying on...

Counties prepare handgun warnings

11:47am Tuesday, March 23, 2004
UPDATE: The Associated Press has picked this story up - it will likely be published in news outlets across the state. Please forward reports of any potentially illegal bans to info@buckeyefirearms.org . Officials debate details of keeping guns out of government buildings March 23, 2004 Columbus Dispatch Central Ohio counties are scrambling to prepare and post signs reminding conceal-carry permit...

Police investigating shooting inside Toledo restaurant

7:15pm Monday, March 22, 2004
March 22, 2004 13abc.com - WTVG Toledo Robbery suspect shot several rounds into ceiling before getting away with woman's purse Quite a scare for people at a West Toledo restaurant Sunday night. Toledo police say just before 8 p.m., an armed gunman walked into Jalapeno's at 519 N. Reynolds, shot a couple rounds in the ceiling and ordered everyone to the floor. Police tell us the gunman got away...

Op-Ed: Shootings add new dimension to issue of privacy vs. gun rights

6:39pm Monday, March 22, 2004
Aside from the fact that the "fix" proposed by Toby Hoover and the Brady Bunch (reporting mental records from Ohio courts to the federal government) would not have prevented the Ohio sniper from purchasing his firearms, Leonard's piece gives the most objective look of this issue you'll read in the Ohio media. Whether or not he could have gotten a concealed carry license matters none. The Ohio...

Rotten Apples continue swipes at concealed carry (and own credibility)

4:33pm Monday, March 22, 2004
Journalists at Ohio's liberal newspapers often attempt to maintain the notion that they are impartial when it comes to reporting on firearms and self-protection rights. These ongoing editorial page rants betray the folly of their efforts to claim neutrality. Cleveland Plain Dealer: First things first "'My Second Amendment rights are just as important as your precious First Amendment.' I've lost...

Is this DDN writer on the list of people who have lost their marbles?

3:22pm Monday, March 22, 2004
Despite the thousands of federal and state gun control laws on the books, Charles McCoy still walked around carrying a concealed gun, shooting willy-nilly at anything that moved, immortalizing himself as the Ohio sniper suspect. Whether or not he could have gotten a concealed carry license matters none. The Ohio sniper didn't wait until April 8 to begin his sickening crime spree, and yet Mary...

Northeast Ohio Marc's discount chain hangs discriminatory signs

1:00pm Monday, March 22, 2004
Ohioans For Concealed Carry has learned that Marc's, an Ohio-owned and operated discount chain in northeast Ohio, has made the decision to post discriminatory signs against CHL-holders. Marc's has 51 stores in NE Ohio (some branded as XPECT stores), located in Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Franklin, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Stark and Summit counties. Decisions to discriminate...

Michigan woman's gun may have saved her life

11:19am Monday, March 22, 2004
Yet another story of a licensed CHL-holder using their firearm to defend their life. This woman was on her way to work - no doubt to an employer with the good sense not to prevent her the ability to defend herself. Even the head of Michigan's Police Chief's assocation who was (formerly) opposed to CCW admits that this woman's life was saved because she was armed. March 20, 2004 Daily Oakland...

Ban on concealed weapons in park may not pass muster

4:42pm Thursday, March 18, 2004
Lisbon Journal News 3/18/2004 (Story edited for space) SALEM — Like any new law, Ohio’s concealed-carry handgun law remains open to interpretation, and one of the gray areas in House Bill 12 may be the ability of cities to prevent permit holders from carrying weapons in parks and similar areas. However, for now it appears the Salem Parks Department will not be able to ban handgun carriers from...

Attorney General's Office assures OFCC of on-time implementation

3:36pm Thursday, March 18, 2004
Upon discovery of the following Mt. Vernon News story, Ohioans For Concealed Carry leadership immediately consulted with the Ohio Attorney General's office about it's accuracy. As of 2:00 p.m., March 18, 2004, the OAG's office has assured OFCC that they have provided everything they are required to provide to the Buckeye State Sheriff's Association, which represents Ohio's 88 sheriffs, and that...

Ohio sniper: Time for a new approach to prevention

11:34am Wednesday, March 17, 2004
by Chad D. Baus The Ohio sniper suspect has been in custody for less than 24 hours, but the cacophony from gun controllers is already hitting a fever pitch. "Why can the mentally ill buy guns?" "Shouldn't there be waiting periods for making gun purchases in Ohio?" "What about enacting a one-gun-per-month rule?" "Why did Ohio just enact a concealed-carry law? Doesn't this prove such laws are...

WRONG: ''Expert'' advises city it can ban firearms in parks

11:31am Tuesday, March 16, 2004
As soon as we became aware of this incident, OFCC contacted both the Salem Parks Director Steve Faber, and SACS CEO/President Tim Dimoff. Mr. Faber indicated that in a subsequent meeting with a representative from the Attorney General's office, the Salem Parks Commission was informed of Section 9, and will not attempt to enact a ban on park property. We have also spoken with Mr. Dimoff, who...

Newspaper continues campaign to highlight victim zones

10:26am Tuesday, March 16, 2004
The ink was barely dry on HB12 before Ohio newspapers, including the New Philadelphia Times-Reporter , began running stories encouraging businesses to ban CHL-holders. The Times Recorder is continuing their victim zone campaign, with the following: March 14, 2004 New Philadelphia Times-Reporter Law won’t allow guns everywhere Ohioans with valid licenses to carry concealed handguns won’t be...

People lining up for concealed carry licenses

9:47am Tuesday, March 16, 2004
March 14, 2004 Willoughby News Herald Lynn Whipple believes the bumper sticker on his 1986 Toyota pickup truck says it all: "If guns kill people, then spoons make Rosie O'Donnell fat." Whipple, an 81-year-old Painesville man who wears a yellow ribbon on his sweater vest to support the troops overseas, said the concealed-weapons law that will go into effect April 8 in Ohio is a long time coming...

Former LEO from CCW state writes ''Ohio CCW will work!''

7:46am Tuesday, March 16, 2004
03/15/04 By: David Shull - OFCC supporter The City of Stow kicked off its Neighborhood Watch program tonight (03/15/04). A special guest speaker from the City’s law department gave an overview of the new CCW law. Four Stow police officers were in attendance along with around 30 citizens. The speaker stuck to the facts available, giving a fair and balanced presentation. The citizens had numerous...

After 70 peaceful years, Ft. Wayne media declares war on CHL-holders

8:17pm Monday, March 15, 2004
Mar. 15, 2004 By Mike Dooley Ft. Wayne News-Sentinel Nearly 14,000 Allen County residents had permits for handguns as of last year. You might be surprised at who's licensed to pack heat in Allen County. Late last year, at least 13,972 county residents -- including four times as many men as women -- had permits to carry handguns. While fairly consistent with previous years, the number of permits...

State sold Ohioans’ driving records to Florida database

7:13pm Monday, March 15, 2004
The ACLU rightly objects to this as a right to privacy issue, but was strangely silent when Bob Taft raised the spectre of making law-abiding CHL-holders subject to media scrutiny. March 14, 2004 Columbus Dispatch Story edited for space - click here to read the entire story. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles has sold Ohioans’ driving records to a Florida company that is building a federal law-...

Akron Beacon Journal whines they don't get enough back-pats from gunnies

2:47pm Monday, March 15, 2004
Mar. 14, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal By Mike Needs, Public Editor They call me Mr. Negative. At least a few newsroom colleagues do because of my daily reports on reader comments. They see them as being too negative too often. In this space on Sundays, you've seen phrases like "chorus of complaints'' and "firestorm of feedback'' to reflect how some of you have reacted to Beacon Journal efforts...

Missouri man repels 3 robbers by firing hidden pistol

12:33pm Monday, March 15, 2004
03/11/2004 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Robbers pointed a gun at Bryan Rutherford and demanded that he hand over valuables from his pickup Tuesday evening in Lemay. Rutherford didn't pull out cash or jewelry. He pulled out a .22-caliber pistol hidden in his vehicle and opened fire in what authorities believe is the first instance of self-defense with a concealed firearm since the Missouri Legislature...

City to arm itself against the new carry-concealed laws

11:55am Monday, March 15, 2004
At the recent Canfield City Council meeting, city manager Chuck Tieche reported on the new conceal-carry laws that will go into effect next month.He said there are several issues that need to be addressed as far as the city is concerned. One issue involves municipal buildings. Tieche said the citywill soon be posting a no firearms notice at the entrance. A person entering the building with a...

Anti-Gun attorneys in Ohio continue to give biased legal advice to businesses

11:46am Monday, March 15, 2004
This Toledo Blade story has been picked up by Knight Ridder News Service, and published in the Miami (FL) Herald. March 10, 2004 Toledo Blade Attorneys Advise Ohio Employers to Tighten Ban on Guns in Businesses Ohio employers may need to firm up their policies prohibiting guns -- or put such guidance in place -- if they want to ensure employees and visitors know they aren't allowed to carry...

Ex-con shot dead during home invasion

8:13am Saturday, March 13, 2004
Mar. 12, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal Man shot to death in Canton Woman calls 911 to report acquaintance attempting to break into apartment. Officers say her daughter fired gun at intruder CANTON - The first time Carolyn Warren called police, she wanted to be rescued from a man she said was trying to break in her door. Three minutes later, she called back to say the man was in her apartment, but she...

President Bush steers clear of Taft on Cleveland visit

8:32pm Thursday, March 11, 2004
(Compiled from Columbus Dispatch campaign report, March 11, 2004) Gov. Bob Taft, Ohio chairman of the Bush-Cheney re-election campaign, often introduces President Bush to Ohio audiences. But Taft was absent yesterday when Bush spoke to businesswomen in Cleveland. Taft, who’s approval rating was just 47 percent in a February Ohio Poll conducted by the University of Cincinnati, remained in Columbus...

Attacked at work: Robber shoots at employee during chase

11:49am Thursday, March 11, 2004
One more citizen who may have felt that Ohio's affirmative defense law was inadequate as a means of legal self-defense, even though she carries large amounts of cash for her job. April 8 cannot come soon enough for Ohio's crime victims. March 11, 2004 Dayton Daily News DAYTON | A robber shot at an employee of Benjamin's Burger Master, 1000 N. Main St., after the employee chased him into the...

Attacked at work: Police seeking vendor's shooter

9:56am Thursday, March 11, 2004
March 9, 2004 Cincinnati Enquirer MONROE - Police are asking for the public's help to find clues to the shooting death of a veteran vendor at the popular Trader's World flea market. It's this city's police department's first homicide case in nearly three years. A police officer early Monday found William E. Doolittle, 41, of Findlay, dead in the back of his van in the parking lot of the Stony...

Editorial points out that ''so many nowadays carry guns'' illegally

9:33am Thursday, March 11, 2004
Editors at the Cincinnati Enquirer seem to comprehend the problems facing their city. Gun control and Ohio's concealed carry ban has done nothing to deter criminals from using guns to commit crimes. We are left to wonder if the Enquirer has a plan to publish all the names of people illegally carrying concealed, since they advocated an amendment to House Bill 12 which will allow law-abiding CHL-...

Dayton: Husband attacks, wife uses firearm for self-defense

9:16am Thursday, March 11, 2004
March 10, 2004 Dayton Daily News Wounded man caught, arrested SOUTH VIENNA | A Mechanicsburg man who rode away on a bicycle after being shot in the neck Tuesday with a .45-caliber revolver during a domestic argument with his wife and her brother was later arrested on violence-related charges. Eric Champlin, 22, of 8546 Brigner Road was released from Community Hospital after being treated for the...

OH businesses need to consider 'Extraordinary Liability Advisory' before banning

11:17am Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Ohioans For Concealed Carry is hearing from more and more businesses who are deciding AGAINST posting discriminatory signs banning CHL (concealed handgun license) -holders from their property while bearing arms for self-defense. Many of these businesses are deciding to do so after consulting with their partners, or branches, in other states which already have a concealed-carry law, and learning...

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