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Man shot while mediating dispute

12:57pm Tuesday, August 17, 2004
One can't help but wonder if any of the parties involved (including the innocent victim) had read the arbitrary "Conflict Avoidance and Alternative Dispute Resolution" commentary provided in the Ohio Concealed Carry Law booklet....? August 16, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal AKRON - A 21-year-old Akron man who was shot in the abdomen after trying to intervene during an argument was in critical...

Middletown Fifth-Third bank latest ''no-guns'' business to be robbed

10:25am Tuesday, August 17, 2004
August 17, 2004 Dayton Daily News Xenia man held in bank robbery MIDDLETOWN | A Xenia man is in the city jail, charged with robbing a bank, Middletown police said. Daniel Wayne Waggoner, 31, was apprehended by Xenia police at his residence about 4 p.m. Monday, Middletown police Detective Frank Hensley said. Police said a man walked into the Fifth Third Bank branch in the Kroger on Towne Boulevard...

Letter to the Editor: Armed citizens are first line of defense

4:24pm Monday, August 16, 2004
August 16, 2004 Toledo Blade I recently read your article concerning possible budget cuts for the police division. I was shocked to read that on any given afternoon there are only 44 police officers in cars available to respond to a call for service. Fourty-four officers to cover a city of more than 300,000? href="http://www.a-human-right.com/RKBA/s_faster.jpg" target="_blank"> src="http://www...

11 yr.-old raped in ''hell''; otherwise known as a ''gun-free'' Toledo city park

11:53am Monday, August 16, 2004
August 16, 2004 NBC24.com (Toledo) Toledo Police are searching for the man who raped an 11-year-old girl behind a South Toledo park. The crime happened in an area her father calls "Hell". Now he wants the city to clean it up. Toby Hansen spoke exclusively with NBC 24 yesterday. He says Danny Thomas Park looks quiet and safe from the front. But he says once you walk through the park it's a...

NRA-ILA Names OFCC Volunteer Organization of the Year For 2003

7:05am Sunday, August 15, 2004
August 13, 2004 NRAILA.org Each year, NRA-ILA acknowledges the outstanding efforts in defense of our freedom of a select group of individuals and an organization. The ILA volunteer award winners for the year 2003 are: NRA-ILA Volunteer Organization of the Year Award: Ohioans for Concealed Carry (Ohio). Ohioans for Concealed Carry (OFCC) were instrumental in the passage of the state`s historic...

List of cities removing illegal signs continues to grow

7:00am Sunday, August 15, 2004
This past week was dominated by news that, in spite of the law, the intent of Ohio General Assembly, and statements from the Ohio Attorney General, officials in the City of Clyde had chosen to continue enforcing an illegal ordinance banning concealed firearms on public property. OFCC filed suit against the city of Clyde on behalf of its members , and just hours later, Sandusky County Common Pleas...

Temporary Emergency License system in need of attention

8:32am Saturday, August 14, 2004
August 12, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal Convicted Akron felon released on technicality Victim fears for life after Appeals Court decision An Akron man's assault conviction was thrown out on a technicality Wednesday, giving him his freedom and putting his victim in fear for his life. In its decision, the 9th District Court of Appeals ruled that Summit County prosecutors failed to prove a fundamental...

And they say criminals aren't smart enough to profile their victims...

7:38am Saturday, August 14, 2004
August 14, 2004 Dayton Daily News Casino winner followed, robbed BEAVERCREEK | Police said they think a man who snatched a woman's purse Tuesday followed her from the Argosy Casino after she had won several thousand dollars, Beavercreek Sgt. Jim Wuebben said. The robber's image was captured on surveillance tape from the Lawrenceburg, Ind., casino where the woman gambled the previous night. Police...

Arrests made in ambush and murder of CHL-holder Bill Singleton

7:25am Saturday, August 14, 2004
August 14, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer Three arrested in shooting death of Cleveland store owner Proprietor was killed in robbery attempt Police arrested a 19-year-old and two 17-year-olds on Friday in the shooting death of a popular Collinwood store owner. Cleveland Police Commander Edward Tomba said tips from the neighborhood led detectives to arrest Arnold Shorter, 19, and the two juveniles on...

Sheriffs find positive new use for CHL equipment

3:46pm Friday, August 13, 2004
August 13, 2004 Chillicothe Gazette What began as a piece of equipment to grant concealed weapon licenses is now helping find missing children. The Ross County Sheriff's Office rolled out a program called KidPrint ID that gives parents an identification card containing a recent photo, physical description and thumb print. "This is just another tool that we could use to protect our children,"...

Clyde is sued over ban on guns in parks

8:34am Friday, August 13, 2004
August 13, 2004 Toledo Blade CLYDE - Ohioans for Concealed Carry has sued the city of Clyde for its refusal to rescind a May council decision outlawing concealed weapons in city parks. Sandusky County Common Pleas Judge Harry Sergeant granted a temporary restraining order yesterday to prohibit the city from enforcing the ordinance, said Ken Hanson, chief counsel for the pro-gun group. Clyde Law...

FLASH: Temporary Restraining Order issued against City of Clyde

3:04pm Thursday, August 12, 2004
Ohioans For Concealed Carry has learned that Sandusky County Common Pleas Judge Harry A. Sargeant, Jr. has granted our request for a temporary restraining order , which prohibits the City of Clyde from enforcing Ordinance # 2004-41 (a concealed carry ban). The City of Clyde has been ordered to remove its signs within 24 hours. Text of the order can be reviewed by clicking on the "Read More..."...

Ohioans For Concealed Carry Sues City of Clyde Over Concealed Handgun Ban

1:20pm Thursday, August 12, 2004
Self-Defense Advocacy Group Says City Ordinance Unconstitutional CLEVELAND - Ohioans For Concealed Carry, the state's largest grassroots organization working to reform, defend and enforce Ohio's self-defense laws, announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the City of Clyde in the Sandusky County Court of Common Pleas against the City of Clyde and each individual elected and appointed...

More than 600 Lucas Co. CHL-holders' names published by Toledo freebie rag

by Chad D. Baus
1:15pm Thursday, August 12, 2004
A Lucas Co. freebie rag called the Toledo City Paper has joined the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Sidney Daily News and three other Ohio newspapers who have abused the media exception provision to the law which protects CHL-holders' private information: The list of more than 600 names appears as a "web-only exclusive" , and is promoted in the August 12, 2004 issue, which is available free of charge at...

More Ohioans use firearms to stop crimes/ protect lives

3:10pm Wednesday, August 11, 2004
Ohio newspapers publish two more examples of the 2 million-plus defensive uses of firearms that occur each year in our nation... Athens Messenger: Burglary victim holds suspect at gunpoint COOLVILLE — A Dixon Road man faces charges of burglary and child endangerment after he allegedly kicked in the door of a Brimstone Road residence while his child was waiting in his truck. Danny Lantz Jr., 31,...

Several guns stolen from home

12:14pm Wednesday, August 11, 2004
More headlines like this on the way, courtesy of five Ohio newspapers who have published shopping lists of gun owners for criminals. August 11,2004 Dayton Daily News SPRING VALLEY TWP, Greene County — Law officers are searching for the suspect or suspects who stole rifles, shotguns, handguns and a crossbow from a home in Spring Valley Twp., Greene County sheriff's Maj. Eric Prindle said Tuesday...

Letter to the Editor: A more valid examination of Texas gun statistics

11:57am Wednesday, August 11, 2004
August 11, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer Karen Tucker states (Letters, Aug. 3), "Texas permit holders were arrested for weapons-related offenses at a rate 66 percent higher than that of the general population of the state." Since by definition, 100 percent of permit holders have weapons and only a small percentage of the general population have weapons, this statistic proves what, exactly? When one...

Double-standard: Privacy a right for everyone but law-abiding gun owners

5:14pm Tuesday, August 10, 2004
The need for the protection of privacy has been in the news a lot lately, and it would appear liberals and the media elite supports such efforts for everyone but...you guessed it...law-abiding CHL-holders. Click on the "Read More..." link below for more. ‘Scarlet plates’ single out DUIs August 9, 2004 Elyria Chronicle-Telegram It’s not a scarlet letter, but it’s close. The bright yellow license...

Strike Two: Another PD editor tries to justify discriminatory actions

3:08pm Tuesday, August 10, 2004
Those who catch the headline of Phillip Morris' latest column in the Cleveland Plain Dealer may gain the impression that at least one member of the editorial board is coming to understand how damaging its decision to publish the names of concealed handgun license-holders has been. Some may believe it is evidence that the paper has been asking itself what role it played in the death of Bill...

''Paper Protection'' fails another battered wife

7:21pm Monday, August 09, 2004
August 5, 2004 Middletown Journal HAMILTON — A Liberty Township woman who police say survived two murder attempts by her estranged husband, Thursday said she may not have lived had it not been for the prayers and support she received. “It is miraculous that I survived such a violent attack, but survival was only possible through the support of friends, family and faith. I am recuperating and we...

Victim Zone Prohibitions cannot protect the defenseless

7:15pm Monday, August 09, 2004
August 5, 2004 NewsNet5.com (Canton) Sex offender attacks child's mother on way to church CANTON, Ohio -- Police in Canton said a registered sex offender attempted to abduct a woman in broad daylight across the street from the church where she was headed to attend Mass. Detective Jack Angelo said the woman's 3-year-old son may have saved her by his crying. Angelo said the woman reportedly stooped...

More evidence of the need for self-defense in parks

7:01pm Monday, August 09, 2004
Despite repeated inquiries, city officials in Clyde, Elyria and certain other communities have offered no demonstration whatsoever that there is a need for ordinances banning concealed handgun license-holders from public places. No municipality has any facts or research to indicate that law-abiding, licensed gun owners pose any threat or danger, nor has any history of problems in other states...

Letter to the Editor: Concealed weapon may come in handy

11:10am Monday, August 09, 2004
August 09, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer I happen to believe in the right to bear arms, but I had never intended to apply for a concealed-weapon permit. On Aug. 1, I was brutally assaulted by two thugs. I am almost 47 years old, and I just can't defend myself like I used to - especially against young punks. I really never saw the need to carry a weapon until this happened to me. As soon as my...

Letter from OFCC's Business Education Coordinator

4:51pm Friday, August 06, 2004
Over the past several months, OFCC's Do Not Patronize While Armed database has served as a useful resource for law-abiding CHL holders and others across Ohio. Users of the website can easily determine which businesses throughout Ohio have asked us not to visit them unless we are defenseless. These are listed as Criminal Protection Zones (CPZs) The database also lists locations that have decided...

Concealed carry supporter glad to see clarification appear in Athens News

7:43am Friday, August 06, 2004
August 5, 2004 Athens News I see that you have published a clarification to the supposed "road-rage" incident involving Dr. Jeffrey McAdoo, and I want to thank you for doing so (The NEWS, Aug. 2). I have very low regard for reporters in general, but the fact that you chose to publish this correction speaks well for you, in my humble opinion. Since I have only read the correction in the online...

Wilmington Law Director: Maybe they'll sue Toledo instead of us

7:36am Friday, August 06, 2004
August 05, 2004 Wilmington News Journal Is concealed-gun ban at city park legal? A local gun rights supporter says signs banning guns at a Wilmington park don't comply with the state's concealed-carry handgun law, and has threatened legal action if the signs aren't pulled. The city law director, however, says the city plans to keep the signs posted at J.W. Denver Williams Jr. Memorial Park until...

Councilman Polensek has ''long been a leader in pushing...[Cleveland] gun laws

4:49pm Thursday, August 05, 2004
On August 3, businessman and Ohio CHL-holder Bill Singleton was ambushed by three robbers outside his check-cashing business. Despite being mortally wounded, Singleton was able to return fire, fatally wounding one of his attackers. Two others are still at large. In the hours that followed, friends and neighbors began weighing in on the anger and frustration they feel at begin so helpless in their...

Letter to the Editor: Gun lists pose danger

12:26pm Thursday, August 05, 2004
August 5, 2004 Lorain Morning Journal To the Editor: William Singleton, a respected African-American Cleveland business owner, was killed Tuesday when three robbers allegedly shot him before he had time to respond to their demands. This occurred less than a week after a newspaper published his name in a list of concealed carry license holders. Criminals may be dumb, but often they are resourceful...

More poor behavior by northeast Ohio gun grabbers

12:05pm Thursday, August 05, 2004
----- Original Message ----- From: Randy Garcia Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 Subject: Anti-gunners vanadlize my property My name is Randy Garcia and I am an OFCC member and also an NRA Pistol Instructor. I have been promoting a Concealed Handgun class in North Ridgeville and discovered that one of my 7 foot banners out in front of the hall had the words "Cancelled" spray painted on it and then...

The PD editor and gun nuts play a strange game of chicken

4:20pm Wednesday, August 04, 2004
August 4, 2004 Cleveland Scene When Ohio's concealed-weapons law was passed with the provision that only journalists have access to the names of registered carriers, Plain Dealer Editor Doug Clifton declared that he would publish complete lists of all area residents who receive the permits. Last week, The PD splashed the names of heat-packing Northeast Ohioans over two and a half pages. Not...

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