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Robbed once, Willoughby store owners vow NEVER AGAIN

11:36pm Wednesday, September 29, 2004
The owner of Video Reply on Robinhood Drive in Willoughby, Ohio says being made a victim by an armed robber Monday, September 27 has given him a whole new outlook on self-defense in the workplace. Adam, a former U.S. Marine, told OFCC that although he is a long-time gun owner, he and his business partners Brian and Pam had "never felt the need to exercise our right to carry." "That has changed...

Op-Ed: District of Inequality

10:36pm Wednesday, September 29, 2004
NOTE: This op-ed was published in the National Review Online just hours before the U.S. House of Representatives voted 250-171 to overturn the gun ban in Washington, D.C. September 29, 2004 by John R. Lott Jr. Citizens go unarmed in D.C. while pols are free to protect themselves It is one of the benefits of being a politician. While handguns are banned for citizens in Washington, D.C.,...

On duty: Woodlawn Police take action against CHL-holders

7:56am Wednesday, September 29, 2004
---- Original Message ----- From: Julie S. Sent: September 26, 2004 Subject: Woodlawn police Late Friday (9/24/04) a Woodlawn police officer arrived at my job with a sign to ban concealed carry weapons. I walked out into the lobby as he was asking the operations manager for permission to place it on our door. I immediately told the boss that he did not have to put the sign up. The police officer...

VICTIM ZONE: 3 wounded, 1 killed in Michigan day-care shooting

2:39pm Tuesday, September 28, 2004
The Associated Press is reporting that a man opened fire at an in-home day-care center Tuesday, critically wounding two people, and killing a 3-year-old. Police are searching for the shooter, described as a black man in his 20s, about 6 feet tall, between 200 and 230 pounds, wearing dark clothing, and carrying a blue, steel semiautomatic weapon. Ploice say the man came to the door of the house on...

CONSUMER ALERT: Cleveland-area attorney selling seminars w/ ''incorrect info

12:38pm Tuesday, September 28, 2004
Ohioans For Concealed Carry has been contacted by multiple sources who are concerned about the actions of a northeast Ohio attorney at the Stonewall Ltd. range in Cleveland. According to recent visitors to Stonewall, attorney Stephen Miller is distributing a "bulletin" (see image) warning Concealed align="right"> Handgun License (CHL)-holders that "the law, as codified in the Ohio Revised Code...

East Cleveland mayor says '82 stabbing was self-defense

10:38pm Monday, September 27, 2004
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported Saturday that long before she entered political life, the new mayor of East Cleveland, Saratha Goggins, stabbed a boyfriend to death. Saratha Goggins told the newspaper on Thursday that she stabbed O’Neal Price, 48, to death in 1982. Her disclosure came after the paper obtained a certified copy of a coroner’s report that says she admitted stabbing Price during...

UPI: Kerry denies owning assault rifle

6:40pm Monday, September 27, 2004
It wasn't Kerry's fault when he fell on the ski slopes while snow boarding (he blamed the Secret Service, telling reporters "I don't fall down"). It wasn't Kerry's fault when he bounced an opening pitch to home plate, despite the fact that he threw from the bottom of the mound (he blamed the catcher [a National Guard soldier and Iraq war veteran], telling reporters "He was very nervous. I tried...

Time is Running Out - Register to Vote!

4:50pm Monday, September 27, 2004
If you have not voted in the past four years, if you have moved, or if you need to register to vote for some other qualifying reason, please act quickly as you must register no later than 30 days prior to the election. From the Secretary of State's office website: Where may I register to vote? You may register to vote at the following locations. The office of the Secretary of State of Ohio, or...

Letter to the Editor: Editorial just gun-control propaganda

8:16am Monday, September 27, 2004
September 26, 2004 Dayton Daily News Re "Bush gun pledge just weasel words," Sept. 10: The sunset clause on the assault weapons ban was put into the legislation for the simple reason that many rightly believed there was no need for it. Now that the 10 years has elapsed, I challenge the Dayton Daily News to provide evidence that there is a need to renew it. The editorial's hyperbole about "...

'Patient' robber calm & cool in ''no-guns'' banks

8:11am Monday, September 27, 2004
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that a 'patient' robber has quietly been robbing banks in northeast Ohio. The robber has hit the same Fifth-Third bank, inside a Tops supermarket, on two separate occasions within four weeks, advising tellers he has a gun. In an August 23 robbery, the 24-year-old female teller at the Fifth Third Bank was handed a note and the robber "stared at her as if he...

Mad science: Gun-law demise worries ''health experts''

7:04am Sunday, September 26, 2004
Health experts are concerned that the demise of the assault weapons ban will result in more gunshot victims and increased trauma costs, CBS.MarketWatch.Com reported Sept. 22. Officials said that the ban helped to make injury prevention a national priority. But with the expiration of the ban, "we're going back to viewing this as a purely criminal-justice issue and not a public-health issue," said...

Op-Ed: John Kerry and assault weapons: Takes one to own one?

8:13am Saturday, September 25, 2004
September 22, 2004 The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, VA) CHASTISING PRESIDENT BUSH for allowing the ban on assault weapons to lapse, Sen. Kerry charged in a speech on Sept. 10 that "America's streets will not be safe because of a choice George Bush is making" and that "in the al-Qaida manual on terror, they were telling people to go out and buy assault weapons, to come to America and buy...

''Mr. Hero'' robbed at knife point

7:44am Saturday, September 25, 2004
A Mr. Hero restaurant in Mentor is listed among the unsafe businesses in OFCC's Do Not Patronize While Armed database . It is not yet known if this particular Mr. Hero was posted as well. September 25, 2004 The Akron Beacon Journal is reporting that a man attacked a manager of a Mr. Hero restaurant from behind and robbed the business at knifepoint Thursday night. According to the newspaper,...

Child in Akron opens door for armed robbers

7:39am Saturday, September 25, 2004
September 25, 2004 The Akron Beacon Journal is reporting that a child opened the door for two masked men who committed a home invasion Friday. The Akron Police Department told the newspaper a child at a home in the 800 block of Fried Street opened a side door around 8 a.m. Police say two men armed with guns entered the residence and threatened a 28-year-old man and two children, 7 and 10...

Kerry shotgun still in WV; Democrat hasn't bothered taking steps to bring home

8:16am Friday, September 24, 2004
A September 23, 2004 article in the Charleston (WV) Daily Mail revealed that the 12 ga. Remington Model 11-87 which was presented to John Kerry at a rally earlier this month has never left the state of West Virginia where the photo op took place. Presidential candidate John Kerry never took home a semi-automatic shotgun that stirred controversy when he accepted it at a Boone County rally,...

Cincinnati's Northside Bank posts ''no-guns'' sign on outdoor ATM!

7:53am Friday, September 24, 2004
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 01:12:06 -0400 Subject: Concealed weapons notice I pulled up to the ATM tonight at Northside Bank on Colerain Ave. On the front of the ATM was a sticker stating, the carrying of a concealed handgun is prohibited at this ATM. Related Stories: Medina victim sues man who robbed her at First Merit ATM Victim Zone: Armed robbers strike on & near near UC again

Summer slump: CCW instructors looking forward to autumn rebound

1:34pm Thursday, September 23, 2004
Reprinted with permission of the Dayton Daily News September 23, 2004 Dayton Daily News Concealed-carry applications post sharp drop MORAINE | — Bill Seevers got his permit to carry a concealed weapon as soon as he could. Seevers already had taken a concealed-carry course and was ready to apply under Ohio's new law when sheriff's offices opened their doors April 8 to potential applicants. "Do I...

"No Guns" bakery corporation files Chapter 11

12:03pm Thursday, September 23, 2004
The Associated Press reported Wednesday that Interstate Bakeries Corp. (IBC), the nation's largest wholesaler baker whose products include Twinkies and Wonder Bread, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The electronic filing, made shortly after midnight with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri in Kansas City, listed assets of $1.626 billion and liabilities of...

Gun grabbers misleading Class D's again; signs continue to come down elsewhere

11:34am Thursday, September 23, 2004
The following message is from OFCC Business Education Coordinator Joe Eaton ( [email protected] ): OFCC members and supporters, we need you to get involved quickly in response to some Anti-Self Defense activities that are taking place. The following is an email we received from an OFCC member in Summit County. "There is someone going around (again) to Summit county convenient stores and gas...

Law Enforcement Officer's Safety Act resisted by Beavercreek Police Chief

8:19am Wednesday, September 22, 2004
The Dayton Daily News has reported on September 20 that Beavercreek Police Chief Arthur Scott is delaying the issuance of ID cards which are necessary for retired law-enforcement officers to exercise their new rights under House Resolution 218, the Law Enforcement Officer's Safety Act. The federal law allows retired and off-duty officers to carry concealed guns across state lines. Retired...

Letter to the Editor: 'Rifleman' Kerry good for a laugh

7:35am Wednesday, September 22, 2004
September 21, 2004 Toledo Blade Only the most politically naive or the most pathetically ignorant would not double over in laughter reading the description of John Kerry burnishing his skills as a "rifleman" in an attempt to impress the hunters, shooters, and gun owners in Ohio. Senator Kerry has spent his entire political career attempting to limit the rights of citizens and sportsmen to own and...

Akron woman shot during home invasion

7:32am Wednesday, September 22, 2004
September 21, 2004 The Akron Beacon Journal is reporting that a woman was shot in the arm during a Monday morning home invasion. Three men, one armed with a handgun, reportedly forced their way into a residence in the 1000 block of Nome Avenue around 9:30 a.m., the Akron Police Department said. A 27-year-old woman was shot once in the arm and was treated at a hospital. Police told the newspaper...

Illinois Capitol Murder Proves Gun Laws Do Not Stop Killers

3:56pm Tuesday, September 21, 2004
September 21, 2004 Monday's brutal murder of an unarmed Illinois Capitol security officer by a shotgun-wielding killer proves that restrictive gun laws like those in the Prairie State cannot stop determined criminals, and never have, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) said today. "If the Draconian gun laws in Illinois worked," said CCRKBA Executive Director Joe...

Athens CHL-holder threatened in road-rage incident will NOT be charged

11:00am Monday, September 20, 2004
September 20, 2004 Athens News Charges dismissed in road-rage incident By Jim Phillips Two men who were involved in a July "road rage" incident in which one of them pulled a gun both have had criminal charges against them dismissed, and have agreed to enter court-ordered diversion programs. On Sept. 13, the cases of Dr. Jeffrey McAdoo, 43, and James Kirkendall, 49, were resolved in Athens County...

DOES KERRY OWN ASSAULT RIFLE?

7:56am Monday, September 20, 2004
September 16, 2004 NEWS RELEASE Does Sen. John Kerry, a supporter of the so-called "assault weapons" ban, own a "Communist Chinese assault rifle," as suggested by his remarks in the October issue of Outdoor Life? If so, the Second Amendment Foundation wants to know where Kerry keeps that rifle, if it is legally registered, and how the senator got it into the United States, SAF Founder Alan...

Dire warnings from gun ban extremists already proving false

2:14pm Saturday, September 18, 2004
In a hysterical email message to supporters lamenting yet another day of failure (the Clinton Gun Ban sunset), gun ban extremist Toby Hoover said "The gun lobby is thrilled and taking orders for guns." This claim has been oft repeated by extremists the gun ban lobby in recent weeks - if the ban sunsets, they screamed, assault weapons will be flooding the streets within hours! The problem for the...

Two more ''No-guns'' banks robbed this week

7:54am Saturday, September 18, 2004
The Toledo Blade reported Friday that another Fifth Third bank has been robbed at gun point, despite having posted "no-guns" signs on its doors. The man robbed the Fifth Third at 10105 Fremont Pike near Thompson Road, about 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 16. Authorities released a surveillance photo of the robbery in progress, where the robber can be seen pointing a semi-automatic pistol at the...

Letters to Editors: Voices for and against right to self-defense in parks

7:32am Saturday, September 18, 2004
September 16, 2004 Fremont News-Messenger Right to carry concealed weapons should include parks This is in response to the letter to the editor from John Salyers dated Sept. 1. In reference to his letter, I find his points thoughtful, intelligent, concise and very reasonable. I find your little rebuttal at the end proof that most liberals cannot answer factual statements with anything but shadowy...

Op-Ed: A Short Lived Victory?

7:24am Saturday, September 18, 2004
Used by permission of author CNSNews.com Commentary September 16, 2004 With the death of the assault weapons ban and the success of concealed carry laws nationwide, proponents of 2nd Amendment rights are on a roll. Although there are more guns on the street in the hands of law-abiding citizens than ever before, crime rates are at an all-time low, which seems to further prove that more guns do...

Paper: Judge Junkin keeps gun; group fires back

9:44pm Thursday, September 16, 2004
Reprinted with permission of Sun Newspapers September 16, 2004 West Geauga Sun By KIM WENDEL When a Bainbridge man had his gun taken by Chagrin Falls police last month, he didn't know he wouldn't get it back after he appeared in court. Now, Ohioans For Concealed Carry is up in arms because Bedford Municipal Court Judge Peter J. Junkin kept the gun after the Aug. 23 hearing in his courtroom. "We...

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