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Gun grabbers caught telling a whopper - by BATFE!

7:43pm Monday, January 31, 2005
The NRA-ILA is reporting that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has caught the Brady Campaign/ Million Mom bunch telling yet another tall tale. The NRA-ILA report states as follows: In an obvious setup for an ammunition-banning "killer amendment" to defeat pro-gun legislation, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and New York Senator Chuck Schumer (D) have once again...

Sheriffs: How is YOUR elected official doing?

11:33pm Saturday, January 29, 2005
Ohioans For Concealed Carry volunteers have recently completed a comprehensive survey of Ohio's 88 county sheriffs, seeking to determine where the law is being implemented well (i.e. where citizens will find it easy to apply for a CHL), and where there is work to be done. Out of 88 sheriffs, 48 accept applications at least 5 days per week (with 21 applying appointment schedules that can reduce...

Man shot in chest during robbery attempt in VZ parking lot

4:58pm Saturday, January 29, 2005
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting a 28-year-old man was seriously wounded Friday night during a robbery attempt in the parking lot of the Collinwood Food Mart in the 16200 block of St. Clair Avenue. Cleveland police told the Plain Dealer the man was shot in the chest about 7 p.m. by a 17- or 18-year-old male. The robber ran off before police arrived. The newspaper said officials at Huron...

Dayton RTA psgr. shoots self in leg; exposes media access loophole folly

Chad D. Baus
1:45pm Saturday, January 29, 2005
On January 17, the Dayton Daily News reported that a woman accidentally shot herself while riding a Greater Dayton RTA bus. According to the story, dispatchers received the call of the shooting at Main Street and Siebenthaler Avenue at 8:51 p.m. January 16. The report indicated that the woman was "bleeding badly." The DDN stated that medics responded and the woman was treated for her injury, but...

''Parking Lot Predator'' stalking Dayton apartment dwellers

11:48am Saturday, January 29, 2005
WDTN-TV is reporting that a parking lot predator seems to be stalking people who live in various apartments complexes in the Miami Valley. The seventh known attack came yesterday . According to the news account, the attacker seems to come out of nowhere, running up to frighten his victims and leaves with "stealth skill". From two WDTN reports: Tuesday morning at the Lexington Apartments off...

OFCC joins OCAGV in ''Changing the Culture of Fear'' push

8:13am Friday, January 28, 2005
In the wake of yet another mass shooting in a place where guns were banned (a UAW official told the Toledo Blade today even the security guards are disarmed at the Toledo Jeep plant!), and on the heels of a growing number of victimizations that prove gun control laws are impotent at stopping criminals, gun ban extremist Toby Hoover felt the need to make a statement. Hoover, who fronts what often...

TX media asks: ''Could Self Defense Have Saved A Texas Woman From Capture?

7:31am Friday, January 28, 2005
In the wake of the kidnapping (and eventual murder) of a Walmart employee as she walked to her car, one Texas television station is pondering how things might have been different if the victim were capable of defending herself. Strangely, however, even in Texas, the media just can't bring itself to mention the one self-defense option that might really have made a difference. From the story:...

Carjacked on drive home from work; Hostage taken on 100mph run from cops

7:16am Friday, January 28, 2005
NewsNet5.com is reporting that a man was coming home from work at about 2 a.m. when two men approached with guns drawn. Police told NewsNet5 the men told the alleged victim, Jeremy Schumacher, that they wanted to go shopping. The men checked Jeremy's wallet, found his girlfriend's credit cards and forced her to come outside. The media outlet states the men allegedly took the woman, later...

Fifth Third Victim Zone: Female Bank Robber Captured

7:02am Friday, January 28, 2005
WHIOtv.com is reporting that police officials apprehended a Cathy Sams, 39, minutes after she had robbed the "no-guns" Fifth-Third Bank on Union Road in Englewood. The FBI announced this week it is pressing federal charges against the suspected bank robber on Tuesday. Investigators told WHIO a witness helped authorities find Sams. Peter Gilbert said he saw the car and watched the dye pack go off...

Workplace gun prohibitions = promises not kept

8:05am Thursday, January 27, 2005
By Chad D. Baus When companies prohibit employees who have concealed handgun licenses from bringing their protection on company property, they explain by way of making a lot of promises. They say without the prohibition, there is a risk of misuse, poor judgment or accident by license-holders. They say the prohibition will make a safer work environment. They say the prohibition makes the company "...

''No-guns'' Prime Outlets Mall circulates composite of Retail Rapist

1:07am Thursday, January 27, 2005
Ohioans For Concealed Carry first notified supporters about Prime Outlets Mall's discriminatory signs on May 3. The Jeffersonville mall holds a dubious distinction on the Do Not Patronize While Armed list, as the only retailer which has had employees victimized by the Tri-State "Retail Rapist" . Soon after employees at the Jeffersonville store were targeted by the Retail Rapist, mall management...

Predictable coverage of Ohio mass shooting by Akron newspaper

5:30pm Wednesday, January 26, 2005
It really shouldn't surprise us anymore, but the Akron Beacon Journal has done its duty for their friends in the gun ban lobby once again. A story by BJ reporter Stephen Dyer, entitled Portage killings spark debate , gives the Brady bunch/ Million Mom crowd a platform to assert that the expiration of the Clinton Gun Ban is somehow to blame for a tragedy involving a convicted felon with an...

WRONG: Ohio Watercraft officers say ''No CCW'' on Boats

4:48pm Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Thanks to the attention of an astute supporter, Ohioans For Concealed Carry has learned that the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Division of Watercraft has been incompletely/ incorrectly informing its officers and the general public about how the state's concealed carry law, passed a year ago, affected the practice of bearing arms on watercraft. OFCC can also report that we have made some...

5 reasons why bearing arms isn't just an ''on the road'' thing

3:09pm Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Akron: Woman Uses Body To Shield Son A woman used her body to shield her son before both were killed by her boyfriend, authorities said. James Trimble, 44, of Brimfield Township, was arrested Saturday and charged with three counts of aggravated murder. He is accused of killing Sarah Positano, 22, a Kent State University student from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, his girlfriend, Renee Bauer, 42, and...

Georgia store owners refuse to be victims

2:28pm Wednesday, January 26, 2005
The Associated Press is reporting that two criminals have been permanently retired by Bobby Doster and Gloria Turner, who own Shoats Grocery & Package, where the criminals attempted a robbery. According to the story, two men walked into a popular country store outside Atlanta, and announced a holdup. After one robber fired a shot at Turner's husband (and missed), his gun jammed. Doster and...

Letter to OFCC: Montgomery confronted at Republican meeting over anti-CCW stance

12:05pm Tuesday, January 25, 2005
From: Tim Inwood Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 7:22 AM Subject: Betty Montgomery put on the spot Here is a report from last night's Blue Chip Republicans meeting [in the Hamilton County/ Cincinnati area], which featured State Auditor and gubernatorial-hopeful Betty Montgomery. Rep. Tom Brinkman spoke earlier in the evening. Montgomery arrived about 30 minutes late from a fundraiser. She got...

Letter to the Editor: Why deny serfs' right to self-defense?

9:32am Tuesday, January 25, 2005
January 25, 2005 Toledo Blade One of the bodyguards for Michael Moore, who has made millions of dollars producing movies that call for the end of private gun ownership in America, was arrested at JFK International Airport for carrying an unlicensed handgun. Rosie O'Donnell, a spokeswoman and supporter of the notoriously anti-self defense group and horribly misnamed Million Mom March, also had a...

Walmart kidnapping/ murder suspect apprehended, thanks to armed citizen

7:29pm Monday, January 24, 2005
By Phil Shiflet The nation's cable news channels were filled late last week with reports about the kidnapping of a 19 year-old Walmart clerk as she walked to her car at the outer limits of a deserted Walmart parking lot Wednesday, January 19. The kidnapping of Megan Holden was caught on the store's video surveillance cameras (which, incidentally, did nothing to deter the kidnapper or prevent the...

Disgruntled employee didn't need CHL to threaten former boss

7:10pm Monday, January 24, 2005
The Dayton Daily News is reporting that a Square D employee who had been fired returned to work armed with a loaded .22 revolver and pointed it in the chest of his former boss on January 14. Craig Z. Buck, 54, of 5274 Stillwell-Beckett Road was enraged by his firing, which was prompted by a dispute with another employee who still works there, authorities told the newspaper. Click on the "Read...

Op-Ed: Running gun blues

6:13pm Monday, January 24, 2005
By Paul Jacob Townhall.com Jan 23, 2005 If my daughter runs off with a fellow named Clyde and starts shooting up banks, I'll know I made a terrible mistake — as my wife will no doubt remind me. Call me a "gun nut" if you must. But I'm really not one. Still, I did give my sweet, innocent 5-year-old daughter a gun for Christmas. Not just any gun, mind you. It's commonly called a "street-sweeper."...

''Reform the reform''; Ask legislators to make OhioCCW user-friendly

11:15am Monday, January 24, 2005
The fight to restore Ohioans' right to self-defense was not an easy one. Many important provisions were left out, and many more harmful provisions were inserted, in order to get a law. Calls to "reform the reform" began almost immediately after passage of the law last year, and with nearly ten months of experience putting the new law into practice, the need for improvements to this law has been...

AP reporter takes Ohio-CHL class; not yet sure she'll carry

7:46am Monday, January 24, 2005
A story written by Associated Press writer Anita Chang has been published in news outlets across the country in the past few days. The story , which has been republished in Ohio newspapers like the Cincinnati Enquirer, Columbus Dispatch, Coshocton Tribune, Middletown News Journal (and many others across the nation), tells of a woman who has personally experienced the need for self-protection, yet...

Rapist uses Beacon Journal to lure victim

6:42am Monday, January 24, 2005
This wasn't supposed to happen. Time and again, when told that publishing lists of gun owners (CHL-holders) would provide criminals lists of homes from which to steal guns, the media responded by saying that criminals just weren't smart enough to utilize the newspaper to premeditate their crimes or select their targets. The Akron Beacon Journal has called it a "flimsy presumption", and Gannett...

State Sen. Joy Padgett endorses Jim Petro for Governor

5:00am Monday, January 24, 2005
When it comes to the 2006 governor's race, the Republican primary has been in gear almost since Bob Taft took his oath for the final time in 2003. Now that the Presidential election is behind everyone, it is quickly becoming apparent that voters in Ohio are likely to truly have a choice among GOP primary candidates in 2006. OFCC members heard from Secretary of State Ken Blackwell at the first...

The Gun Control State of Mind

5:00am Sunday, January 23, 2005
by Dean Rieck Have you ever wondered why Toby Hoover and other gun grabbers have such a problem with your right to carry a concealed handgun? A professor of behavioral science may have the answer. In an article titled “Explaining the Left/Right Divide” from the May/June 2004 issue of Society, a social science journal, Dr. John Ray offers an intriguing look into the psychology of why people are...

NRA: Guns, Gun Ownership, & RTC at All-Time Highs

4:55am Sunday, January 23, 2005
Less "Gun Control," and Violent Crime at 27-Year Low The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislate Action (NRA-ILA) has issued a Fact Sheet detailing the facts concerning how higher gun ownership, an increasing Right to Carry states, and a loosening of gun control laws in our country has corresponded with a 27-year low on the nation's violent crime rates. Click here to read the Fact...

Fifth Third Bank: Lost another loan to common sense!

5:05am Saturday, January 22, 2005
OFCC Senate Disctrict 14 Coordinator Rick Jones recently recently received a letter of congratulations from Mr. J. Scott Nagle, senior vice-president of Fifth Third, regarding the pay-off of his vehicle loan. Rick responded to say that he, a customer of 30 years, has closed all accounts with Fifth Third Bank. Nagle has not yet responded. Mr. J. Scott Nagle 925 Freeman Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio...

Bar owner says right to self-defense shouldn’t stop at his door

5:00am Saturday, January 22, 2005
From time to time, OFCC republishes standout posts to the CCW-Talk discussion list on our website so that those not subscribed can benefit. The following email is representative of the discussion/ information-sharing that occur on CCW-Talk. Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 10:43:46 -0500 From: "Rick" Subject: Re: [ccw-talk] Alcohol To: "OFCC CCW Discussion List I've been watching the debate on alcohol and...

OFCC uncovers report of Fifth Third customer being robbed on exit from bank

5:00am Friday, January 21, 2005
Acting on a tip from a supporter, Ohioans For Concealed Carry has uncovered a report of the robbery of a Fifth Third employee who was exiting the bank branch with a blue deposit bag in hand. The following information is taken from the official columbuspolice.org website. ----------------- Case # 040756058 Title Robbery Report # 040756058.1 Subject 450 - Robbery Location 1500 Morse Rd City...

Employee for ''no-guns'' newspaper carjacked outside work

4:55am Friday, January 21, 2005
The Mansfield News Journal is reporting that one of its ad sales people was carjacked by a 15 year-old boy who put a gun to his head in the News Journal parking lot at 70 W. Fourth St. in broad daylight. The News Journal offers no explanation for why the employee, who was inside his truck with the engine running when confronted, didn't "just drive away", as Ohio State Highway Patrol Captain John...

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