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7:45am Thursday, February 24, 2005
Cincinnati: Man is indicted in slash, rob case Teodora Meza couldn't understand why Pedro Lopez kept entering and leaving her Mexican store in Norwood that sells food and clothing. Suspicious, Meza asked Lopez what he wanted. He responded he was waiting for his brother. Soon after, though, Meza told police, Lopez pulled out a 14-inch butcher knife, robbed her and slashed her. When her 10-year-old...

Another view: The tragic face of defenselessness

7:59am Wednesday, February 23, 2005
The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that an 82-year-old man was severely beaten by two young men in a Norwood home invasion. From the story: The incident happened about 12:43 a.m. Monday, Hines told police, when two suspects forced themselves into his third-floor apartment in the 2200 block of Jefferson Ave. align="right"> "As soon as I cracked that door open, they came at me with their fists...

MS: Northrop worker opens fire in ''no-guns'' workplace

7:57am Wednesday, February 23, 2005
MSNBC.com is reporting that an employee opened fire Monday at the Northrop Grumman Ships Systems shipyard, critically wounding two co-workers. From the story: The alleged shooter, Alexander L. Lett, 41, of Escatawpa, was been charged with two counts of aggravated assault and was being held without bond at the Pascagoula Municipal Jail. Investigators identified the two wounded employees as Ben...

Lucas Co. jail: Gun, knife found on prisoner

7:51am Wednesday, February 23, 2005
The Toledo Blade is reporting that Lucas County jailers found a loaded gun and a knife hidden in the clothing of a prisoner brought in over the weekend by Toledo police. "Somebody made a mistake," Sheriff James Telb told the Toledo Blade last night. "It should have been discovered at the scene of the arrest." The incident is the second in two months in which jailers have found loaded guns on...

Taft names panel members to study privacy issues

7:49am Wednesday, February 23, 2005
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that Gov. Bob Taft has appointed the members of the Ohio Privacy/Public Record Access Study Committee, which will examine a broad range of issues related to release of public records and produce a report within a year. From the story: The members, who are not compensated, are: J. Bradford Tillson, of Dayton, former publisher of the Dayton Daily News; Thomas C...

GOP candidates for governor will speak at dinner

7:47am Wednesday, February 23, 2005
February 21, 2005 Toledo Blade The three Republican candidates for governor have agreed to address the Lucas County GOP Lincoln Day dinner next month, an early joint appearance in what is promising to be one of the toughest primary races Ohio has seen in decades. The dinner is set for April 13, said Sally Perz, interim party chairman. The appearance of Attorney General James Petro, Secretary of...

OK: ''911 Call Reveals Woman's Struggle With Purse Thief''

12:53pm Tuesday, February 22, 2005
As you listen to the 911 tape that is the subject of the following story, you will quickly realize the headline should read "911 Call Reveals Woman's Struggle With Police Dispatcher". Oklahoma City's KOCO-TV is reporting that Oklahoma City police released a 911 recording Thursday which reveals a dramatic struggle following an attempted purse-snatching in south Oklahoma City. Barbara Gesell, 83,...

Armed robbers steal woman's pants

12:40pm Tuesday, February 22, 2005
The Dayton Daily News is reporting that a Fairborn woman told police two gunmen stole her pants from her as she loaded laundry into her car early Wednesday at Capital Cleaners on Kaufman Avenue. According to the story, the 21-year-old woman told police the men approached at 3:39 a.m. as she loaded white trash bags full of freshly washed and dried clothes into her car in the parking lot of the...

Are educators more focused on mop-up than terror prevention?

12:36pm Tuesday, February 22, 2005
The Associated Press is reporting that school nurses nationwide are unprepared for a terrorist attack, such as the one that resulted in 330 deaths at a school in Russia last September. The wire story was filed in Youngstown, where The National Association of School Nurses recently held a disaster-preparedness program. Disaster preparedness trainer Deborah Strouse noted to the AP that many schools...

Ohio sheriffs feel brunt of state funding problems

11:08am Tuesday, February 22, 2005
The Lancaster Eagle Gazette is reporting that the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office is a little tense these days while employees wait to find out who will be laid off. From the story: In one office, a chair has been decorated to represent a laid off employee; and people are not willing to talk about the cuts publicly. "It's real difficult," said Fairfield County Sheriff Dave Phalen. "We are...

Three teens arrested in ''Parking Lot Predator'' case

11:05am Tuesday, February 22, 2005
The Dayton Daily News is reporting that three teens suspected in at least 12 armed robberies in Trotwood area apartment complexes have been arrested by police. Trotwood police said the boys were arrested after a police dog tracked them to an apartment unit moments after an attempted robbery. Using a search warrant, Sgt. David Kopf told the newspaper police found guns and jewelry reported stolen...

Does this man’s employer ban CCW?

11:04am Tuesday, February 22, 2005
The Akron Beacon Journal is reporting that a cabdriver was robbed and his vehicle was stolen early Wednesday at Chalker and Dalton streets in North Akron. According to the story, the incident occurred shortly after 4 a.m. The Yellow Cab Co. driver told police he picked up a man in the 700 block of Carlysle Street. The man asked the driver to take him to Chalker Street. When they reached their...

Dayton cop suspected in wife's shooting

4:27pm Monday, February 21, 2005
The Dayton Daily News is reporting Dayton police officer Michael Blake is a suspect in the shooting death of his wife Niema at the couple's home, following a domestic dispute on Saturday. DPD Maj. Michael Brown said the handgun used in the shooting was retrieved at the scene. He said he did not know if it was a police-issued weapon. Brown also told the paper the shooting took place on the first...

Senseless violence stirs two Ohio newspapers from pacifist dreamland

4:22pm Monday, February 21, 2005
By Chad D. Baus Two Ohio newspapers seem to be finally grasping the reality that senseless violence can happen. But don't be surprised when they continue to oppose your right to defend against it… An op-ed from the Akron Beacon Journal's David Giffels has been published, exploring the writer's feelings as he watches a horrifying video of a man and woman violently attacking a person in line at a...

WDTN: "Gun Advocates Wish to Carry Weapons on RTA Buses"

4:13pm Monday, February 21, 2005
OFCC's Senate Disctrict 10 Coordinator Larry S. Moore participated in an on-camera interview with Dayton's WDTN last Friday. A short summary of the news report is available on the news channel's website . After a violent downtown riot you saw first on 2 -- gun advocates think it's time to let RTA passengers to protect themselves. Larry Moore, a representative for Ohioans for Concealed Carry, says...

TX convenience store killer caught on surveillance video

4:10pm Monday, February 21, 2005
"Don't get a CHL. Just do what the robber says and you'll be ok..." Those empty words of advice from some Ohio employers, bankers, and gun ban extremists ring hollow in light of a report from a KTRK Houston (ABC 13): A convenience store clerk in Cleveland handed over the cash, but was still shot and killed in cold blood. Now, police need your help to catch his killer. "He acted like he was fixing...

Lessons learned the hard way: Only you can protect you

4:08pm Monday, February 21, 2005
Lesson learned in Akron: The need for self-defense can come when you least expect it: Abduction suspect, truck described A 21-year-old woman told police the man tried to abduct her when he stopped his vehicle, described as a black, late-model Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck, as she walked on West Bergey Street shortly after 8 p.m. Monday. The man forced the woman into the vehicle and was driving...

Media questions affordable firearm made in Ohio

4:04pm Monday, February 21, 2005
In a span of several days last week, several Ohio television outlets turned their focus of attention to the "problem" of inexpensive firearms which low-income families use to protect their homes. Although Cleveland's WKYC admits most of the Hi-Point 9mm handguns that are used in crimes are purchased "on the street", the story goes on to blame gun shows and Ohio law for the misuse of these...

Calling OH gun owners: ''Demonstrate Your Political Strength"

3:37pm Sunday, February 20, 2005
The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance (USSA) is inviting gun owners from across the state to its biennial Ohio Legislative Reception. Second Amendment advocates are encouraged to come to meet with state lawmakers, discuss self-defense and conservation issues and more. From the press release: The reception will be February 22 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Athletic Club of Columbus, 136 E. Broad Street...

1992: A Massacre We Didn't Hear About

5:05am Sunday, February 20, 2005
by J. Neil Schulman The following article appeared in the January 1, 1992 Los Angeles Times. This is the story you saw on the evening news: At lunch hour on Wednesday, Oct. 16, George Jo Hennard of Belton, Tex. smashed his Ford pickup through the plate glass doors of Luby's cafeteria in Killeen, injuring some patrons immediately. While other patrons rushed toward the truck believing the driver...

Welcome to life in a ''gun-free'' society

5:00am Sunday, February 20, 2005
According to a story in The Courier Mail of Queensland, a United Nations-sponsored survey found that "Australia has the worst prevalence of crime among 17 industrialised countries." From the story: Federal Government statistics show increases in crimes against people, rather than property. "That's the basic picture in Australia at the moment – we're getting more violent," said Dr Tim Prenzler,...

Op-Ed: The Klan's Favorite Law

4:55am Sunday, February 20, 2005
Gun control in the postwar South by Dave Kopel If you believe everything that Michael Moore says in Bowling for Columbine and his books, then you would think that "pro-gun" people are white racists, and that "gun control" would be a wonderful way to help minorities. But a look at America's past reveals what historian Clayton Cramer has accurately called "The Racist Roots of Gun Control." After...

AL: More women packing heat because of serial rapist

5:05am Saturday, February 19, 2005
NBC 15 (Mobile, Alabama) is reporting that with news of a serial rapist on the loose, an increasing number of women are training for and receiving concealed carry permits. Business, especially gun sales, has picked up since police announced a serial rapist on the attack in West Mobile. In the past week or so, the report says as many as seven women have bought guns at the Mobile Shooting Center. "...

Arizona lawmakers again debating guns in bars, restaurants

5:00am Saturday, February 19, 2005
KPHO Phoenix is reporting that Arizona legislators are again weighing whether to allow people to take guns in bars and restaurants if the bearers aren't drinking alcohol and if the establishments don't opt out. Under a bill endorsed this week by the Senate Judiciary Committee, people could carry weapons in bars and restaurant but only in those establishments which didn't post notices prohibiting...

Editorial: Education alone will not deter crime

4:55am Saturday, February 19, 2005
February 16, 2005 The (Ohio University) Post Online By Curt Winzenreid In response to Stephen Mette's letter in the February 15th edition of The Post titled "People need education, not weapons," exactly what type of education did Mette have in mind? For the recorded history of man, we have tried to "teach" members of society that murder and theft are wrong, yet they still happen every day in...

OFCC proud to have member serving country in Iraq

11:35am Friday, February 18, 2005
OFCC Member and Department of Defense contractor Anthony Walls has sent a greeting to us here at OFCC, and agreed to allow us to share it with all of you. Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 18:49:38 +0300 From: Anthony Walls Subject: RE: Donation To Chad and everyone else at OFCC: I'm stationed at LSA Anaconda in Balad, Iraq. Well actually just outside Balad. It is approximately 68 clicks north of Baghdad. I...

Cleveland DJ attacked while getting gas

5:10am Friday, February 18, 2005
WKYC.com (NBC Cleveland) is reporting that Cleveland DJ Brian Figula, known as “Fig” on Q104, was “assaulted and robbed” at a gas station at 150th and I-71 Monday evening. From the story: His car was low on fuel, so he stopped at a gas station late Monday night. Minutes later, his life was in danger… Fig was at pump 2 when he noticed a man on the phone. Soon afterward, that man attacked him. “He...

Trumbull Co.: Dispatch 911 service becomes issue

5:05am Friday, February 18, 2005
The Warren Tribune Chronicle is reporting that 911 service is getting so bad in Trumbull County that the Weathersfield police and fire chiefs looking to drop the county call center and possibly move to another dispatch service. From the story: "I tried to call, over the radio, five times and was never able to get through,'' said police Chief Joseph Consiglio at a township caucus Feb. 3. "This is...

Op-Ed: If he can't carry a gun, who can?

5:00am Friday, February 18, 2005
If the Minnesota Court of Appeals is having trouble deciding the fate of the Minnesota Personal Protection Act, they should consider the story of Matthew Dirks. The 23-year-old East Side native served 15 months with the Army in Iraq at Baghdad International Airport and Camp Dogwood. Last week, St. Paul Police Chief John Harrington denied him a carry permit. Dirks' primary job in Iraq was...

Children with guns: the answer is Education

1:19pm Thursday, February 17, 2005
by Chad D. Baus Two recent incidents (in Columbus and Dayton ) of children misusing firearms have people asking questions. Shouldn't the law mandate that guns be locked up in homes where children live? Shouldn't we just outlaw guns so they can never be left lying around by irresponsible adults? Since the host of existing gun control laws that made what these children did illegal did nothing to...

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