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Could have been a victim...

2:19pm Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Submitted by reader as PAC news... This bright and beautiful morning could have turned ugly in an instant and I was reminded how quickly a situation can change. As I exited my local Circuit City (Best Buy is still posted with the NO GUNS sign) I found myself a few feet from a guy sitting on broken glass and ripping out a stereo from a new Lincoln Navigator. It was parked in the very first spot,...

LTE: Concealed-carry can prevent crime tragedy

10:11am Tuesday, June 07, 2005
June 7, 2005 Columbus Dispatch The May 24 Dispatch article "Missing daddy" was extremely powerful, especially to me. If it weren’t for my father-in-law having a Tennessee permit to carry a concealed handgun, an article in Nashville back in 2000 might have been headlined, "Missing papa," the name my kids have for their grandfather. After shooting another driver in the face after she gave him her...

Editor’s Note

8:01am Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Today, June 7, 2005, will be my final day posting daily news stories to this website. I have found it necessary to take on a reduced volunteer role at OFCC, and plan to spend more of my time on family, firearms and self-defense instruction and my family business. I do hope to contribute a story now and again, when something piques my interest and when time allows. Many thanks to those of you who...

Newspaper: Tips for surviving a stalker - Are you prepared?

7:59am Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Commentary by John Salyers The Sandusky Register ran a story recently on what it takes to survive a stalker. Unfortunately they left out the one best defenses that law-abiding Ohioans now have as an option. That is the right to obtain a license and carry a concealed handgun for self defense. While stalking cases may not make the news and be as high profile for everyday citizens as other crimes...

Robber sought after victims fight back inside ''no-guns'' UDF store

7:50am Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Columbus' NBC41.com is reporting on yet another violent encounter inside a "no-guns" United Dairy Farmers location in Ohio. And this time, the incident was caught on camera. From the story: Shortly after 12:30 a.m., police said Kaya Horn and Bradley Treneff were ordering ice cream inside United Dairy Farmers, located at 530 S. Hague Ave. Police said that when Horn opened her wallet to pay for her...

91-year-old Toledoan fends off would-be purse thief

7:46am Tuesday, June 07, 2005
The Toledo Blade is reporting that a would-be purse snatcher thought he had an easy mark: a frail-looking elderly woman. But Saturday afternoon, says the Blade, "when the thief approached 91-year-old Katherine Woodworth in a West Toledo parking lot and demanded her purse, he got more than he bargained for. He got a whuppin' instead." From the story: Angered by the thought of being robbed, Ms...

Dayton: Man critically hurt in foiled carjacking

7:41am Tuesday, June 07, 2005
In an incident that recalls memories of the carjacking murder of Tony Gordon in 2003, the Dayton Daily News is reporting that two men shot the owner of a tricked-up late-model GMC Yukon during an attempted carjacking outside of a state-mandated victim zone on West Third Street early Saturday. From the story: The victim, shot twice, was in extremely critical condition following emergency surgery...

Latest round of motions filed in OFCC Inc. v City of Clyde

11:10am Monday, June 06, 2005
On Friday, attorneys for Ohioans For Concealed Carry, and (separately) for Attorney General Jim Petro, filed additional Motions in Ohioans For Concealed Carry, Inc. v City of Clyde . The Motions, which can be downloaded from links at the end of this story, mark another stage in written arguments, and put the case on a time-line for a ruling in mid-July. The Fremont News Messenger is reporting on...

Man describes attack by teen robbers; defense of his own life

7:11am Monday, June 06, 2005
The Dayton Daily News has published an interview with what police say is the first CHL-holder in Dayton to have fired their weapon in self-defense since OhioCCW became law last year. From the story: Facing two armed teenagers intent on robbing him early Friday, Mark Hill pulled out his Glock 23 handgun, then hesitated. "These kids reminded me of my kid," Hill said Saturday. "Then I really had to...

Tale of two home invasions

6:55am Monday, June 06, 2005
The Youngstown Vindicator is reporting that the fatal shooting of a man across the border in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania early Saturday has been ruled by police to have been an act of self-defense. From the story: Robert Flynn of 531 Cedar Ave., Sharon, was shot when he broke into the home of Kevin McEwen at 36 N. 11th St. at about 3 a.m., police reports said. According to the police statement,...

Auto break-ins rising in downtown Cincy

6:52am Monday, June 06, 2005
The Cincinnati Post has published another report about how motor vehicle break-ins are on the increase in downtown Cincinnati. Break-ins have jumped 35 percent in the first four months of the year in comparison to 2004, with more than 500 reported since January, according to the Cincinnati Post. In a forum admittedly designed to blunt a growing perception that it is unsafe to travel to the area,...

''Man with two firearms in school'' turns out to be teenager with pellet gun

8:31am Sunday, June 05, 2005
According to a report in the Toledo Blade, an incident the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence's Toby Hoover prematurely flaunted in a press release last week, entitled "OHIO'S KIDS AT RISK OF BEING SHOT", has turned out much differently than Hoover's initial press release would have had you believe. The press release shouted: "On Wednesday, Riverside Elementary school in Toledo went in to lock...

Is OFCCPAC.org on the list of ''inappropriate'' sites banned by Columbus?

8:21am Sunday, June 05, 2005
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that the announcement of crackdown on Internet surfing of "inappropriate" websites by city employees was not much of a deterrent, at least initially. But what caught our eye in the story was what the City of Columbus deems "inappropriate": A week after the city announced it would begin monitoring on-the-job Internet use and blocking access to certain sites,...

Another armed robbery in a ''no-guns'' United Dairy Farmers store

8:11am Sunday, June 05, 2005
A full year after OhioCCW became law and after countless thousands of CHL-holders shopped in the stores countless thousands of times without incident, United Dairy Farmers management decided to post “no-guns” signs to keep their patrons safe. Great idea - IF you're a (criminal) patron planning on staging an armed robbery, that is: Case # 050454919 Title Robbery Report # 050454919.1 Subject 450 –...

Two ''no-guns'' Ohio businesses suffer robberies

8:09am Saturday, June 04, 2005
WKYC.com is reporting that a Brinks security guard was robbed in the food court at Prime Outlets Mall in Lodi while loading an ATM Machine. Prime Outlets Malls are posted with “no-guns” signs (in Ohio only), not just on the buildings, but in parking lots as well. Mall owners have asserted that these signs make their patrons and leasees safer, but since the postings Prime Outlets has made news for...

Self-defense issues cause Ohio pizza delivery workers to consider unionization

8:06am Saturday, June 04, 2005
The Buffalo (NY) News is reporting that robberies and assaults are prompting pizza workers to carry guns, and to consider unionizing so that they can better bargain against employers who would deny them their right to self-defense From the story: Three robbers ambushed one man at the back door of a West Side house, kicking him in the head and sending him to the hospital. Another man was slammed...

Gun banners who can’t shoot straight

7:59am Saturday, June 04, 2005
By John R. Lott, Jr. New York Post June 3, 2005 When the federal assault- weapons ban expired last September, its fans claimed that gun crimes and police killings would surge. Sarah Brady, one of the nation's leading gun-control advocates, warned, "Our streets are going to be filled with AK-47s and Uzis." Well, over eight months have gone by and the only casualty has been gun-controllers'...

Second time this week: Ohio CHL-holder defends against robbery

2:02pm Friday, June 03, 2005
For the second time in three days, an Ohio Concealed Handgun License-holder has been able to defend their own lives and wound an assailant when targeted for robbery. On early Wednesday morning, in Cincinnati, a CHL-holder was ambushed, shot three times, and still managed to return fire and injure one of his attackers. The grandmother of the man's girlfriend, who called police after the attack,...

State-mandated victim zone: Student assaulted in OSU dorm room

7:40am Friday, June 03, 2005
Columbus' NBC4i.com is reporting that Ohio State University police are searching for a man who assaulted a student in his dormitory room on Wednesday morning. Police said the student interrupted a theft in his room at about 10:50 a.m. in a W. 12th Avenue dormitory and was assaulted when the suspect fled. The suspect is described by the news station as black, between 18 and 20 years old, 5 feet 10...

Home invasion: Cash and guns stolen from elderly man

7:32am Friday, June 03, 2005
(Commentary by OFCC TeamLeader John Salyers) We have heard numerous times in the argument for publishing lists of gun-owners (CHL-holders) that criminals just are not smart enough to utilize the news media to premeditate their crimes or select their targets. The following story is also a reminder that gun control laws fail to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. Cincinnati's WCPO.com is...

Armed Ohio citizens stop crimes

7:49am Thursday, June 02, 2005
Cincinnati's WCPO.com - CHL-Holder Shoots Attacker In Westwood A would-be robbery victim fired back at his masked attackers overnight, despite being shot three times himself. That gunshot victim is now recovering from surgery at the hospital. The attack happened just before 1 a.m. Wednesday on Robert Avenue in Westwood. Police are still looking for the suspects. The shooting victim, Charles Pryor...

LTE: Media engaged in 'selective journalism'

7:47am Thursday, June 02, 2005
June 1, 2005 Dayton Daily News I read with interest the community discussion, "Privacy versus the right to know," May 22. What I don't understand is why concealed carry is such a big deal in the state of Ohio. After all, Ohio is the 46th state to allow concealed carry. We do not hear this uproar over the right to know in the other 45 states. I agree with Dayton Police Director Julian Davis, who...

FOXNews: Locked and Loaded, Judges Arm Themselves

7:46am Thursday, June 02, 2005
FOXNews.com is reporting that more judges are carrying guns into their courtrooms, a move prompted by concerns over recent high-profile violence in court houses. From the story: "It sits beside me in the chair," Judge Arch McGarity of Henry County, Ga., said of his pistol. McGarity and some of his colleagues were prompted to take action in the wake of some frightening incidents, like the...

Plain Dealer writes on fatal crimes of convenience

7:44am Thursday, June 02, 2005
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting on the dangers of working in a convenience store, but has neglected any mention of how "no-guns" signs are proving to be of no help in stopping these crimes. Nor does the newspaper spend any time examining how they may be contributing to endangering these store owners by publishing their names if they chose to obtain a CHL, as Bill Singleton did. From the...

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