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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...

Somewhere, right now, Eddie Eagle is smiling

11:41pm Tuesday, May 31, 2005
A story in the Mansfield News Journal is no doubt bringing a smile to Eddie Eagle’s face today… Hedges Elementary School fourth-graders Jackie Williams, James Wilson and Trevon Brown said they felt like "heroes of the day" Friday. The boys were honored at school by the Mansfield Police Department and Mayor Lydia Reid for doing the right thing after finding a loaded gun in an alley while walking...

One arrested after armed robbery at ''no-guns'' bank

11:38pm Tuesday, May 31, 2005
The Fremont News Messenger is reporting that a Columbus man was arrested for his alleged involvement in a robbery Friday morning in which three men held up the “no-guns” Croghan Colonial Bank at gunpoint. The other two suspects are still on the loose. From the story: Michael Kevin Gainous, 37, was arrested after he tried to elude police in a vehicle during a pursuit just outside Fostoria...

The Culture of Fear

4:38pm Monday, May 30, 2005
By Chad D. Baus These days, there seems to be little else for the gun ban lobby to do than to attempt to create an irrational fear of law-abiding citizens who chose to bear arms for self-defense. The latest example, by Toby Hoover, who often appears to be a one-woman show at the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, comes in the form of a press release shouting “OHIO’S KIDS AT RISK OF BEING SHOT...

JoinTogether to stop gun violence? Only if the money flows…

7:58am Saturday, May 28, 2005
Last week, after JoinTogether.org announced that it would soon cease its practice of publishing gun violence news (without explanation), OFCC offered a few tongue-in-cheek guesses as to what the reasons could have been: “Did JTO decide to stop publishing gun violence news because they: A) Finally realized publishing story after story about how criminals with guns were hurting people was actually...

Activist aims to scare officials into protecting personal data

7:56am Saturday, May 28, 2005
OFCC raised the ire of news editors when we published the home address of Cleveland Plain Dealer editor and open records extremist Doug Clifton on our website. If BJ Ostergren had been running the show, Clifton’s social security number would likely have also been part of the equation… May 24, 2005 Washington Post Betty (but call her BJ) Ostergren, a feisty 56-year-old from just north of Richmond...

Defenseless in Dayton

7:50am Saturday, May 28, 2005
Comments below provided by OFCC Senate District 14 Coordinator Larry S. Moore: Police Search for Purse Snatchers A woman, who already lost a kidney to a robber, becomes a victim again. Now, police need your help to catch three people who may be robbers and thieves. Police say the three people they are looking for victimized a woman last Saturday. Someone shot her in the stomach, then took her...

British doctors call for KNIFE control

7:37am Saturday, May 28, 2005
May 27, 2005 New York Times Warning: Long, pointy knives may be hazardous to your health. The authors of an editorial in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal have called for knife reform. The editorial, "Reducing knife crime: We need to ban the sale of long, pointed kitchen knives," notes that the knives are being used to stab people as well as roasts and the odd tin of Spam. The...

Op-Ed: Sarah and James Brady - The Anger From Another Time

7:32am Saturday, May 28, 2005
May 20, 2005 MensNewsDaily.com By John Longenecker Violence. Conflict. As if these were useless and undesirable societal dynamics. As a matter of fact, without them, we would be stomped by those who use coercion as an everyday tool to get their way. Perhaps that's why there's a worldwide movement to discourage resistance to issues in general. It's made its way here, and we're feeling it big time...

Perrysburg police reduce DARE, but reportedly have time to hang "no-guns" signs

9:01am Friday, May 27, 2005
The Toledo Blade is reporting that the Perrysburg Police Division is planning to reduce the number of officers it assigns to teach Drug Abuse Resistance Education in the schools, known as DARE, which has some area educators and students worried about the future of the program. From the story: Police Chief Richard Gilts said he decided to reassign Officer Don Humphrey to road patrol full-time...

OU Student Senate opposes concealed guns

8:19am Friday, May 27, 2005
The (Ohio University) Post Online recently reported that the Student Senate passed a resolution opposing a portion of a bill introduced by Rep. Tom Brinkman (R-Cincinnati), who is currently recently running for an open seat in the U.S. Congress, that would allow persons qualified for concealed handgun licenses to protect themselves on college campuses. From the story: Ohio University students...

CHL denial appeal goes to top court

7:53am Friday, May 27, 2005
The Dayton Daily News is reporting that a New Carlisle man is asking the Ohio Supreme Court to consider his challenge of the Miami County sheriff's denial of his application for a concealed handgun license. From the story: William R. Harris on Wednesday appealed to the court an April ruling from the Ohio 2nd District Court of Appeals. The appeals court upheld a Miami County judge's order...

Store clerk stabbed multiple times during robbery

7:52am Friday, May 27, 2005
WHIO-TV is reporting that a Dayton convenience store clerk was stabbed several times during a midnight robbery. The crime happened early Tuesday morning at the Dairy Mart on East Fifth Street in Dayton. From the story: Police said the clerk, a veteran just out of the military, is alive thanks to his bulletproof best. Authorities said thanks to the clerk's quick actions and citizen information,...

Trotwood family terrorized during home invasion

7:40am Friday, May 27, 2005
The WHIO-TV is reporting that a Trotwood family was terrorized early Tuesday morning when three masked men with guns broke into their house. The home invasion happened around 2:30 a.m. at a home in the 300 block of Crown Avenue. From the story: Authorities said the family heard a loud noise outside on the front porch and quickly called police for help. The family said the men kicked in the front...

Ohio gun grabber recycles push to ban classified ad gun sales

8:23am Thursday, May 26, 2005
The Associated Press is reporting that Toby Hoover, who often appears to be a one-woman show at the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, is asking Ohio newspapers to drop classified ads from private gun sellers. From the story: The Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence has written letters to Ohio's approximately 80 daily newspapers and followed up with calls to many of them. At least six newspapers...

Armed robbery at UDF; robber steals beer at knifepoint

8:13am Thursday, May 26, 2005
Perhaps United Dairy Farmers needs to start posting “no-knives” signs to match their “no-guns” signs, since UDF Director of Security John W. Osborne is under the impression signs can keep UDF patrons safe and employees safe. Case # 050434722 Title Robbery Report # 050434722.1 Subject 450 - Robbery Location 2124 W Mound St City Columbus Zone 3 Precinct 19 District 191 Occurred 5/24/2005 12:05:49...

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