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Police warn be on the lookout for purse snatcher

6:16am Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Dayton's WDTN.com is urging area residents to be on the lookout for a thief who is "terrorizing female shoppers". Investigators say 32-year-old Janet Hawkinberry snatches purses to get money to feed her drug habit. And they say no matter how many times they catch her, she doesn't stop. From the story: Beavercreek police detective, Jeff Fiorta details 32-year-old Janet Hawkinberry's method of...

CHL background check puts criminal behind bars

7:25am Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Story compiled from two Cincinnati tv news station reports, WKRC.com and WCPO.com . The arrest of a wanted criminal in Hamilton County has proven that background checks for concealed handgun licenses are working properly to ensure that licenses are not issued to criminals. Hamilton County Sheriff's deputies say Lavon Murrell’s application for a concealed handgun license led to his arrest on...

If you're not a member of OFCC, you're missing out!

7:22am Tuesday, May 10, 2005
This weekend, people across Ohio sat down with the latest issue of OFCC News, the quarterly newsletter of Ohioans For Concealed Carry. Most quickly realized they got even more than they normally have grown to expect from this members-only publication. In addition to an excellent article in the Law Enforcement Corner from Gahanna Police Chief Dennis Murphy, which was previewed on this website...

35 Charged In Large Fight At Marion Park

7:19am Tuesday, May 10, 2005
This is the kind of thing we are told by bureaucrats in the City of Clyde and Toledo to fear if guns are allowed in parks. The trouble is, all the gun control laws in the world didn't stop this incident from occurring. Do they really believe a "no-guns" sign would have helped keep these criminals out of this public park? 05-09-2005 MarionOnline.com A large fight in the early morning of Sunday,...

Victim Zone: Help sought to solve robbery at bar

7:16am Tuesday, May 10, 2005
The Toledo Blade is reporting that Toledo police are seeking information through the Crime Stopper program about a robbery at a bar early Friday. From the story: Three men - one armed with a gun - went into Living It Up, at 1601 West Central Ave., about 1:45 a.m., threatened bar patrons and employees, and took money from the cash register behind the bar, police said. They fled in a red car. They...

''Mum's the word'' from anti-gun writer

12:12pm Monday, May 09, 2005
By Chad D. Baus When a notorious op-ed columnist from the Toledo Blade recently took her latest swipe at OhioCCW in a piece criticizing the job Bob Taft is doing as governor, by claiming that when Taft signed House Bill 12 he "gave the state something most of its citizens never sought or desired", I decided to ask her a few questions. And just as another member of the media did recently, Marilou...

Does posting a sign make it a''gun free'' community?

11:10am Monday, May 09, 2005
When OhioCCW became law, Columbus Mayor Mike Coleman ran to a city park, set up a press conference in front of a jungle gym, and expressed how appalled he was that city officials were prohibited from banning firearms in their parks. Coleman, who is now running for the Democrat nomination for governor in Ohio, called the state's concealed carry law "a travesty for our city and for our state."...

Man in Papa John's uniform sought in robbery

10:32am Monday, May 09, 2005
The following news item was submitted to OhioCCW.org: "Maybe this is why Papa Johns doesn't want CHL's in their stores... From Columbus Police Department report website: Case #: 050365549 Title: Robbery Subject: 450 - Robbery Location: 124 E Maynard Ave City: Columbus Zone 4, Precinct 4, District 43 Occurred: 5/2/2005 11:00:00 PM Reported By: Officer Ricks Badge 1546 Report Narrative: “THE HOME...

Two reasons why it is foolish to carry only when ''expecting'' trouble...

9:41am Monday, May 09, 2005
Columbus' WBNS 10tv.com is reporting that a man who had stopped to fill up at a south Columbus gas station last week was robbed, beaten and kidnapped, and police say his attacker is still on the loose. From the story: It was around 1 a.m. Wednesday at a station on Frebis and Lockbourne Roads when James Kennenbrew was getting gas. The 56-year-old was approached by a man with a gun who told him to...

AP/DDN CHL records roundtable: Another Perspective

1:48pm Saturday, May 07, 2005
By Brian Horton OFCC TeamLeader & CCW-Talk Moderator I think that the DDN round table at Sinclair College went very well. Like Larry Moore I was pleasantly surprised that this really was a fair discussion. I thought Dr. Richard D. Stock, director of the University of Dayton’s Business Research Group, did a superb job of moderating by being fair and balanced with both sides and did a good job...

What will a pro-gun Democrat do to the Ohio governor's race?

1:31pm Saturday, May 07, 2005
In recent years, the pickings for Ohio gun owners have been slim when it came to the governors' race. Whether it was George Voinovich or Bob Taft, the OhioGOP simply has not had much to offer people concerned with the protection of our self-defense rights. Choices among Democrat contenders were even worse. The 2006 GOP primary promises, for once, to offer gun owners a choice on the matter - a...

Editorial: ''Data: begged, borrowed, stolen''

1:28pm Saturday, May 07, 2005
Is this a joke? We certainly did a double-take when we saw the Cleveland Plain Dealer editorializing that "Congress must give consumers the ability to protect their personal information, no matter who happens to possess it..." It is difficult to reconcile this statement with the Plain Dealer's repeated abuse of the Media Access Loophole by publishing the private, personal information of consumers...

OFCC-PAC endorsee enters state attorney general race

12:44pm Saturday, May 07, 2005
Two-time OFCC PAC endorsee and current State Senator Tim Grendell has announced his plans to enter the GOP-primary race for state attorney general. One or two others who have also expressed interest. "I felt it was an opportunity for somebody from Northeast Ohio to step up to the plate and represent the people of Ohio in Columbus, while remembering Northeast Ohio in the process," Grendell, of...

Gun-Control Group, PAC Pay $12K FEC Fine

12:38pm Saturday, May 07, 2005
The Associated Press is reporting that a gun-control group and its political action committee have paid a $12,000 fine to settle a campaign finance case from the 2000 election. From the story: At issue were ads and endorsements by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and its Brady Voter Education Fund involving various Democratic candidates in 2000. The American Conservative Union, in a...

Teenager pulls gun during fight in Newark park

12:37pm Saturday, May 07, 2005
This is the kind of thing we are told by bureaucrats in the City of Clyde and Toledo to fear if guns are allowed in parks. The trouble is, all the gun control laws in the world didn't stop this 18-year old from getting a gun. Do they really believe a "no-guns" sign would have helped keep him out of this public park? May 6, 2005 Newark Advocate A 13-year-old Newark boy told police an 18-year-old...

Victim Zone: UC Student Punched, Robbed On Campus

12:35pm Saturday, May 07, 2005
Cincinnati's WCPO.com is reporting that a University of Cincinnati student says she was grabbed, punched, and robbed while leaving class Tuesday night. According to the news story, the incident is the latest in several violent crime reports from on and around campus. The student spoke with 9News, but said she did not want to give her name or show her face, fearing for her own safety. From the...

OFCC participates in roundtable on concealed carry and privacy

7:59am Friday, May 06, 2005
Ohioans For Concealed Carry's Larry S. Moore participated last evening in a roundtable discussion on the issue of concealed handgun licenses and open records. The event was sponsored by the Associated Press Managing Editors Association, and hosted by the Dayton Daily News. Although more complete coverage of this event is slated for the Sunday issue of the Dayton Daily News, the Associated Press'...

Franklin Co. Sheriff: Homeowner Shoots Intruder

7:49am Friday, May 06, 2005
NBC4i.com is reporting that a homeowner shot a burglary suspect early Thursday morning at his own home on the city's west side. From the story: The homeowner said two people kicked in the door and entered the living room of his Volney Avenue home at about 12:40 a.m. The resident said he feared for his safety and shot at the burglars twice, striking one of them in the upper torso. The unidentified...

Man shot at Dayton bus stop

Chad D. Baus
7:45am Friday, May 06, 2005
Dayton's WDTN is reporting that "there were some scary moments at a Dayton bus stop Wednesday night as a man was shot while waiting for the bus." From the story: The victim was rushed to Miami Valley Hospital after being shot twice in the stomach. According to police he was just waiting for the bus with his girlfriend and did not know his attackers. It happened just after 11 Wednesday night...

''Nasal Law'' passes in Senate, moves to conference committee

7:02am Thursday, May 05, 2005
Since we often name legislation after people who inspired them (Amy's Law, Amber Alert, etc.) shouldn't this one be dubbed the "Nasal Law"? The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that the Ohio Senate unanimously approve a bill on Tuesday making it illegal for police to assign a real person's identity to an undercover informant or others in investigations without that person's permission. As amended...

When trouble comes, unarmed witnesses can't help

6:55am Thursday, May 05, 2005
The Cleveland Plain Dealer this week told the tragic story this week of a woman murdered in the presence of several unarmed witnesses. From the story: Nicole English can't escape the memory of the woman's violent end. It makes no difference that she didn't know the victim, Kimberly Benson, or her husband, James Benson, a former Maple Heights councilman and mayoral contender charged Monday with...

Neighborhood watch formed

6:53am Thursday, May 05, 2005
The Mount Vernon News is reporting that, on Monday, April 21, over 60 people from Butler and Harrison townships came together to discuss ways to combat crime. According to the story, the purpose was to have everyone gather together to get to know each other and share information regarding keeping their families safe: Many questions were asked regarding Ohio’s Concealed Carry Law and the right...

Home sweet (defenseless) home

6:52am Thursday, May 05, 2005
Couple Robbed At Gunpoint Inside Upper Arlington Home Police said a couple in their 70s were forced into the bathroom of their own home Tuesday morning by a man with a gun who then took their car. The robber crawled in through a garage window inside the Edgevale Drive home to get inside, NBC 4's Kyle Anderson reported. "He produced a handgun to the residents and forced them into a bathroom," said...

Letter to OFCC: This MY ''Safe Alternative''

7:04am Wednesday, May 04, 2005
----- Original Message ----- Subject: This MY "Safe Alternative" From: Eric Wolford Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 To: [email protected] Hello, Let me start with this...My name is Eric E. Wolford, and I am a member of OFCC. I am so very proud to be a member of an organization that is so incredibly informative. I live in Columbus, Ohio, and I am a small business owner. I am a huge advocate for HB 12 (in spite...

Crime rate increases after release of prisoners

6:57am Wednesday, May 04, 2005
The Youngstown Vindicator reported Monday that local law enforcement are growing more certain every day that a decision to enforce an early prisoner-release program in order to save money is influencing local crime rates. From the story: Austintown made 18 more felony arrests this March than in March 2004. In the past month, Liberty police have investigated three armed robberies, including a bank...

Beacon Journal letter-writers ''face anonymous attacks''

6:54am Wednesday, May 04, 2005
The Akron Beacon Journal Sunday informed readers that a man who has been writing to the Beacon Journal for more than forty years found it necessary to seek an unlisted phone number after being "subjected to repeated harassment in the form of early morning phone calls and anonymous hate mail." From the story: That's typical for these calls. Always anonymous. Always cynical and sarcastic. Always an...

LTE: Don't fear guns; fear their misuse

6:51am Wednesday, May 04, 2005
May 3, 2005 Toledo Blade I wonder how much thought was given by a Forum writer ("Public park no place for a gun") to the idea that there are some people in our environment who couldn't care less about the law. These are some of the people who commit antisocial acts of myriad kinds, whose power is a surprise. The victims are usually not prepared for assault or being overpowered by a person who has...

News coverage of developments in Wonderland (Clyde, OH)

3:51pm Tuesday, May 03, 2005
As expected, Attorney General Petro's move to intervene in interve in Ohioans For Concealed Carry, Inc. v City of Clyde is bringing new attention to our suit against the city. The Toledo Blade has published an excellent report on these developments. From the story: In a lawsuit that could have statewide implications for Ohioans who carry concealed weapons or for those who try to limit them in...

NBC4i evaluates OhioCCW by asking the wrong question

7:46am Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Throughout the day and evening yesterday, both on their news channel and website, Columbus' NBC4i promoted a story on the 11 o'clock news, entitled "Did Guns Help Improve Safety?" Recognizing that even the headline suggested potential bias (given the hysteria we all heard from the anti-gun side beforehand, shouldn't the question be "are we any less safe"?), alert OFCC supporters quickly notified...

LTE: Carrying a weapon helps lower crime rate

7:14am Tuesday, May 03, 2005
May 1, 2005 Marion Star Dear Editor: Re: "' The gun demands respect ,'" April 4: I'm curious - what made Ms. Daley chose Mr. White out of the 299 people who have received licenses up to the end of last year? Would readers have been more interested, perhaps, in a woman protecting herself from an abusive former husband or a newspaper or pizza carrier who works in a job with risks rivaling that of...

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