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Ashtabula sheriff to recall 23 of 42 laid off in March

7:02am Tuesday, May 03, 2005
The Cleveland Dealer is reporting that Ashtabula County Sheriff William Johnson will recall 23 of the 42 staff members laid off in March to increase public safety. From the story: That is good news to homeowners like Barb Sivko who called 9-1-1 last week and was told there were no deputies to help her fend off a gun-toting neighbor at her Twitchell Road property in the southeast corner of the...

More gun incidents in ''no-guns'' Ohio school ''safety'' zones

7:01am Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Metal detectors will keep our kids safe in schools, right? Dayton: Gun seized at Dunbar High A 14-year-old boy was arrested Thursday morning on a charge that he brought a .380-caliber semiautomatic handgun to Dunbar High School, a Dayton City Schools official said. The ninth-grader was in the Family Court Center pending a delinquency charge of carrying a concealed weapon, Dayton police Sgt...

Ironton: C&S Guns robbed

6:59am Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Once again, gun control laws which were passed with claims that they would keep guns out of criminals' hands (but that in actuality succeed only in making purchases more difficult for law-abiding citizens) have been completely circumvented by people who care nothing for the law. The Ironton Tribune reported last week that a local firearms store, C&S Guns, was robbed. From the story: Ironton...

LTE: Avoiding unsafe businesses

6:57am Tuesday, May 03, 2005
April 28th, 2005 The (Cleveland) Sun Messenger As a long-time resident of South Euclid, it saddens me to see the notices posted at many South Euclid businesses that prohibit concealed firearms on their premises. It has been over one year since Ohio's state senators and congress people passed Ohio House Bill 12, which was signed into law by Governor Taft. Many people thought that with the new law...

Attorney General Jim Petro Defends Concealed Carry Law

8:46am Monday, May 02, 2005
Monday, May 2, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Attorney General’s Office COLUMBUS - Attorney General Jim Petro today defended the constitutionality of Ohio's concealed carry law against a challenge by the City of Clyde in Sandusky County. Petro intervened in the case, Ohioans For Concealed Carry, Inc. v City of Clyde , in the Sandusky County Court of Common Pleas, arguing Ohio's concealed...

House Passes ''Amy's Law''

8:32am Monday, May 02, 2005
WCPO.com reported Friday that lawmakers in the Ohio House of Representatives have passed House Bill 29, named for a local survivor of domestic abuse. "Amy's Law" will make it tougher for first-time domestic violence offenders to get out on bond. The measure is named for Amy Rezos, a Liberty Township woman whose husband tried to kill her three times. The bill now goes before the Senate. The...

Dayton Daily News: Fight rages on gun disclosure

8:35am Sunday, May 01, 2005
As a set-up for a roundtable forum the Dayton Daily News is sponsoring this Thursday, May 5, the newspaper has published a story which attempts to examine both sides of the debate. As most readers have come to expect from the DDN, however, their story leans heavily towards the position the writers and editors themselves hold personally. From the story: Kettering resident Patt Duffy figures she...

Suit seeks the beginning of the end for local gun ordinances

1:07pm Saturday, April 30, 2005
"The (Clyde) case is clearly the legal precipice for licensed concealed carry in Ohio. From this point forward either persons with a concealed carry license will be able to rely upon their status under state law without regard to the politics of local governments, or they will be facing unknowing criminal prosecution every time they pass over a municipal incorporation boundary limit. License...

Poll's negative view of press finds example close to home

12:40pm Saturday, April 30, 2005
According to a recent report in the Washington Times, most Americans think press coverage is biased and negative. From the story: A national survey conducted by the Missouri School of Journalism's Center for Advanced Social Research found that 62 percent consider journalism credible, and more than half rated newspapers and television news as trustworthy. But 85 percent say they detect a bias in...

Education Guide Lesson #9: Post office CCW may lead to rude awakening

10:10am Saturday, April 30, 2005
Yet another eye-opening study course has been added to the PAC Education Guide . By Ken Hanson, Esq. Litigation Chair, Office of General Counsel Ohioans For Concealed Carry There is considerable confusion over whether an Ohio Concealed Handgun Licensee (CHL) can carry a concealed firearm at the post office. This confusion mostly centers around the wording on the signs posted at the post office...

Time to Level Playing Field for Gun Makers

10:07am Saturday, April 30, 2005
April 26, 2005 Investors' Business Daily By John R. Lott Jr. Every product has illegitimate uses and undesirable consequences, but even lawsuits have had their limits. In 2002 in the U.S., car accidents killed 45,380 people and injured another 3 million, 838 children under the age of 15 drowned, 474 children died from residential fires, and 130 children died in bicycle accidents. Fortunately,...

CCW news from around the nation

10:07am Saturday, April 30, 2005
AZ: Guns-in-bars bill vetoed Gov. Janet Napolitano said no on Monday to mixing guns and alcohol in Arizona nightspots. Napolitano rejected a bill that would have allowed patrons to carry loaded guns into bars, nightclubs and restaurants as long as the patrons didn't imbibe. She delivered that veto along with eight others, rejecting more bills in one day since the 16 budget measures she vetoed...

FLASH: Petro finds ''no-guns'' signs on fairgrounds NOT valid

10:59am Friday, April 29, 2005
In response to a request from the Preble County Prosecuting Attorney, Attorney General Jim Petro has issued an opinion that coincides with one Ohioans For Concealed Carry has maintained since House Bill 12, Ohio's concealed carry law, went into effect: Ohio county fairboards may not post "no-guns" signs on fairgrounds property other than buildings, and concealed carry by licensed individuals is...

Probe of private ID stolen by police begins

4:14pm Thursday, April 28, 2005
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that a State Highway Patrol probe into how state liquor agents gave a real person’s identity to an undercover informant could lead all the way to the Miami County prosecutor’s involvement. From the story: The investigation will center on how the liquor agents, who enforce Ohio’s alcohol-permit laws, came into possession of a woman’s driver’s license and how it...

Two Ohio home invasions end when victims fight back!

4:11pm Thursday, April 28, 2005
Lorain: Police: Would-be robber shot A would-be robber was killed and the intended victim was wounded six times when three masked and armed assailants invaded his G Street duplex just before midnight Tuesday in what police are calling a botched robbery. William Fiske, 20, who said he survived five gunshot wounds in his back and one in his arm, was treated at Community Health Partners and had been...

Sticking to their guns

4:08pm Thursday, April 28, 2005
Whether for safety, skill or sport, pistol packin' mamas are everywhere April 25, 2005 FloridaToday.com You see them every day, shopping or dining with children, stopped at traffic lights next to you or walking alone at night through store parking lots. Chances are, a woman you saw today was carrying a gun. In fact, nearly 50,000 women in Florida are licensed to carry a weapon concealed on their...

New focus on security, from the classroom to the courtroom

4:06pm Thursday, April 28, 2005
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer last week appointed Justice Maureen O’Connor to head a new statewide committee to address court safety and security. The report says Moyer and O’Connor attended a national summit on the issue. From the story: O’Connor, who formerly headed Ohio’s Security Task Force as lieutenant governor and director of...

Purse Snatcher Targeting Gas Stations

4:03pm Thursday, April 28, 2005
WCPO.com is reporting that there's a purse snatcher on the loose in Middletown. Police told the news station that three women left their purses in their cars while they went to pay for their gas. When they got back to their cars someone had swiped their belongings. The incidents happened at the Gas America and the Speedway on Roosevelt on Friday. Lieutenant Don Owens of the Middletown Police...

In Ohio, a ''maintenance engineer" is a journalist; an online News Mgr. isn't

1:24pm Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Ohioans For Concealed Carry’s investigation of the Ohio State Highway Patrol/ Department of Public Safety's administration of issuing press credentials has turned up startling information which raises new questions about the safety and security at the Ohio Statehouse and at crime and accident scenes, or any other critical incidents. In response to an article published in the Cleveland Plain...

Tip helps law agencies thwart planned robbery

7:32am Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Time and again, when told that publishing lists of gun owners (CHL-holders) would provide criminals lists of homes from which to steal guns, or would let potential attackers know who isn't able to defend themselves, 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...

Another ''no-guns'' sign comes down!

7:27am Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 From: Richard H. To: Joe Eaton, OFCC Business Education Coordinator Subject: Re: Remove signs My fiancé and I both have Ohio and Florida CHL's. We looking for a new car at Victory Honda at 2055 Cleveland Road in Sandusky when we noticed the no guns signs. I went to my car and retrieved a "no guns-no money" card and explained to the salesman we do not do business with with...

Budget cuts result in prisoner release; suspected in escape

7:25am Wednesday, April 27, 2005
The Youngstown Vindicator is reporting that the Mahoning County Sheriff's office has begun releasing prisoners, some convicted of gun crimes, from jail, claiming that budget cuts are forcing the issue. Some are being told they must return to finish their time when there is room in the jail. From the story: An Akron federal judge who concluded jail conditions violate inmates' civil rights wants no...

Carry, because you just never know...

7:24am Wednesday, April 27, 2005
You just never know, example #1: The Toledo Blade is reporting that a 23-year-old woman told police yesterday morning that she was shot while going to her car at her residence in the 900 block of Byrneport Drive at approximately 9:30 a.m.. From the story: Natasha Campbell told police she was walking to her car when a man wearing something over his face walked up to her and asked for change. When...

Ohio media credentials: How deep is the rabbit hole?

8:15pm Monday, April 25, 2005
By Ken Hanson, Esq. Litigation Chair, Office of General Counsel Ohioans For Concealed Carry In response to an article published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer a few weeks ago, Ohioans For Concealed Carry submitted public records requests to the Department of Safety/ Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) to obtain any and all information on who has applied for and been issued media credentials,...

(No-guns) News station reports (no-guns) grocery store robbery

7:08pm Monday, April 25, 2005
OhioCCW.org reader-submitted news: WYTV in Youngstown is reporting that another crime as occurred at a Sparkle Supermarket on the cities West side on Friday April 22. A known "no-guns zone", the West Side Sparkle prominently displays a no concealed weapons sign. This did not stop the criminal from entering the business and committing a strong armed robbery at gun point. Some may remember the...

Parking lot ban at hospital endangers patients & families

7:06pm Monday, April 25, 2005
----- Original Message ----- From: (Name redacted at writer's request) To: OFCC Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 Subject: Parking Lot Ban Dear Ohioans For Concealed Carry, On 4-21-05 my wife had to go to the Riverside Hospital in Columbus, Ohio for a very serious spinal cord operation. The surgery was set for us to be at the hospital at 5:30AM that morning. It takes us around 45 minutes to drive to...

Two sheriffs, two different idea of citizen involvement

7:03pm Monday, April 25, 2005
In Lawrence County, when a wanted man was discovered breaking into a private vehicle, the Ironton Tribune reports that the owner of the car made a "citizen's arrest", holding the man until police arrived. Despite what many would consider to have been heroic act to keep a criminal off the streets, the newspaper reports Sheriff Tim Sexton is displeased. From the story: A West Virginia man was...

How (non) CHL-holders behave with guns

6:56pm Monday, April 25, 2005
WCPO.com is reporting that a domestic disturbance resulting in gunfire and a high-speed chase last weekend in the Dayton area. Police say the men, Delbert Hopkins, 51, and David Stamper, 45, who both live on Highview Drive, met at Mulberry Square in Miami Township to fight over a girlfriend around 10 p.m. Thursday. During the fight, Hopkins pulled out a gun and fired a shot at Stamper but missed...

Public records release prompts growing concerns over media card issuance

8:51am Sunday, April 24, 2005
On April 13, two public records requests were sent to the Ohio State Highway Patrol/ Department of Public Safety as part of a discovery process being conducted by Ohioans For Concealed Carry. In addition to OFCC News Manager Chad Baus’ request , the Litigation Chair in OFCC’s Office of General Counsel, Ken Hanson, submitted a request for information on the rules regarding issuance of Ohio Public...

Ohio Poll: Only 34% approval for Taft

8:34am Sunday, April 24, 2005
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that a new statewide poll shows Taft's disapproval rating is the highest of any governor since the Ohio Poll began evaluating the state's chief executives 24 years ago. From the story: Released Friday, the latest poll found 55 percent of adults interviewed disapprove of Taft's performance; 43 percent disapproved 14 months ago. Just 34 percent of those...

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