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Justice system failures = new Ohio victims

5:10am Friday, April 08, 2005
Only you can protect you. Zanesville Times-Recorder: Murder suspect got early release Murder suspect Jeremy McGilton was prematurely let out of the county jail, and the sheriff's office is still looking into how the mistake was made. Sheriff Bob Stephenson is investigating whether a combination of missing paperwork and his office not being informed of a parole holder led to McGilton's release Feb...

Guns Save Lives: Woman Survives Home Invasion, Attack

5:05am Friday, April 08, 2005
Cincinnati's WCPO.com is reporting that a local woman had to use a gun to defend herself after a neighbor she didn't know broke in and attacked her. From the story: It was a sudden surprise attack that Lea Murray says now makes her fearful of staying home alone at night. It happened as Lea was working on her computer in her trailer at the Lake Remington trailer park in Miami Township. "She slung...

Random acts of violence don't happen when expected. Are you ready?

5:00am Friday, April 08, 2005
One doesn't buy fire insurance because they expect their house to burn, car insurance because they expect to be in a collision, or life insurance because they expect to die young. So why do some say they only plan to exercise their right to bear arms for self-defense when they are expecting trouble? Every day in Ohio, we go to work, for a walk, or to their front door without expecting trouble...

Taft veto-threat kills first attempt to close Media Access Loophole

7:36am Thursday, April 07, 2005
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that House Representative Bill Seitz, a Cincinnati Republican, has tabled a proposal to alter House Bill 9, the "open records bill", to protect the privacy of Ohioans licensed to carry concealed handguns from an abusive media. And his reasoning will be all-too familiar to Ohio gun owners: From the story: "Well, I think the governor would veto the entire...

Cincinnati CityBeat cover story: ''Armed and Next To Us''

6:00pm Wednesday, April 06, 2005
The last time we heard from Cincinnati CityBeat on the issue of concealed carry reform, it was in a race-baiting, anti-gun article by columnist Kathy F. Wilson, written just days after the first open carry Defense Walk in Cincinnati in 2003. That article accompanied another inflammatory review of the history-making Defense Walk, in which author Gregory Flannery referred to walk participants as a...

Dayton-area man contests sheriff's refusal to issue permit

5:59pm Wednesday, April 06, 2005
The Dayton Daily News is reporting that a New Carlisle man is challenging Miami Co. sheriff Charles A. Cox's denial of a concealed handgun license in the Ohio 2nd District Court of Appeals Tuesday. The DDN reports the challenge appears to be the first to reach an appeals court in the region since licenses first were issued in April 2004. From the story: William R. Harris, who has worked at Wright...

Man with two guns arrested in ''no-guns'' Ohio U. library

5:57pm Wednesday, April 06, 2005
Columbus' NBC4i.com is reporting that Ryan Salim was arrested at Alden Library on the Ohio University campus at about 9 p.m. Tuesday, and that police discovered two loaded handguns concealed on his person. Police were pursuing Salim after receiving reports that he had earlier kidnapped his roommate and took him on a 24-hour drive across the state. According to reports, Salim, 25, was taken into...

Zogby poll shows overwhelming rejection of gun bans as terrorism solution

5:55pm Wednesday, April 06, 2005
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) today released the results of a recent poll it commissioned, conducted by Zogby International, which shows overwhelming rejection by likely American voters of the notion that banning guns would be effective in the fight against terrorism. Asked whether they agreed or disagreed that banning guns would reduce the threat from terrorists, respondents to the poll...

LTE: Twisting facts and data to shore up anti-gun bias

5:54pm Wednesday, April 06, 2005
April 6, 2005 Cleveland Plain Dealer Karen Tucker's March 30 letter "Fewer guns in fewer hands - not the opposite" was so void of the truth that I had to respond. Tucker complains about Plain Dealer columnist Phillip Morris wanting felons to own guns. Apparently, she did not read his whole article (March 22). Morris was referring to nonviolent offenders who have since been law-abiding. Tucker's...

Plain Dealer columnist wins Pulitzer for, in part, commentary bashing OhioCCW

4:08pm Tuesday, April 05, 2005
by Chad D. Baus Editor & Publisher is reporting that ultra-liberal Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist Connie Schultz has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize for commentary that, among other things, bashed Ohio CHL-holders in 2004 as "Dirty Harry wannabe's". Schultz, who has been accused by some Cleveland newspapers of being a mouthpiece for her husband, U.S. Rep. Sherrod Brown, an anti-gun Democrat...

Defenseless Ohioans continue to be victimized in their cars

4:01pm Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Before reading the latest accounts of drivers being victimized in their cars, consider again the words of Ohio State Highway Patrol Capt. John Born, during the lobbying phase of Ohio's concealed carry law.: Reality Check for the Ohio Highway Patrol: Don't Get ''Borned'' In a Columbus Dispatch article about the expected progress of Ohio House Bill 12, Ohio Highway Patrol Capt. John Born reiterated...

Commentary: Disarming the populace is no way to protect against mass shootings

3:59pm Tuesday, April 05, 2005
The fallout from the most recent "no-guns" zone massacre at Red Lake High in Minnesota continues to reverberate. On April 2, the New Hampshire Union Leader featured guest commentary from Gun Week magazine's Dave Workman: Seven dead at a church service in Wisconsin. Three dead in an Atlanta courthouse shooting, plus one more killed later by the same man. Ten dead, including the shooter, at or near...

CCW makes progress in other U.S. states

3:57pm Tuesday, April 05, 2005
There is much good news from across the nation when it comes to proactive attempts to improve laws for law-abiding citizens. Click on the "Read More..." link below for some of the past weeks' highlights. In Florida, from the Tallahassee Democrat : A man's home is his castle. And, if the Florida Legislature has its way, the sidewalk or the grocery store could be his castle, too, if he shoots...

OhioCCW one-year anniversary stories blanket newspapers

8:25pm Monday, April 04, 2005
Newspapers across the state are marking the first anniversary of Ohio's concealed carry law this week. As the stories are published throughout the week, we will provide the links here, along with a highlight or two, and occasional commentary. Cincinnati CityBeat: Armed and next to us This article is one of the most interesting, objective, and sincere pieces of journalism on Ohio concealed carry...

Headline: 'No guns' signs called a joke

8:19pm Monday, April 04, 2005
The Columbus Dispatch is has, to its credit, finally done what other Ohio newspapers have failed to do. As part of its "Conceal-Carry Anniversary" coverage, the newspaper has published a story examining the problem of criminals taking guns into businesses and public areas posted with "no-guns" signs, and investigated two recent incidents of disarmed CHL-holders being victimized because they had...

UDF hears from customers, issues canned response, then letter from Security Dir.

8:17pm Monday, April 04, 2005
Judging by the letters we’ve been copied on, Ohio-based United Dairy Farmers recent posting of “no-guns” signs in one of the heaviest CHL-licensed areas of the state is not going over well. And why should it? The company has been doing business with CHL-holders in Indiana and Kentucky for decades without incident, and only made the decision to post signs in the wake of passage of OhioCCW. What do...

Letters to the Editor: Posting signs won't keep parks safe

8:15pm Monday, April 04, 2005
April 2, 2005 Toledo Blade If he wants to prevent crime in Toledo's city parks, Mayor Jack Ford is looking in the wrong direction. Despite having these rules declared "invalid" by the Ohio Attorney General, there is no doubt Toledo Police Chief Michael Navarre will carry out Mr. Ford's attempts to enforce a ban on concealed handgun license-holders in secluded parks and hiking trails by pressing...

1st Annual OFCC/TDI Fun 'n Gun HUGE success

11:17am Monday, April 04, 2005
By Dan White This weekend, the first annual (we hope!) OFCC/TDI Fun 'n Gun, which benefited the OFCC PAC and which sold out weeks in advance, was a spectacular event yesterday! After heavy rain on Saturday (set-up day), the weather cleared to a beautiful sunny spring day on Sunday for the event. It was a little chilly in the morning, but warmed up in the afternoon after the wind died down a bit...

Now available: ''An Evening With Jim Petro'' streaming video

5:10am Sunday, April 03, 2005
On March 4, this website published excerpts from an op-ed written by a person who attended a College Republicans event at the Ohio State University, where Attorney General and gubernatorial-hopeful Jim Petro was the keynote speaker. At that meeting, Mr. Petro was asked about whether he supports reforming the concealed carry law in Ohio, and how he feels about the publishing of lists of concealed...

LTE: Identify sex predators, not CHL-holders

5:05am Sunday, April 03, 2005
April 1, 2005 Cleveland Plain Dealer In light of Jessica Lunsford's murder in Florida and Jetseta Gage's murder in Iowa, both at the hands of convicted sexual predators, why doesn't The Plain Dealer publish the names of known sexual predators instead of publishing the names of concealed-carry license holders? I, for one, am not really concerned about who is licensed to carry a concealed weapon...

Bucyrus crime spree affects area businesses

5:00am Sunday, April 03, 2005
Just days after is reporting that nine city employees, including two police officers and two police dispatchers, are being laid off effective April 1, the Bucyrus Telegraph Forum is reporting that local businesses are experiencing a rash of break-ins. From the story: In the past week, six local businesses have been broken into after hours. In some instances, the doors were forced open or glass...

Talk-show host says he shot 2 men while under siege

5:20am Saturday, April 02, 2005
The Columbus Dispatch has published more detailed information on CHL-holder Cornell McCleary, who shot two men Wednesday night after he was punched in the face and surrounded by a threatening group of about 10 men. From the story: None of the men appeared to be armed, but "there’s no doubt in my mind they would have killed somebody," said McCleary, 51, who runs a security company and hosts a...

LTE: Media Access Loophole not used for reasons you claimed

5:15am Saturday, April 02, 2005
Ohio's newspapers continue to offer various and sundry excuses for why they should be allowed to continue treated law-abiding citizens as though they are sex offenders, suspicious neighbors in need of being watched. The following letter to the Marion Star has not (yet?) been published in the newspaper, but as it does an excellent job of highlighting the lie behind their claims for the necessity...

Suspect Wanted In Connection With Attack, Rape

5:10am Saturday, April 02, 2005
WHIOTV.com in Dayton is reporting that Dayton police are searching for a man suspected in the brutal attack and rape of his ex-girlfriend just hours after he was released from jail on an unrelated charge, and despite there having been still another warrant out for his arrest. From the story: Investigators said that early Monday morning, [Michael] Cohen led officers on a chase in Huber Heights...

Criminal misuse of guns in Ohio – and the failure of gun control to stop it

5:05am Saturday, April 02, 2005
Gun control has failed to make our streets safe, and funding cuts are forcing police departments to downsize. It is time for a new approach to crime deterrence. Bucyrus: Bucyrus teens reportedly try to rob female classmate It wasn't a good Friday for two young wannabe robbers last week. Two Bucyrus boys, 15 and 16, tried to rob a 16-year-old classmate at gunpoint but got away, temporarily empty-...

Mark your Calendars: Join OFCC for Party in the Park II

3:31pm Friday, April 01, 2005
OFCC is happy to announce the 2nd annual Party in the Park is set to take place at Liberty Park (corner of Liberty Rd. and Home Rd.) in Powell, Delaware Co., Ohio, on July 30th from 11am to 6pm – rain or shine. Party in the Park II is a family event. All pro-concealed carry Ohio residents, friends and family will be welcomed. SPEAKER: Attorney General Jim Petro to be keynote speaker for OFCC's...

UDF bans CHL - Tri-state customers told to stay out when armed

5:10am Friday, April 01, 2005
This week, we began receiving reports of new "no-guns" signs being posted in Cincinnati-area United Dairy Farmers convenience stores. As it was the first block-posting by a business chain in close to a year (there are nearly 200 UDF stores in the Tri-state area), and as UDF is an Ohio-based business which has been doing business in other CCW states for years with no signs , Business Education...

Criminals foil background checks: Firearms stolen from home

5:05am Friday, April 01, 2005
The Lancaster Eagle Gazette is reporting that someone broke into a home in the 4600 block of Pine Grove Road, Amanda between 3 p.m. Monday and 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. Stolen items included six rifles and shotguns along with a 9 mm pistol, a holster, and 320 rounds of reloaded ammunition. The value of the loss was not estimated. It is highly typical in cases like these that the thief knows what he is...

Op-Ed: Women's self-defense class can save life

5:00am Friday, April 01, 2005
March 31, 2005 Cincinnati Enquirer Your voice: Susan Morgan I recently participated in a self-defense class for women offered by the Cincinnati police. It all started when I asked if they could recommend a course. They responded by asking if I would recruit some friends to be "guinea pigs" for a pilot program. Four course hours later I, and several of my friends, knew what to do, mentally and...

Columbus talk-show host working as guard shoots two

7:21am Thursday, March 31, 2005
The NBC4 Columbus is reporting that Columbus radio talk-show host Cornell McCleary shot two men, seriously injuring one of them, last night while working as a security guard at an East Side apartment complex. According to the report, police questioned McCleary, 51, then released him without filing charges. From the story: The shooting happened at about 6 p.m. at an apartment complex on Vineshire...

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