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Police: Dayton shooting may be self defense

4:55am Sunday, March 20, 2005
The Dayton Daily News is reporting that Dayton police are saying a shooting that left a 34-year-old man in critical condition could be a case of self-defense. From the story: A man walked up to a Catalpa Drive home Thursday night and began firing shots, police said. The homeowner fired back, according to a report on WHIO-TV, Channel 7. Dayton police were called to a nearby apartment complex where...

Letter to the Editor: ''No Guns'' signs say 'Welcome' to robbers

5:20am Saturday, March 19, 2005
March 16, 2005 Akron Beacon Journal Two branches of FirstMerit Bank, a Dairy Mart store and the Lucky Corner bar have one thing in common: They all had "No Guns Permitted'' notices displayed, yet all four establishments were robbed by a man with a gun. More than 135 Ohio firms, including some chains, have removed such notices from their door because they realized these notices were merely a feel-...

Does YOUR place of worship have a ''security guard ministry''?

by Chad D. Baus
5:15am Saturday, March 19, 2005
The Mansfield News Journal is reporting that Mansfield's Greater St. John Church of God in Christ has a "security guard ministry" in case of dangerous incidents, such as Saturday's Milwaukee shooting that left eight dead in a suburban hotel worship service. Rev. Walter Jordan II told the newspaper Greater St. John formed the security guard ministry after a woman entered the church and tried to...

Senate: Frivolous lawsuit protections for gun-makers likely

5:10am Saturday, March 19, 2005
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is reporting that Republicans, their ranks expanded in the Senate "with the help of the National Rifle Association", may now have enough votes to pass legislation which would shield gun manufacturers from frivolous lawsuits blaming them for instances when criminals misuse their products. The Republican-controlled House passed the legislation during the previous...

Jewelry store robbery goes bad - for robbers

5:05am Saturday, March 19, 2005
KATV Channel 7 (Little Rock, AK) is reporting that one jewelry store robber was shot and killed, two are in custody, and that three or four others escaped when store owners fought back. Police told reporters the men tried to rob two jewelry merchants from Texas while at Cecil's Fine Jewelry in west Little Rock. A shootout began and the two merchants, who were also armed, shot back at the suspects...

Pilots: Gun certification moving slowly

5:00am Saturday, March 19, 2005
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is reporting that supporters of the Federal Flight Deck Officer's program say President Bush's Secretary of Transportation, a Clinton-administration holdout, is making it unnecessarily difficult for crews to take guns into the cockpit. From the story: Pilots who monitor the program estimate that between 4,000 and 4,500 have been trained and deputized to carry guns...

Aslanides: Expect ''fix-it'' legislation for Ohio CHL law this summer

6:54am Friday, March 18, 2005
The Associated Press is reporting that legislators are ready to revisit the year-old Ohio concealed handgun license law to address complaints that rules about guns in cars are too strict and journalists should not have access to lists of permit-holders. And according to the story, despite the fact that her first round of dire predictions have been proven 100% wrong, Ohio gun ban extremist Toby...

Op-Ed: Freeze! I just had my nails done!

5:20am Friday, March 18, 2005
By Ann Coulter Townhall.com How many people have to die before the country stops humoring feminists? Last week, a defendant in a rape case, Brian Nichols, wrested a gun from a female deputy in an Atlanta courthouse and went on a murderous rampage. Liberals have proffered every possible explanation for this breakdown in security except the giant elephant in the room – who undoubtedly has an eating...

Violence around ''gun-free'' Head Start safety zone threatens center

5:15am Friday, March 18, 2005
The Cincinnati Post is reporting that Cincinnati officials are "reacting quickly" to help operators of a Head Start center in Over-the-Rhine improve safety after a teacher had a gun pointed at her head Tuesday afternoon in a robbery at a store across the street. Less than 10 minutes later, another Head Start staff member was mugged near the center. The stories say the incidents are the latest in...

Tale of Two Home Invasions

5:10am Friday, March 18, 2005
WDTN-TV (NBC Dayton) is reporting that Fairborn residents are locking their doors as the search continues for a home invader who broke into a Rockdell Apartment and stabbed a woman in the stomach. Once again criminals have proven that we are no longer safe in our own homes. The police again are asking for citizen support and help in catching a criminal. Citizens have an interest in cooperating...

Philly mayor's plan on permits is criticized

5:05am Friday, March 18, 2005
The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting that the city mayor's call for a moratorium on CCL-issuance in the wake of a rash of 22 murders in 9 days is being met with incredulity, even by gun control proponents. From the story: A leading gun-control lobbyist said yesterday that Mayor Street's proposal to impose a moratorium on concealed-weapon "carry permits" would not do much to reverse the sharp...

Out-of-state companies mislead Ohio businesses to peddle ''no-guns'' signs

8:11am Thursday, March 17, 2005
Buckeye Firearms Association has learned that several workplace signage companies, based in states with severe gun control laws, are attempting to profit from fraudulently misleading business-owners in Ohio into believing there is a legal requirement to post "no-guns" signs. While each company words their "Compliance Warnings" a bit differently, the premise of each is similar to that of g.Neil,...

Public ID scare worries HIV positive; Does OH media see a "public interest"?

7:48am Thursday, March 17, 2005
The Palm Beach (FL) Post is reporting that three law enforcement agencies have launched a criminal investigation to find out who is sending letters threatening the privacy of the 4,500 AIDS patients and 2,000 people who are HIV-positive in Palm Beach County. From the story: One of the recipients of a letter postmarked March 8 told The Palm Beach Post Tuesday, "I'm very upset about this. I've been...

Toledo gun control laws provide criminals a target-rich environment

7:37am Thursday, March 17, 2005
The Toledo Blade is reporting that a North Toledo man was arrested yesterday less than 12 hours after police said he forced a South Toledo woman into his car and sexually assaulted her in his home, then dropped her off on the south side. From the story: Lee Arthur Bean, 49, of 233 Palmer St. was charged with one count each of rape and kidnapping. He was booked into the Lucas County jail pending...

Letters to the Editor: Number of applicants does not negate carry law

7:25am Thursday, March 17, 2005
Several Dayton Daily News readers have responded to a narrow-minded, uninformed rant from DDN columnist Martin Gottlieb, in which he attempted to make the case that because about 1% of eligible Ohioans have obtained licenses in the first nine months, that support for Right to Carry laws are a "narrow interest". In each case, the writers prove to have far more of an understanding than this...

Two dead, one critical after shooting in New Lexington

7:23am Thursday, March 17, 2005
The Zanesville Times Recorder is reporting that a shooting just across the street from the Perry County Sheriff’s Office late Tuesday night left two men dead and sent a critically wounded 30-year-old woman to a Columbus hospital. align="right"> From the story: New Lexington Chief of Police Jeffrey Newlon said the two men – 35-year-old Wesley B. Walker of New Lexington and 28-year-old Brett...

Newsflash?: There have not been problems with concealed carry in Ohio

7:53am Wednesday, March 16, 2005
In a April 2003 Columbus Dispatch op-ed , Dr. John R. Lott, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, said as follows: "A year after the right-to-carry law is enacted, Ohioans will wonder what all the fuss was about. Claims that Ohioans' safety is endangered will lose credibility once people see that criminals, not law-abiding citizens, have the most to fear from Ohioans' increased...

Editorials: No problems (AND NO FIXES!) for OhioCCW

7:45am Wednesday, March 16, 2005
After a quick concession from the Hamilton Journal-News , which admits "we believe Ohio’s concealed-weapons law has worked well in its first nine months — especially here in Butler County," the newspaper immediately turns its editorial focus on what (but not why) not to improve in Ohio’s CCW law. While proponents of the new law are happy with the numbers coming out of Butler, Clermont and...

Change: Plain Dealer doesn't waste paper space on CHL list

by Chad D. Baus
7:30am Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Have editors at the Cleveland Plain Dealer finally realized its readers are not interested in seeing the names of Concealed Handgun License (CHL)-holders from Northeast Ohio printed in their newspaper? Have they finally realized that there is nothing to fear from fellow citizens who have broken no laws, violated no other persons' rights, and who simply wish to exercise their constitutional right...

Gun control fails again; it's time to focus on education

7:12am Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Despite a host of state and federal laws prohibiting children from possessing firearms, and from bringing them into a school safety zone, the Columbus Dispatch is reporting that 117 kids were either suspended or expelled last year for bringing guns into "gun-free" Columbus City school zones. The news came to light in the wake of news that a second-grader had shot himself in the hand with a .45...

Ottawa Co. Sheriff says number of women obtaining Ohio CHLs ''surprising''

2:00pm Tuesday, March 15, 2005
The Port Clinton News Herald is reporting that Ottawa County Sheriff Robert L. Bratton has been surprised by the number of women who have obtained licenses to carry concealed handguns in his county. According to the story, eleven percent of those who have gotten permits to carry concealed guns from the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office are women. "We've had a lot of women come through, at least a...

OSHP seeks $1.5 million in new spending authority

1:55pm Tuesday, March 15, 2005
The Gongwer News Service is reporting that the Ohio State Highway Patrol is petitioning for additional funding. Citing increased costs of providing security during the 2004 presidential campaign among other factors, the news service reports the State Highway Patrol will seek Controlling Board approval Monday for a $1.5 million boost in its security and investigations budget. Ohio's 88 county...

Wisconsin church shooting could easily happen here

1:49pm Tuesday, March 15, 2005
According to the Associated Press , the church member who opened fire on his congregation in the “no-CCW” state of Wisconsin had time to empty one magazine, reload, and empty another. No one was capable of resistance, and he finally took his own life. align="right"> In all, this man murdered seven church-goers, and injured four more. Last year, concealed carry legislation was vetoed by...

Time Magazine: Terrorists Planning U.S. Soft-Target Hit

1:43pm Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Time Magazine is reporting that, two weeks after intelligence officials confirmed that Osama bin Laden had sent a message to terrorist Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi, urging him to plan attacks on U.S. soil, information gathered from interrogation of a top al-Zarqawi aide indicate the terrorist has talked about hitting "soft targets" in the U.S., which could include "movie theaters, restaurants and...

"No-guns" London: Man held after daylight axe murder

1:38pm Tuesday, March 15, 2005
ThisIsLondon.com is reporting that a 61-year-old man was bludgeoned to death with an axe in a broad daylight attack in an upmarket area of north London. From the story: Shocked witnesses described how the victim's head was turned to "mush" after he was set upon in Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage. Nick Blackford, 20, said the "calm and precise" killer seemed unworried as he handed himself over to armed...

Cincy papers court gun dollars; discriminate against gun owners

5:51pm Monday, March 14, 2005
The OFCC PAC has learned that the Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post have recently, and very quietly, enacted a policy of denying advertising space to individuals who wish to offer a firearm for sale via the classifieds. The following email was received by a major Cincinnati firearms retailer two months ago. The writer of the email, Scott DaVault, is no longer working for the company. -----...

Another shoot-out in the streets NOT perpetrated by CHL-holders

1:19pm Monday, March 14, 2005
The WHIOTV.com is reporting that an attempted robbery Saturday night turned into gunfire at a Dayton grocery store. According to the story, the shooting happened at the Kroger Store on Smithville Road, where bullets shattered windows. Officers told reporters a man and a woman whispered into a cashier's ear, making a security guard suspicious. Authorities the pair then ran outside and began...

DNA tests find ninth victim of serial rapist in Cleveland

12:44pm Monday, March 14, 2005
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that police have identified the ninth victim of a serial rapist preying on the city's women since at least 1996, and that a state program testing DNA from cold cases could link the man to more rapes soon. In the last two weeks, the newspaper reports that DNA tests identified this previously undetected serial rapist as well as the work of another rapist in...

Lessons which can be learned from the pages of Ohio newspapers

12:34pm Monday, March 14, 2005
From the Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum, proof that law-abiding citizens are a help, and not a threat, to police officers in peril: Citizens come to the aid and rescue of wounded officer According to Police Chief Butch Wilhite, Lt. Todd Rudd, 33, a nine-year veteran of the force, broke his shoulder bone and arm and received a facial injury when he was assaulted by Angela Behrendsen, 28, 402 Sharp St.,...

After shooting outside ''no-guns'' 5/3 bank, criminal hops ''no-guns'' COTA bus

8:39am Sunday, March 13, 2005
MSNBC.com is reporting that a man was shot and killed Saturday afternoon in a corridor, connecting a "no-guns" Fifth-Third Bank building to a Wendy's restaurant. Detectives told the news media the gunman stormed onto State Street after the shooting and might have hopped on a "no-guns" city bus. Commentary by Chad D. Baus: The following political subdivisions in Ohio illegally ban CHL-holders from...

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