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Poll: 2/3 of Ohioans believe others have too much info about them

8:25am Sunday, March 13, 2005
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that, in a Columbus-area poll conducted by the newspaper, two-thirds of respondents said other Ohioans have too much access to personal information about them. While the Dispatch is happy to tout a result which showed that "about 75 percent said Ohioans have either too little or about the right amount of access to government records", as with most public opinion...

Multiple victim public shootings in places where guns are banned

7:26am Sunday, March 13, 2005
The headlines are filled again with news of multiple victim public shootings, and as do 90% of these types of crimes, they occurred in victim zones - places where guns are banned. Defendant overpowers deputy, kills three at courthouse Friday morning, Nichols overpowered a deputy on the way to court, then shot Fulton County Superior Court Judge Rowland W. Barnes and court reporter Julie Ann...

Trial of her peers finds ''road rage deputy'' not guilty

9:05am Saturday, March 12, 2005
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that after deliberating for five hours, a Franklin County Municipal Court jury found Tressa Brinkley, 32, not guilty of aggravated menacing, a misdemeanor. According to the story, the jury believed something happened, but that despite the testimony of two witnesses, decided there wasn’t enough evidence to prove that Brinkley had, as it was alleged, aimed a gun...

Tale of Two Retail Stores

8:39am Friday, March 11, 2005
The following OhioCCW news submissions were both received on the same day, and both address an Ohio retail store and their decisions about the posting of "no-guns" signs... Death of a Clark Station Submitted by: Jeff M. A small Clark gas station in Lockland (near Cincinnati) always had a good price on gas, if there is such a thing. For the neighborhood it's in, one would think twice about putting...

Column: Where are the gun problems?

8:06am Friday, March 11, 2005
Another excellent article from the Lima News pointing out how ridiculous the posting of "no-guns" signs are...at the Lima News. March 9, 2005 Lima News As the Ohio Legislature worked in late 2003 to restore the people’s right to carry concealed weapons, the alarmists were out in force. They continued even as Gov. Bob Taft signed the legislation in January. The arguments were the usual ones from...

Op-Ed: Shooting my mouth off about right to carry guns

7:41am Friday, March 11, 2005
March 9, 2005 Tucson (AZ) Citizen by Jeff Smith They told us not to talk about politics or religion - not if we wanted to keep peace in the family. But they failed to mention guns. Bring up the subject of firearms in most circles and you get a pitying expression that says you aren't among the species that brought air-conditioning and Ingmar Bergman films to the planet. It's this quick, cold...

Op-Ed: Judicial system must do more to protect victims of stalking

4:45pm Thursday, March 10, 2005
Can anyone read the following op-ed and not wonder why some Ohio newspapers continue to insist on publishing the names of people who have obtained Concealed Handgun Licenses (including victims of domestic violence, etc.), and why the Ohio Newspaper Association and its members continue oppose efforts to close the Media Access Loophole in order to protect them? March 9, 2005 Newark Advocate By Mark...

State-mandated victim zone: Woman stabbed at UT

4:20pm Thursday, March 10, 2005
WTOL.com (CBS Toledo) is reporting that a 22-year-old woman says she was walking on campus near the Health and Human Services Building at the University of Toledo when two men reportedly dragged her behind some shrubbery during broad daylight. The victim struggled and was stabbed in the left thigh with a knife during what police say may have been a robbery attempt. Police told WTOL she then ran...

Gun battle suspects arrested at ''no-guns'' Good Samaritan Hospital

4:09pm Thursday, March 10, 2005
WDTN.com (NBC Dayton) is reporting that "a gun battle spilled over into [the]...parking lot" of the 'no-guns' Good Samaritan hospital Tuesday. According to the story, the shootout began on McCleary Avenue in Dayton, where one man was hit several times. From the story: When an ambulance raced him to the hospital, detectives say his friends and enemies followed. The two groups exchanged words, and...

Cleveland police warn serial rapist on the loose

11:06pm Wednesday, March 09, 2005
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that police have announced a serial rapist has preyed on at least seven Cleveland women since 1996 and that it's impossible to say whether, when or where he will strike again. From the story: Calling the predator "unpredictable," Cleveland Police Chief Edward Lohn said: "I think it's important the community know this individual is out there." But warning...

Shell station manager removes ''no-guns'' signs

12:38pm Wednesday, March 09, 2005
Date: 4 Mar 2005 From: Scott Subject: RE: Posting of signs To: OFCC CCW Discussion List Had a discussion with a nice chap who owns a Shell station down here in the Columbus area--he had a "GhostBusters" [gun w/ circle-slash] sign up that had "fine print" to the effect that "Unlawful Carry" was prohibited. The sign came in a package with other stuff (Min. Wage, Workman's Comp., etc. from Shell, I...

Op-Ed: Cutting the red tape in concealed-carry law

8:49am Wednesday, March 09, 2005
March 7, 2005 Toledo Blade By James Drew Columbus Bureau Chief When the Ohio attorney general's office released a report last week on how many law-abiding citizens have received licenses to carry concealed handguns, Toby Hoover had a question. "Are we ever going to stop talking about this?" asked Ms. Hoover, executive director of the Toledo-based Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence. The answer,...

Media continues writhing in agony over proposal to close loophole

by Chad D. Baus
2:37pm Tuesday, March 08, 2005
As reported last week, Rep. Bill Seitz (R-Cincinnati) has proposed that House Bill 9, a piece of legislation which addresses public access to government records and which is endorsed by the Ohio Newspaper Association (ONA), be amended to close the Media Access Loophole , a provision which allows the media to access lists of concealed handgun license (CHL)-holders. Hearings are now being held in a...

''No-guns'' Sparkle Market employee beaten, robbed of night deposit

12:37pm Tuesday, March 08, 2005
Several OFCC supporters have contacted us about an assault and robbery that occurred last evening as an employee of a "no-guns" grocery walked across the street to make a deposit at a nearby bank*. From one OhioCCW.org news submission: A Sparkle Market worker in Cornersburg (Youngstown), has become the victim of his own employer's policy. At approx. 9:30 pm on Monday, March 7, a Sparkle worker...

Elderly paper carrier for ''no-guns'' Toledo Blade savagely beaten

6:58pm Monday, March 07, 2005
Just months after a Toledo Blade news carrier was raped while doing her paper route, WTOL.com (Toledo's CBS affiliate, News 11) is reporting that an elderly Toledo Blade paper carrier was savagely beaten in an attempted robbery last Friday morning. The Blade didn't cover the news of this employee's victimization on its website, just as it did not cover news that two of the paper's night employees...

State-mandated victim zone manager followed home, beaten, robbed

9:44am Sunday, March 06, 2005
The Ashtabula Star Beacon is reporting that Leo Caruso, owner of Caruso’s Pizza and Spaghetti House, left the restaurant for home about 10 p.m. carrying the day’s receipts in a zippered bank envelope. On the drive home he noticed the white SUV following him. From the story: After parking his car in the garage, Caruso said he was confronted in his driveway by a white male in his 20’s wearing a...

Letter to OFCC: Scotts Lawn Service lost my business over ''no-guns'' sign

9:35am Sunday, March 06, 2005
Sent: Mar 04 2005 Subject: Scotts Lawn Service I just submitted a CPZ notification form for Scotts Lawn Service. [I was informed] this is a corporate policy and the sign are at all Ohio stores, not just the one in West Chester . When I went in, I had already written a personal check for $500.88 to them to treat my lawn this year. After seeing the sign I asked to see the manager and told him of my...

Skyline Chili fears criminals might use DNPWA list?

9:25am Sunday, March 06, 2005
The following letter was sent to OFCC by an HR Director for Cincinnati-based Skyline Chili. After giving the company an appropriate amount of time to respond to our follow-up (they didn’t), we are now posting this exchange here, for the benefit of our readers. Subject: Do Not Patronize List From: Shari A. Bleuer Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 Dear Ohioans for Concealed Carry Public Relations team,...

Technical-speak weapons primer for writers

9:16am Sunday, March 06, 2005
By Charles K. Bush Feb. 27, 2005 As a writer and avid reader for at least 50 years, I am continually chagrined by the lack of knowledge in certain areas by many writers. Several best-selling novelists--all of whose works I enjoy very much--sometimes make blatant errors in a variety of fields. This I attribute to the writer first; then to his/her agent; then to the publishers' readers...then back...

Plain Dealer Editorial: ''Gunning for secrecy''

1:25pm Saturday, March 05, 2005
The Cleveland Plain Dealer has published an unsigned editorial criticizing a move this week in the Statehouse to close the Media Access Loophole. From the editorial: This attempt speaks volumes about Ohio's lawmakers and their skewed priorities. It's not enough that, while Ohio's economy continued to slide, the General Assembly spent nearly a decade debating the issue of guns. Now, legislative...

Gun-rights advocates dominate Columbus assault weapons hearing

12:27pm Saturday, March 05, 2005
Columbus police officer Mark J. Johnson, who was first on the scene in a recent shooting involving a criminal with a semi-automatic AK-47, testified Thursday at a Columbus City Council hearing that he is opposed to a ban on such firearms. From the Columbus Dispatch : A ban wouldn’t have prevented the incident, he said at a hearing last night on assault weapons. Criminals will continue to get...

AZ: Gun bill approved by Senate

11:29am Saturday, March 05, 2005
The Arizona Republic is reporting that under a bill that passed Thursday in the state Senate, carrying your loaded gun into a bar or restaurant that serves alcohol would be legal - as long as CHL-holder doesn't drink. "There are already guns in bars and restaurants now, but they are brought in by the criminals," Sen. Ron Gould, R-Lake Havasu, who supported Senate Bill 1363, to the newspaper. "If...

Op-Ed: The Felon Vote

10:13am Saturday, March 05, 2005
March 1, 2005 New York Post By John R. Lott Jr. & James K. Glassman In the wake of their election defeat, Democrats have promised to mend their ways by emphasizing moral values. So, in their first major legislative initiative of the year, what are the party's two top senators offering? A bill to guarantee that millions of convicted murderers, rapists and armed robbers can vote. This week,...

''An Evening With Jim Petro'' and the OSU College Republicans

3:20pm Friday, March 04, 2005
In a March 3 op-ed in The (OSU) Sentinel , John Herrington describes a recent exchange with state Attorney General and gubernatorial-hopeful Jim Petro on several concealed carry issues. From the story: Jim Petro, Ohio’s Attorney General, spoke to the College Republicans Wednesday night to a crowd of about 50 or so. A couple of dedicated Columbus Townhallers sat in the back to keep an eye on...

WRONG: Findlay paper asserts demand for CHLs low in area

3:15pm Friday, March 04, 2005
The Findlay Courier published a story stating that residents from Hancock and surrounding counties “haven't exactly rushed to arm themselves” under Ohio's concealed handgun license la, and claiming that “in other counties around the state, the gun permits are more popular.” But an analysis of the data from the 8 counties mentioned by the Findlay Courier proves otherwise. Click on the “Read More...

Wounded wife calls for changes in way bail set for domestic abuse

3:10pm Friday, March 04, 2005
The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that Amy Rezos, whose husband tried three times to kill her, including once from prison and once while out on bail, told Ohio lawmakers Wednesday, they should make it tougher for domestic-violence suspects to get out of jail on bond and prevent them from attacking their victims. Known as Amy’s law, the bill would ensure that suspects charged in domestic-...

Columbus teen watches robber shoot her dad to death

3:05pm Friday, March 04, 2005
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that a man’s three children, aged 15, 8 and 4, were witnesses to their father being shot in the back of the head in a brutal robbery outside their Columbus apartment. From the story: The family returned from a shopping trip about 9 p.m. Tuesday and parked beside their East Side apartment building. The gunman approached as Madero stepped from the van. Madero’s...

Op-Ed: Good Samaritan Gun Use

3:00pm Friday, March 04, 2005
March 3, 2005 FOXNews.com By John Lott, Jr. A multiple victim public shooting last week outside the court house in Tyler, Texas, stemming from a custody dispute, resulted in the murder of two people and the wounding of four others. Killings like this frequently make the news, and this story was carried by all the television networks and most major newspapers. ABC and NBC evening news coverage was...

The Wicked Witch of the Ohio Media is Melting

10:10am Friday, March 04, 2005
by Chad D. Baus In late 2004, after a ten year debate on concealed carry reform in Ohio, the Ohio Newspaper Association (ONA) succeeded in getting a poison pill inserted into Ohio's concealed carry legislation on the eve of passage. Despite warnings not to abuse the privilege they had won, the ONA advised members to collect entire lists of CHL holders, as if they belonged on a registry like sex...

More Ohio newspapers analyze 2004 OhioCCW data

4:06pm Thursday, March 03, 2005
Two more of Ohio’s newspapers have published stories on the recent release of CHL data from 2004. Both newspapers focused significant attention on Clermont County, where more licenses were issued than anywhere else in the state. From the Columbus Dispatch : While Ohio became the 45th state to allow residents to carry hidden guns, the Buckeye State is "ahead of the game in terms of licenses issued...

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