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Sportsmen ask Division of Wildlife to allow concealed carry

3:59pm Thursday, March 03, 2005
By Larry S. Moore Cambridge Ohio - At the recent League of Ohio Sportsmen 97th annual convention held at Salt Fork State Lodge near Cambridge, the sportsmen delegates overwhelming adopted a resolution dealing with concealed carry. That resolution, number 05-02, concludes, "Resolved, That the League of Ohio Sportsmen requests that the Ohio Division of Wildlife review and update the hunting...

Violent crime UP in Toledo last year

3:53pm Thursday, March 03, 2005
Behind a headline shouting that “Crime rate falls considerably in city for 3rd straight year”, the Toledo Blade revealed that violent crimes - murder, manslaughter, robbery, aggravated assault, and rape - rose 3 percent, from 3,184 in 2003 to 3,276 last year. The story says Toledo's crime totals could not be compared to statistics in other Ohio cities because not all of the cities have compiled...

OH House Rep introduces Alaska-style CCW bill

3:50pm Thursday, March 03, 2005
Ohio House Representative Tom Brinkman (R-Cincinnati) has introduced a bill that would amend Ohio's Concealed Handgun License law to something similar to what the State of Alaska passed recently. Although a thorough analysis needs to be done, Ohio House Bill 91 appears to be a good beginning towards addressing some of the problems associated with current Ohio law. As with all of the concealed...

MO: A year later, concealed guns law in effect almost everywhere

3:34pm Thursday, March 03, 2005
The Kansas City Star is reporting that despite some initial confusion and several anti-gun lawsuits, Missourians everywhere outside St. Louis city and county today can apply for concealed gun permits. The newspaper reports the once confusing patchwork of counties issuing permits has cleared up, and that contrary to some predictions, there appears to be neither a verifiable spike nor decline in...

Op-Ed: Something’s Fishy at the John Glenn Institute

3:26pm Thursday, March 03, 2005
March 1, 2005 The (Ohio State University) Sentinel by Antonio Ciaccia Picture this: a public policy institute at Penn State University is awarded money to establish an abortion research center. The money to establish the center is donated by the Christian Coalition, and the appointed director of the center has written op-ed pieces in the past about how abortion is comparable to murder. Then the...

Lawmaker wants to close Media Access Loophole

8:01am Thursday, March 03, 2005
The Dayton Daily News is reporting that State Rep. William Seitz, R-Cincinnati, who chairs the pivotal House Civil & Commercial Law Committee, announced Wednesday he wants to use legislative proposal concerning "open records", which proponents say is needed to strengthen access to public records, to close public access to the names of Ohioans who have received concealed handgun licenses. From...

Ohio Newspaper Assn. shirks blame for abuse of Media Access Loophole

4:04pm Wednesday, March 02, 2005
In a story covering Attorney General Jim Petro’s release of 2004 Ohio Concealed Handgun License data, the Youngstown Vindicator is reporting that while license issuance is on par with other states’ experiences, the original sponsor of Ohio’s concealed carry legislation believes abuse of the Media Access Loophole has deterred even more applications. From the story: "The 45,000-50,000 range is...

Millon Mom March chapter president arrested after firearm found at home

3:41pm Wednesday, March 02, 2005
The Springfield (IL) State Journal-Register is reporting that the president of a Springfield, Illinois chapter of the Million Mom March, who began lobbying against gun violence after her son was shot to death in 2002, was arrested last week when police allegedly found an illegal gun and drugs in her home. Press reports also said Stevens did not have the ID card required of Illinois firearms...

“Expert” tells Toledo businesses job shootings aren't so rare

3:33pm Wednesday, March 02, 2005
Readers of the Toledo Blade business section were recently treated to a story on workplace shootings, which included some extremely biased and questionable information. The story was prompted by the recent a shooting in a “no-guns” Jeep plant , and featured details on a seminar in Toledo sponsored by SKY Insurance, and attended by 200 area business leaders. The seminar speaker, Paul Michael...

Woman carjacked while on her way to help church friends

3:20pm Wednesday, March 02, 2005
WDTN.com (Dayton’s NBC affiliate) is reporting that a woman was on her way to take some church friends to dinner when she was carjacked at gunpoint. The carjacker put a gun to her head in an alley near Grand Avenue as Joan Franks was taking dinner to her friends. Franks told WDTN it's one of the most frightening things that ever happened to her. "I asked him, please just take my car, and my purse...

45,497 Issued: Ohio sheriffs report NO problems with Ohio CCW

7:52am Wednesday, March 02, 2005
Toledo Blade Columbus Bureau Chief James Drew has filed a report on the Ohio Attorney General's release of data on the success of the concealed handgun license program in 2004. As noted in the story, Attorney General Jim Petro said the measure had a "smooth rollout.'' From the story: Of Ohio's 88 counties, Lucas ranked 13th in the number of licenses issued, with 882. "I have not heard of or...

Evaluation: First 270 days with Ohio's Concealed Handgun License Law

3:27pm Tuesday, March 01, 2005
The Ohio Attorney General's office has issued its annual report on concealed handgun license issuance for 2004 (April – December). This is the report which is required by Ohio law. ----> Concealed Carry Licensure Statistics Annual Report – 2004 (.pdf) OFCC's overall assessment: Despite unnecessary restrictions, OhioCCW is a success! OFCC has already documented several licensed citizens who...

Study: “No-guns” signs cause negative reactions, and not just among CHL-holders

7:07pm Monday, February 28, 2005
According to a new academic study, and as reported in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal, ‘no-guns’ signs have a negative emotional effect on whomever passes by -- employees and customers alike. Stephen Morgan, Ph.D., an associate professor of psychology at Concordia University-St. Paul, told the newspaper he felt "weird and ill at ease" whenever he passed one of those signs. So he decided...

Dear Toby: The answer to the question

6:59pm Monday, February 28, 2005
Last week, OFCC PAC reported that gun ban extremist Toby Hoover, who fronts what often appears to be a one-woman show at the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, had sent an email listing some of the recent incidents of gun violence around Ohio. And as we have done in the past, OFCC PAC set about to reveal the truth between the li(n)es in Hoover’s missive. We pointed out just some of the many gun...

Wayne Co. Sheriff’s Capt: “No-guns” signs do nothing to deter criminals

3:52pm Monday, February 28, 2005
The Wooster Daily Record is reporting that neither Wayne or Holmes County sheriffs have experienced problems relating to the new law. “From time to time, an officer will have the opportunity to engage in a traffic stop with a CCW [license] holder, but we’ve had no negative consequences as a result of that, and they all have been in compliance with the CCW law at the time of the stop,” Wayne...

Editorial: When private guns save lives

3:41pm Monday, February 28, 2005
February 27, 2005 Henderson (NC) Daily Dispatch Much is written about gun violence in America, and many sets of teeth are gnashed over prevalence of firearms in society. Then we see how guns in private hands can save human lives. During an incident in Charlotte Friday, an unnamed shoe store clerk fought off a group of would-be armed-robbers, killing at least one of the thugs in the process...

Kidnapped at gunpoint from ''no-guns'' bowling alley, shot

3:12pm Monday, February 28, 2005
Editor's Note: The person who submitted this story, who is in a position to know, informed OFCC that the husband was using an "illegally obtained 22.cal" pistol, and that his body was found last week with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. WTOV9.com (NBC Ch. 9 Steubenville) is reporting that a Jefferson County woman who was shot and survived talked to News 9 about her dramatic experience. According...

Gun ban extremists praise two U.S. senators for seeking pistol ban

2:53pm Monday, February 28, 2005
The gun ban lobby is forging ahead with calls for banning an expensive and rare pistol, despite having been proven to be selling a lie just last month. From the story : New Jersey's two senators, Jon Corzine and Frank Lautenberg say they will be introducing a bill that would make it illegal for anyone except police and military officials to purchase or use an assault pistol that fires bullets...

LTE: Assault weapons ban is a waste of time

2:33pm Monday, February 28, 2005
February 26, 2005 Columbus Dispatch Columbus City Councilman Michael C. Mentel’s effort to enact a ban on socalled assault weapons has less to do with the safety of residents and police officers and more to do with justifying his existence on City Council as chairman of the Safety and Judiciary Committee. If he truly cared about the safety of citizens and officers in Columbus, he would ban motor...

Day-care centers near sex offenders

2:28pm Monday, February 28, 2005
Apparently, Ohio laws banning sexual predators from school zones and day-care centers work about as well as those banning violent predators with guns... Which is to say they do not work at all. February 24, 2005 Zanesville Times Recorder When Genesis Healthcare Systems chose 534 Taylor St. as the location for its new day-care center, the picturesque neighborhood dotted with small homes and well...

Op-Ed: Gun owners have rights, too

5:15am Sunday, February 27, 2005
February 21, 2005 Meridian (CT) Record-Journal By Mike Roberts Instead of legislators taking their time to try and take various firearms away from honest gun owners, why don't they use that time to insure proper measures that would prevent children from using video games and CDs that promote just about every type of gun violence and mayhem imaginable? Why don't they make more laws protecting...

Bill seeks to protect firearms industry from suits

5:10am Sunday, February 27, 2005
February 19, 2005 Washington Times Congress is again attempting to shield the firearms industry from civil liability lawsuits filed by third parties seeking damages for the criminal use of a gun. The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act is likely to pass the House much the same way it did when first introduced in 2003, on a bipartisan vote of 285-to-140. The bill never made it out of the...

Op-Ed: Why Do Criminals Break The Law?

5:05am Sunday, February 27, 2005
Larry Pratt, executive director of the Virginia-based Gun Owners of America, has published an excellent opinion editorial at CNSNews.com. Following are the opening paragraphs: Criminals are as much a victim as those they have victimized, right? After all, they do what they do because of poverty, or bad parenting, or lousy peers, mental illness or the availability of a gun, right? Well, no, says...

FL: Bill would relax rules on self-defense

5:00am Sunday, February 27, 2005
The St. Petersburg (FL) Times is reporting that some Florida legislators want to give people the right to shoot an attacker in a public place. It would be a dramatic departure from current law, notes the newspaper, but supporters say people should be able to defend themselves without fear of being sued or charged with a crime. Click on the "Read More..." link below for more. From the story:...

Victims sue businesses for lack of security

1:39pm Saturday, February 26, 2005
Ohio businesses who chose to deny CHL-holders their Constitutional right to bear arms for self-defense would do well to keep in mind the growing number of victims' families who are deciding that the responsibility for security rests on the business. If Ohio businesses won't allow Ohioans their right to defend themselves, who else but the business should be held responsible? WRONGFUL DEATH: Suit...

Book: ''Taking down outlaws''

1:00pm Saturday, February 26, 2005
February 21, 2005 Washington Times In Hollywood, outlaws are either gunned down by lawmen, like Gary Cooper's character in "High Noon," or are portrayed as anti-heroes, like Robert Redford and Paul Newman's characters in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid." But in the real world, the bad guys are truly wicked, say brothers John and Robert Waters, and the sheriff isn't always around to stop them...

Op-Ed: Guns and kids

12:33pm Saturday, February 26, 2005
February 22, 2005 The Black Hills (SD) Pioneer By Dan Carlson The rifle sat firmly in place on the bench rest last Saturday. A small group gathered behind the rifleman as his cheek rested in the stock and his keen eye peered through the scope. "It needs to move a little that way," he said gesturing a thumb to the left. An adjustment was made and he announced that the sight picture was good. He...

TX: Bill Protects Privacy of Right-to-Carry Permit Holders

12:24pm Saturday, February 26, 2005
Dallas-Ft. Worth's WFAA.com is reporting that a bill that would protect the identities of Texans who carry concealed handguns easily passed the House Law Enforcement Committee on last week. According to the story, the bill would block requests from the public to learn whether an individual has a concealed-gun license. Law enforcement officials would still be able to access the records. From the...

NRA bashes U.N. on small-arms reduction

12:14pm Saturday, February 26, 2005
The Washington Post is reporting that Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association of America, used the Conservative Political Actions Conference as a forum to harshly criticize U.N. efforts to reduce the amount of small arms in the hand of civilians. According to the Post, LaPierre accused the United Nations of denying U.S. citizens the right to bear arms. His...

Texas CHL-holder gives life, forces rampage shooter to flee

5:25pm Friday, February 25, 2005
A Texas concealed handgun license-holder interrupted the plans of a rampaging felon Thursday by coming to the aid of the criminals' victims and shooting the attacker several times. According to the Dallas-Fort Worth Star Telegram , David Hernandez Arroyo Sr. opened fire Thursday on his ex-wife and son with an AK-47, killing the woman and wounding his son, David Arroyo Jr., 23, in the leg. By all...

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