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5 reasons why bearing arms isn't just an ''on the road'' thing

3:09pm Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Akron: Woman Uses Body To Shield Son A woman used her body to shield her son before both were killed by her boyfriend, authorities said. James Trimble, 44, of Brimfield Township, was arrested Saturday and charged with three counts of aggravated murder. He is accused of killing Sarah Positano, 22, a Kent State University student from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, his girlfriend, Renee Bauer, 42, and...

Georgia store owners refuse to be victims

2:28pm Wednesday, January 26, 2005
The Associated Press is reporting that two criminals have been permanently retired by Bobby Doster and Gloria Turner, who own Shoats Grocery & Package, where the criminals attempted a robbery. According to the story, two men walked into a popular country store outside Atlanta, and announced a holdup. After one robber fired a shot at Turner's husband (and missed), his gun jammed. Doster and...

Letter to OFCC: Montgomery confronted at Republican meeting over anti-CCW stance

12:05pm Tuesday, January 25, 2005
From: Tim Inwood Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 7:22 AM Subject: Betty Montgomery put on the spot Here is a report from last night's Blue Chip Republicans meeting [in the Hamilton County/ Cincinnati area], which featured State Auditor and gubernatorial-hopeful Betty Montgomery. Rep. Tom Brinkman spoke earlier in the evening. Montgomery arrived about 30 minutes late from a fundraiser. She got...

Letter to the Editor: Why deny serfs' right to self-defense?

9:32am Tuesday, January 25, 2005
January 25, 2005 Toledo Blade One of the bodyguards for Michael Moore, who has made millions of dollars producing movies that call for the end of private gun ownership in America, was arrested at JFK International Airport for carrying an unlicensed handgun. Rosie O'Donnell, a spokeswoman and supporter of the notoriously anti-self defense group and horribly misnamed Million Mom March, also had a...

Walmart kidnapping/ murder suspect apprehended, thanks to armed citizen

7:29pm Monday, January 24, 2005
By Phil Shiflet The nation's cable news channels were filled late last week with reports about the kidnapping of a 19 year-old Walmart clerk as she walked to her car at the outer limits of a deserted Walmart parking lot Wednesday, January 19. The kidnapping of Megan Holden was caught on the store's video surveillance cameras (which, incidentally, did nothing to deter the kidnapper or prevent the...

Disgruntled employee didn't need CHL to threaten former boss

7:10pm Monday, January 24, 2005
The Dayton Daily News is reporting that a Square D employee who had been fired returned to work armed with a loaded .22 revolver and pointed it in the chest of his former boss on January 14. Craig Z. Buck, 54, of 5274 Stillwell-Beckett Road was enraged by his firing, which was prompted by a dispute with another employee who still works there, authorities told the newspaper. Click on the "Read...

Op-Ed: Running gun blues

6:13pm Monday, January 24, 2005
By Paul Jacob Townhall.com Jan 23, 2005 If my daughter runs off with a fellow named Clyde and starts shooting up banks, I'll know I made a terrible mistake — as my wife will no doubt remind me. Call me a "gun nut" if you must. But I'm really not one. Still, I did give my sweet, innocent 5-year-old daughter a gun for Christmas. Not just any gun, mind you. It's commonly called a "street-sweeper."...

''Reform the reform''; Ask legislators to make OhioCCW user-friendly

11:15am Monday, January 24, 2005
The fight to restore Ohioans' right to self-defense was not an easy one. Many important provisions were left out, and many more harmful provisions were inserted, in order to get a law. Calls to "reform the reform" began almost immediately after passage of the law last year, and with nearly ten months of experience putting the new law into practice, the need for improvements to this law has been...

AP reporter takes Ohio-CHL class; not yet sure she'll carry

7:46am Monday, January 24, 2005
A story written by Associated Press writer Anita Chang has been published in news outlets across the country in the past few days. The story , which has been republished in Ohio newspapers like the Cincinnati Enquirer, Columbus Dispatch, Coshocton Tribune, Middletown News Journal (and many others across the nation), tells of a woman who has personally experienced the need for self-protection, yet...

Rapist uses Beacon Journal to lure victim

6:42am Monday, January 24, 2005
This wasn't supposed to happen. Time and again, when told that publishing lists of gun owners (CHL-holders) would provide criminals lists of homes from which to steal guns, 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 called it a "flimsy presumption", and Gannett...

State Sen. Joy Padgett endorses Jim Petro for Governor

5:00am Monday, January 24, 2005
When it comes to the 2006 governor's race, the Republican primary has been in gear almost since Bob Taft took his oath for the final time in 2003. Now that the Presidential election is behind everyone, it is quickly becoming apparent that voters in Ohio are likely to truly have a choice among GOP primary candidates in 2006. OFCC members heard from Secretary of State Ken Blackwell at the first...

The Gun Control State of Mind

5:00am Sunday, January 23, 2005
by Dean Rieck Have you ever wondered why Toby Hoover and other gun grabbers have such a problem with your right to carry a concealed handgun? A professor of behavioral science may have the answer. In an article titled “Explaining the Left/Right Divide” from the May/June 2004 issue of Society, a social science journal, Dr. John Ray offers an intriguing look into the psychology of why people are...

NRA: Guns, Gun Ownership, & RTC at All-Time Highs

4:55am Sunday, January 23, 2005
Less "Gun Control," and Violent Crime at 27-Year Low The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislate Action (NRA-ILA) has issued a Fact Sheet detailing the facts concerning how higher gun ownership, an increasing Right to Carry states, and a loosening of gun control laws in our country has corresponded with a 27-year low on the nation's violent crime rates. Click here to read the Fact...

Fifth Third Bank: Lost another loan to common sense!

5:05am Saturday, January 22, 2005
OFCC Senate Disctrict 14 Coordinator Rick Jones recently recently received a letter of congratulations from Mr. J. Scott Nagle, senior vice-president of Fifth Third, regarding the pay-off of his vehicle loan. Rick responded to say that he, a customer of 30 years, has closed all accounts with Fifth Third Bank. Nagle has not yet responded. Mr. J. Scott Nagle 925 Freeman Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio...

Bar owner says right to self-defense shouldn’t stop at his door

5:00am Saturday, January 22, 2005
From time to time, OFCC republishes standout posts to the CCW-Talk discussion list on our website so that those not subscribed can benefit. The following email is representative of the discussion/ information-sharing that occur on CCW-Talk. Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 10:43:46 -0500 From: "Rick" Subject: Re: [ccw-talk] Alcohol To: "OFCC CCW Discussion List I've been watching the debate on alcohol and...

OFCC uncovers report of Fifth Third customer being robbed on exit from bank

5:00am Friday, January 21, 2005
Acting on a tip from a supporter, Ohioans For Concealed Carry has uncovered a report of the robbery of a Fifth Third employee who was exiting the bank branch with a blue deposit bag in hand. The following information is taken from the official columbuspolice.org website. ----------------- Case # 040756058 Title Robbery Report # 040756058.1 Subject 450 - Robbery Location 1500 Morse Rd City...

Employee for ''no-guns'' newspaper carjacked outside work

4:55am Friday, January 21, 2005
The Mansfield News Journal is reporting that one of its ad sales people was carjacked by a 15 year-old boy who put a gun to his head in the News Journal parking lot at 70 W. Fourth St. in broad daylight. The News Journal offers no explanation for why the employee, who was inside his truck with the engine running when confronted, didn't "just drive away", as Ohio State Highway Patrol Captain John...

You would NOT have been reading after a Kerry Inauguration

4:50am Friday, January 21, 2005
Bush Lawyers Target Gun Control's Legal Rationale January 7, 2005 The Wall Street Journal Readying for a constitutional showdown over gun control, the Bush administration has issued a 109-page memorandum aiming to prove that the Second Amendment grants individuals nearly unrestricted access to firearms. The memorandum, requested by Attorney General John Ashcroft, was completed in August but made...

Shelby Co. Licensee petitions elected officials re: VZ liability

4:45am Friday, January 21, 2005
We couldn't have said it any better ourselves... Ohio State Senator Jim Jordan Ohio State Representative Derrick Seaver Dear Sirs, I'm one of your taxpaying voting citizens and a Shelby County CCW Licensee (yes, I'm one of the persons damaged by the Shelby County Sheriff, but that is not the issue of this letter). I have serious problems with this part of the Ohio CCW law and how it is being used...

FOX: Michael Moore's Bodyguard Arrested on Gun Charge

9:56am Thursday, January 20, 2005
The FOX News Channel is reporting that anti-gun, anti-America filmmaker Michael Moore's bodyguard was arrested for carrying an unlicensed weapon in New York's JFK airport Wednesday night. align="right"> FOX reports police took Patrick Burke, who says Moore employs him, into custody after he declared he was carrying a firearm at a ticket counter. According to the story, Burke is licensed to...

Chillicothe: Armed man robs ''no-guns'' business

10:44pm Wednesday, January 19, 2005
The Chillicothe Gazette is reporting that a business called Check Into Cash was robbed at gunpoint Thursday afternoon. The newspaper did not report that the criminal walked right past the business' "no-guns" signs in order to commit his crime. align="right"> According to the story, an employee reported to police a man entered the store in Central Center with a gun and rushed toward her as he...

''No-guns'' Fifth Third bank earnings down 60%; competitors' up

2:56pm Wednesday, January 19, 2005
The Dayton Daily News is reporting that Fifth Third Bancorp (NasdaqNM: FITB) experienced a 60 percent drop in fourth-quarter earnings. The DDN notes the announcement came the same day two other Ohio banks posted quarterly gains. align="right"> The Cincinnati-based bank holding company announced that fourth-quarter net income was $176 million, or 31 cents per diluted share, compared to $442...

State-mandated meat market: Ohio college students suffer rape and kidnapping

Chad D. Baus
1:08pm Wednesday, January 19, 2005
The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that a 21-year-old female Cincinnati State student reported being raped in a college building Thursday night. The report says officials are releasing few details about the attack, but that a Friday e-mail to faculty and staff said the student was assaulted by a young man who offered to show her around the school's new Advanced Technology and Learning Center...

Op-Ed: Fear, Loathing and Obstruction of Justice in Ohio

12:30pm Tuesday, January 18, 2005
By Chad D. Baus and Gerard Valentino CNSNews.com Commentary January 18, 2005 Dan Rather and CBS News continue to make national headlines due to their forgery-induced attack on President Bush during the 2004 presidential campaign. This high-profile case shows just how far the media is willing to go to push their left-leaning agenda. It also underscores the need for diligence in dealing with the...

Armed robber hits beauty supply store

7:20pm Monday, January 17, 2005
The Dayton Daily News is reporting that Hair Gold Beauty Supply, 3933 Free Pike, was robbed Saturday and the clerk was shot by the armed robber. Dispatchers received the call of an armed robbery at the business at about 9 p.m. The robber fled on foot, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office told the DDN. The clerk was treated for injuries. Commentary: The following hair care locations in Ohio ban...

Michigan paper: ''Shall-issue gun law: Any objections now?''

7:12pm Monday, January 17, 2005
January 13, 2005 The Jackson (MI) Citizen Patriot It was a contentious debate that led lawmakers in 2001 to add Michigan to the roster of states with shall-carry gun laws. The debate is over, and a recent Citizen Patriot review of the past three years makes us wonder what all the fuss was about. Many feared that if you let lots of people carry concealed guns, there would be shoot-outs,...

Parolee's sub shop robbery attempt ''torpedoed''

1:24pm Sunday, January 16, 2005
The Dayton Daily News is reporting that a robbery suspect was shot in the arm Friday by the manager of the Subway restaurant he is accused of trying to rob in the 2800 block of East Third Street. The newspaper reports the suspect, whose name was not released, was taken to a local hospital to be treated for the non-life-threatening wound after police caught up with him at his sister's house in the...

Robberies in ''no-guns'' victim zones continue

1:10pm Sunday, January 16, 2005
It's been yet another dangerous week for customers of "no-guns" businesses in Ohio. Criminals just don't seem to be able to grasp the idea that guns aren't allowed in places like the (Wisconsin-owned, northwest Ohio-based) Sterling Food Stores chain... · Findlay Sterling Food Stores Robbery The Findlay/Hancock County Crime Stoppers program is seeking help in finding a man who robbed a Sterling...

JUSTICE SERVED: Second accomplice in murder of gun store owner gets 27 years

12:52pm Sunday, January 16, 2005
The January 11, 2005 Columbus Dispatch reported that a second accomplice in the robbery and murder of gun store owner and OFCC supporter Zane Wilson has been given the maximum sentence allowable for his crime. The story says that upon learning that Clifford Morefield told a probation officer that he "didn’t deserve the time," the judge "saw red". Common Pleas Judge Beverly Y. Pfeiffer, dismayed...

At least, this time, the media asked ''Can restraining orders really protect?"

10:26am Sunday, January 16, 2005
January 14, 2005 Huntington (WV) Herald Dispatch HUNTINGTON -- Can restraining orders really protect you? The question takes on tragic relevance in the wake of the shooting of a Ceredo woman Wednesday. The man sought in her death had reportedly violated such an order by showing up at her home the night before. Cabell County Magistrate Michael J. Woelfel begins his answer by defining some terms...

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