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Gun grabbers misleading Class D's again; signs continue to come down elsewhere

11:34am Thursday, September 23, 2004
The following message is from OFCC Business Education Coordinator Joe Eaton ( [email protected] ): OFCC members and supporters, we need you to get involved quickly in response to some Anti-Self Defense activities that are taking place. The following is an email we received from an OFCC member in Summit County. "There is someone going around (again) to Summit county convenient stores and gas...

Law Enforcement Officer's Safety Act resisted by Beavercreek Police Chief

8:19am Wednesday, September 22, 2004
The Dayton Daily News has reported on September 20 that Beavercreek Police Chief Arthur Scott is delaying the issuance of ID cards which are necessary for retired law-enforcement officers to exercise their new rights under House Resolution 218, the Law Enforcement Officer's Safety Act. The federal law allows retired and off-duty officers to carry concealed guns across state lines. Retired...

Letter to the Editor: 'Rifleman' Kerry good for a laugh

7:35am Wednesday, September 22, 2004
September 21, 2004 Toledo Blade Only the most politically naive or the most pathetically ignorant would not double over in laughter reading the description of John Kerry burnishing his skills as a "rifleman" in an attempt to impress the hunters, shooters, and gun owners in Ohio. Senator Kerry has spent his entire political career attempting to limit the rights of citizens and sportsmen to own and...

Akron woman shot during home invasion

7:32am Wednesday, September 22, 2004
September 21, 2004 The Akron Beacon Journal is reporting that a woman was shot in the arm during a Monday morning home invasion. Three men, one armed with a handgun, reportedly forced their way into a residence in the 1000 block of Nome Avenue around 9:30 a.m., the Akron Police Department said. A 27-year-old woman was shot once in the arm and was treated at a hospital. Police told the newspaper...

Illinois Capitol Murder Proves Gun Laws Do Not Stop Killers

3:56pm Tuesday, September 21, 2004
September 21, 2004 Monday's brutal murder of an unarmed Illinois Capitol security officer by a shotgun-wielding killer proves that restrictive gun laws like those in the Prairie State cannot stop determined criminals, and never have, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) said today. "If the Draconian gun laws in Illinois worked," said CCRKBA Executive Director Joe...

Athens CHL-holder threatened in road-rage incident will NOT be charged

11:00am Monday, September 20, 2004
September 20, 2004 Athens News Charges dismissed in road-rage incident By Jim Phillips Two men who were involved in a July "road rage" incident in which one of them pulled a gun both have had criminal charges against them dismissed, and have agreed to enter court-ordered diversion programs. On Sept. 13, the cases of Dr. Jeffrey McAdoo, 43, and James Kirkendall, 49, were resolved in Athens County...

DOES KERRY OWN ASSAULT RIFLE?

7:56am Monday, September 20, 2004
September 16, 2004 NEWS RELEASE Does Sen. John Kerry, a supporter of the so-called "assault weapons" ban, own a "Communist Chinese assault rifle," as suggested by his remarks in the October issue of Outdoor Life? If so, the Second Amendment Foundation wants to know where Kerry keeps that rifle, if it is legally registered, and how the senator got it into the United States, SAF Founder Alan...

Dire warnings from gun ban extremists already proving false

2:14pm Saturday, September 18, 2004
In a hysterical email message to supporters lamenting yet another day of failure (the Clinton Gun Ban sunset), gun ban extremist Toby Hoover said "The gun lobby is thrilled and taking orders for guns." This claim has been oft repeated by extremists the gun ban lobby in recent weeks - if the ban sunsets, they screamed, assault weapons will be flooding the streets within hours! The problem for the...

Two more ''No-guns'' banks robbed this week

7:54am Saturday, September 18, 2004
The Toledo Blade reported Friday that another Fifth Third bank has been robbed at gun point, despite having posted "no-guns" signs on its doors. The man robbed the Fifth Third at 10105 Fremont Pike near Thompson Road, about 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 16. Authorities released a surveillance photo of the robbery in progress, where the robber can be seen pointing a semi-automatic pistol at the...

Letters to Editors: Voices for and against right to self-defense in parks

7:32am Saturday, September 18, 2004
September 16, 2004 Fremont News-Messenger Right to carry concealed weapons should include parks This is in response to the letter to the editor from John Salyers dated Sept. 1. In reference to his letter, I find his points thoughtful, intelligent, concise and very reasonable. I find your little rebuttal at the end proof that most liberals cannot answer factual statements with anything but shadowy...

Op-Ed: A Short Lived Victory?

7:24am Saturday, September 18, 2004
Used by permission of author CNSNews.com Commentary September 16, 2004 With the death of the assault weapons ban and the success of concealed carry laws nationwide, proponents of 2nd Amendment rights are on a roll. Although there are more guns on the street in the hands of law-abiding citizens than ever before, crime rates are at an all-time low, which seems to further prove that more guns do...

Paper: Judge Junkin keeps gun; group fires back

9:44pm Thursday, September 16, 2004
Reprinted with permission of Sun Newspapers September 16, 2004 West Geauga Sun By KIM WENDEL When a Bainbridge man had his gun taken by Chagrin Falls police last month, he didn't know he wouldn't get it back after he appeared in court. Now, Ohioans For Concealed Carry is up in arms because Bedford Municipal Court Judge Peter J. Junkin kept the gun after the Aug. 23 hearing in his courtroom. "We...

OFCC releases pro-CCW video spots online

1:02pm Thursday, September 16, 2004
Ohioans For Concealed Carry announced today the release of two versions of a video advertisement promoting the benefits of obtaining an Ohio Concealed Handgun License (CHL) for self-defense. The video depicts a scenario involving a woman returning to her car in a parking lot, and being confronted by an armed criminal. "In the technology age, video productions are being utilized to communicate...

Op-Ed: Hunters shouldn't be fooled by Kerry's 'support'

7:12am Thursday, September 16, 2004
September 13, 2004 Lafayette (IN) Journal and Courier We typically refrain from outright political statements in this corner as I learned long ago that three people could only agree on political matters if two of the quorum are technically deceased. While not afraid of controversial matters, I figure it is better to concentrate on our common ground rather than invite hundreds of rabid e-mails...

Mea culpa: Bureau of Workers' Comp buries ''apology'' on page 9

6:57am Thursday, September 16, 2004
Ohioans For Concealed Carry has learned that, in response to questions raised about the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation's use of its quarterly newsletter's front page this summer to promote an anti-concealed carry agenda, has buried a short "clarification" on page 9 of the Fall issue of Worker's Comp Quarterly. Begin QUOTE- Clarification The summer 2004 issue of Workers' Comp Quarterly (...

Law not followed in release of Lucas Co. CHL-holders' private information

9:45am Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Ohioans For Concealed Carry has learned that on at least two occasions, Lucas Co. Sheriff James A. Telb's office released the private information of Ohio Concealed Handgun License (CHL)-holders to journalists without having received the proper request forms. On September 8, 2004, WNWO NBC24 submitted a request "copies of all records" relating to people who have obtained concealed carry permits"...

FINALLY, THE END OF A SAD ERA - CLINTON GUN BAN STRICKEN FROM BOOKS!

9:31pm Monday, September 13, 2004
September 13, 2004 NRA-ILA SPECIAL Grassroots Alert 09/13/04 Today, the Clinton gun ban expired. The ban's enactment in 1994 was political chest-thumping and deceit at its worst. Now that the ban is over, as was the case for decades prior to and during the life of the ban, criminals still will not legally be able to possess these firearms. Law-abiding citizens, however, will once again be free to...

Op-Ed: Assault Weapons Ban Was Useless Anyway

3:46pm Monday, September 13, 2004
September 10, 2004 Los Angeles Times by John R. Lott With the federal assault weapons ban sunsetting on Monday at midnight, the gun-control movement has a lot to fear, but not what most people think. Despite claims that letting the 10-year-old ban on some semiautomatic weapons expire will result in a surge in gun crimes and police killings, the fact is that letting the law expire will probably...

Crime at 30-year low; DOJ has trouble figuring out reason

11:48am Monday, September 13, 2004
In a September 13, 2004 Associated Press story on a newly released Justice Department report, the Associated Press reported the nation's crime rate last year held steady at the lowest levels since the government began surveying crime victims in 1973. According to the study, the 2003 violent crime rate - assault, sexual assault and armed robbery - stood at 22.6 victims for every 1,000 people age...

NRA Ads Focus on Kerry Gun Rights Record

11:01am Monday, September 13, 2004
September 8, 2004 Associated Press (click here for complete story) WASHINGTON - The National Rifle Association mocks John Kerry's attempts to portray himself as friendly to hunting and other gun sports, putting the Democrat in its sights with a $400,000-a-week television ad buy in several presidential battleground states. "There's a 20-year record he's trying to run away from," said NRA chief...

Toledo's NBC24 goes against wishes of 88% of viewers, publishes CHL list

by Chad D. Baus
10:33am Monday, September 13, 2004
On Thursday, September 9, NBC24 (WNWO Toledo) republished a list of Lucas County CHL-holders on its website. The list had previously been published by the Toledo City Paper. In a statement published with the list of 650 names , the television station openly admits to violating the will of the Ohio General Assembly: "...the law says those permits are not public record. Only the media and law...

Secretary of State Blackwell Addresses Group

10:32am Monday, September 13, 2004
The following story, authored by Larry S. Moore, was published Friday, September 10, 2004 in the Greene County Dailies (Xenia Gazette, Fairborn Daily Herald, Beavercreek News). Republished with permission of the author. POWELL, OH - Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell was the keynote speaker for the Ohioans For Concealed Carry 'Party In The Park' over the Labor Day Weekend. Blackwell...

SAF condemns ABCNews fraud in report on AWB sunset

8:43am Monday, September 13, 2004
September 9, 2004 - The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) today called on ABC News anchor Peter Jennings and correspondent Bill Redeker to admit the network distorted fact during a report on the end of the so-called "assault weapons" ban that aired Wednesday evening, Sept. 8. During that segment, video footage from the North Hollywood bank robbery shootout in March 1997 showed the robbers firing...

DDN: Woman uses BB gun to scare off intruders

5:02pm Sunday, September 12, 2004
The Dayton Daily News is reporting today that a 23-year-old woman used a BB gun to scare would-be burglars away from her Bath Twp. farm house last Thursday. The newspaper states that "Jessica Shafford said she was reading poetry at 2:30 p.m....when two men pulled up to the property. One of the men went to the rear of the house and began to remove a screen window." Shafford told the DDN she got...

Editorial: Elyria winged by its wild shot at keeping guns out of city parks

3:59pm Sunday, September 12, 2004
September 10, 2004 Lorain Morning Journal The decision by Elyria City Council to specifically ban concealed handguns from the city's parks carries no penalties. That makes it unenforceable, and Police Chief Mike Medders says it won't be enforced. Even if it's a symbolic statement against guns, as Mayor Bill Grace suggested, it's a bad move. Unenforced and unenforceable laws only breed contempt...

Letter to the Editor: Law-abiding Ohioans have right to carry guns

2:35pm Thursday, September 09, 2004
September 9, 2004 Port Clinton News Herald Regarding your editorial "Cities should have right to ban guns in parks," I believe you have missed several important points. Gun laws, like many other laws, need to be consistent across the state. That is why speed limits and traffic laws operate within certain guidelines across the state. Seatbelt laws designed to make us safer are consistent across...

Gun rights could play a significant role in battleground states

12:29pm Thursday, September 09, 2004
September 9, 2004 Springfield News Sun WASHINGTON — Large populations of hunters and gun owners in Ohio and other battleground states could provide critical support in the close presidential election, the National Rifle Association's chief executive said Wednesday. Candidates' stances on protecting gun rights could help attract enough voters to sway the election, NRA chief executive Wayne...

NRA-ILA: ONE MORE PUSH TO END THE CLINTON GUN BAN

9:40am Thursday, September 09, 2004
September 9, 2004 With only five days to go before the September 13th expiration of the 1994 Clinton gun ban, anti-gun activists across the nation are making a last stand to re-enact this ineffective legislation. But now time is running out. Congress is only in session three more days before the sunset, and because time is short, anti-gunners will be redoubling their efforts to extend the ban...

Editorial: Time to start teaching gun safety in schools

9:28am Thursday, September 09, 2004
September 7, 2004 St. Paul Pioneer Press by Mark Yost As the rest of Minnesota's kids head back to school today, they'll participate in a wide-ranging curriculum that will readily teach them how to swim, how to drive, how to safely handle potent chemicals, how to balance their checkbook, even how to conjugate verbs in a dead language. What it won't teach them is what to do if they ever come...

Facts on guns and crime reduction in Israel ''surprise'' Michael Moore

9:12am Thursday, September 09, 2004
Despite being an "expert" on guns and crime, Michael Moore now says he learned the facts about arming citizens and crime reduction only after he made his anti-gun movie: "After I made Bowling for Columbine, I discovered that Israel has one of the lowest levels of violence -- I mean, besides the conflict with the Palestinians -- even though there are so many guns around." (Admissions like this...

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