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Akron police seek gunman who entered home

12:08pm Wednesday, September 08, 2004
September 8, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal AKRON: Police are investigating a home invasion in the 400 block of Perkins Street. A woman at the house told police a man with a gun broke into the apartment about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. The gunman ordered her to lie on the floor. An upstairs tenant heard the commotion and rushed to the woman's aid, causing the gunman to cut his robbery short, police said. As...

Guns banned in Elyria parks, but there's no penalty

9:36am Wednesday, September 08, 2004
September 8, 2004 Lorain Morning Journal ELYRIA -- City Council voted to ban concealed handguns in the city's parks, despite objections raised by a councilman and although the ordinance doesn't call for any penalties. Council voted 10-1 to ban concealed weapons in all city buildings and city-owned parks, amending a previous ordinance that banned concealed handguns on all city-owned land,...

President of Remington Arms Co. advises Kerry on firearms safety

9:01am Wednesday, September 08, 2004
September 8, 2004 PRNewswire At a Labor Day campaign rally yesterday, Sen. John Kerry accepted an ironic gift from a labor union representative. The gift, a Remington model 11-87 shotgun commonly used in hunting and recreational shooting enjoyed by millions of Americans, would be banned as an "assault weapon" under a bill that Kerry is co-sponsoring. align="right"> "The semi-automatic shotgun...

Gun control's complete and utter failure on display in Ohio town

8:13am Wednesday, September 08, 2004
Compiled from reports by the Associated Press and the Cleveland Plain Dealer . September 8, 2004 Gunman dead after injuring three GENEVA, Ohio - A woman grazed by a bullet dived into a parked car after hearing what she initially thought was firecrackers, while the gunman who opened fire on the town's main thoroughfair wounded two others before reportedly shooting himself. "I felt something hit my...

Another DDN employee victimized in a gun crime

10:57pm Tuesday, September 07, 2004
September 6, 2004 Dayton Daily News Senseless shootings kill 2 bystanders DAYTON | — Derek Ali, a well-known community figure and Dayton Daily News reporter, was killed Sunday morning pushing a woman away from gunfire at a Lakeridge Court party. Mr. Ali, 47, had been working as a disc jockey at the private party and was moving his DJ equipment to his car at about 1 a.m. A group of men denied...

Armed robbery in ''gun free'' credit union

10:16pm Tuesday, September 07, 2004
All Ohio Universal 1 Credit Unions are listed among the unsafe businesses in OFCC's Do Not Patronize While Armed database . September 7, 2004 Dayton Daily News Man robs credit union, lingers DAYTON | An armed robber grabbed cash Tuesday at the Universal One Credit Union on Harshman Road. He then stayed in the branch for while, fleeing only after a teller asked him if he needed anything else. The...

OH gun club to Kerry camp: ''Oh, no'' you don't...

2:30pm Tuesday, September 07, 2004
August 31, 2004 Wheeling (WV) Intelligencer Dan Trevas, communications director for the Ohio Democratic Party, said Sen. John Kerry will make an appearance at the Fort Steuben Visitor's Center on Third Street between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday. Abdalla also said Kerry's campaign members have indicated the presidential hopeful would like to be able to trap shoot in the area if his schedule allows...

Hypocrisy: ''Kerry Co-Sponsored Bill Banning Gun He Waves''

12:40pm Tuesday, September 07, 2004
September 7, 2004 Drudge Report Was Dem presidential hopeful John Kerry seen this weekend waving a gun which would have been banned if legislation he co-sponsored became law? Kerry co-sponsored S. 1431 last year (“The Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2003) which would have banned a "semiautomatic shotgun that has a pistol grip.” align="right"> Kerry was presented with...

OFCC's 1st Annual Party in the Park a great success

6:30pm Sunday, September 05, 2004
OFCC's 1st Annual Party in the Park, which featured Secretary of State Ken Blackwell as keynote speaker, was a great success. Most attendees would probably agree it would be hard to pick a high point of the Labor Day Saturday. Excellent food and fellowship gave way to an inspirational speech by Secretary Blackwell. Following the Secretary's words, several awards were given, and many lucky...

The ultimate case against disarmed victim zones

6:00pm Sunday, September 05, 2004
September 4, 2004 Cincinnati Enquirer Editorial: We all are terror's soft targets The unspeakable terrorist takeover of a Russian school that left hundreds dead and wounded this week drives home the point that in the war of terror, there is no such place as a non-combat area. The experts call them "soft" targets - office towers, commuter trains, commercial airliners and now a school full of...

VICTIM ZONE: Mugging outside Blackburns Market

3:54pm Friday, September 03, 2004
Blackburns Market is one of several hundred unsafe businesses listed on OFCC's Do Not Patronize While Armed database . September 3, 2004 Portsmouth Daily Times New Boston Police officers is [sic] asking for the public’s assistance in locating an man who mugged a women [sic] for her purse in a parking lot on Wednesday. According to a report from the New Boston Police, around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, a...

Safer parks in Clyde: Order that bars gun ban is extended indefinitely

12:34pm Thursday, September 02, 2004
September 2, 2004 Fremont News-Messenger Unless the City of Clyde requests a hearing, a temporary court restraining order barring enforcement of a ban on legally concealed weapons from public parks will continue indefinitely. According to records from Sandusky County Common Pleas Court, Clyde City Solicitor Barry Bova consented in a phone conversation to the extension of the original temporary...

FLASH: Shots fired by robber at ''no-guns'' First Merit bank

9:59am Thursday, September 02, 2004
September 2, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal LAKEMORE - Police are investigating the Wednesday robbery of the FirstMerit Bank at 1502 Canton Road. Police said that a lone gunman wearing a black ski mask and sunglasses told tellers at 9 a.m. to put money into a bag he had brought with him. He fired a shot from a small-caliber semiautomatic pistol at one of the tellers, just missing her, then ran north...

Investigation of Shelby Co. Sheriff and Sidney Daily News ongoing

3:34pm Wednesday, September 01, 2004
Ohioans For Concealed Carry continues to receive requests for updates to the investigation of Shelby Co. Sheriff Kevin O'Leary and Jeffrey Billiel, editor of Brown Publishing's Sidney Daily News. On June 17, Miami Co. Prosecutor Gary Nasal was appointed special prosecutor by Shelby Co. Court of Common Pleas Judge John D. Schmitt, to look into possible criminal violations by Shelby Co. Sheriff...

Letter to the Editor: Do us a favor, ban the rapists

12:47pm Wednesday, September 01, 2004
September 1, 2004 Port Clinton News Herald If cities can guarantee safety in parks, then they can ban guns in the parks This is in response to your editorial of Thursday, Aug. 19, in regards to cities having the right to ban guns from parks. Once again the editors of The News-Messenger have demonstrated their bias and complete lack of understanding of anything relevant to what they are writing...

Op-Ed: Pistols and rifles and cans, oh, my!

10:44am Wednesday, September 01, 2004
August 29, 2004 The Daily Camera by Jon Caldara align="right"> The so-called assault-weapons ban is about to sunset. About time. It was one of the goofiest gun laws on the books. It outlawed guns because they look mean — the perfect law for a superficial world. The assault-weapons ban was racial profiling for guns. Before we start, you should know I used to be like you when it came to firearms...

Taft doesn't quite make it to prime time

1:22pm Tuesday, August 31, 2004
August 31, 2004 Toledo Blade Governor addresses a mostly empty Madison Square Garden at 1:50 p.m. NEW YORK - Addressing the Republican National Convention at 1:50 p.m. is like sneaking into Yankee Stadium at 2 a.m. and trying to steal second base. It might be fun, but no one sees you. But that's the time slot Gov. Bob Taft received as chairman of the Republican Governors Association. href="http...

Ohio CHL: ''Do what's right, rather than what's easy''

11:54am Tuesday, August 31, 2004
----- Original Message ----- From: Baillie, Jack Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 4:28 PM Subject: Ken Hanson article After reading Ken Hanson's article "Friends don't let Ohio friends carry on a non-resident permit" which you posted on the OFCC site yesterday, I found his point to be well reasoned and right on the mark. As a result, I immediately made arrangements to take the training necessary to...

2 frantic calls about stabbing in progress; ''protection'' comes too late

11:39am Tuesday, August 31, 2004
Aug. 31, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal (click here for complete story) Calls lead to knifing arrest 3 people frantically phone 911 about stabbing death of unidentified man in Akron Frantic telephone calls to the Akron Police Department describe a Sunday night homicide as it was taking place and helped police arrest a suspect. John Rebovich faces a murder charge in the death of an unidentified man who...

NO SSN: Hamilton Co. CHL applicant obtains license in 8 days

6:24pm Monday, August 30, 2004
Sat Aug 28 23:45:11 2004: I wanted to give you an update on an experience with the Hamilton County SO while applying for a CHL. I submitted the application without my SSN written down. The person handling the fingerprinting did not know this was acceptable; he had been told the Webcheck would not accept a submission w/o the SSN present -- that it was a "required field" for him to click "submit."...

NRA: DeWine and Voinovich ''out of touch'' with Ohioans

3:39pm Monday, August 30, 2004
August 30, 2004 CNSNews.com Sunset of Assault Weapons Ban May Fire Up Gun Debate (CNSNews.com) - The war in Iraq and the economy may dominate the fall presidential campaign, but with the federal assault weapons ban set to expire in two weeks, the gun debate is sure to intensify. Peter Hamm, communications director for the Brady Campaign to Stop Gun Violence, said it was "premature" to predict the...

Op-Ed: Let Americans provide their own security

2:54pm Monday, August 30, 2004
August 30, 2004 Miami Herald By Benedict D. Larosa Gun-control laws, like all ill-advised measures, have unintended, often unfortunate, consequences. This is especially true in the post-Sept. 11 environment. Recently, Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge upgraded the nation's alert status because of credible intelligence that several financial buildings in New York City, Newark, N.J., and...

Friends don't let Ohio friends carry on a non-resident permit

9:07am Sunday, August 29, 2004
By Ken Hanson So, you've decided that Ohio's license is too much of a bother to get? Why get a license from Ohio, and reward their absurd regulations, when you can carry in Ohio on your Florida non-resident permit, right? Granted, Ohio's law leaves a lot to be desired, and there is a lot of work to come in improving Ohio's CHL. However, a large part of improving Ohio's CHL law is going to be in...

Wanted teen breaks park rules/CCW law; shoots self in Columbus park

11:36am Saturday, August 28, 2004
Complied from news reports by WBNS-TV and NBC4-TV in Columbus. August 27, 2004 An 18 year old boy, who police say has numerous misdemeanor warrants out for past crimes, accidentally proved the falacy of gun control and rules against firearms in parks Friday. Police said Andre Rayburn, 18, and his girlfriend were sitting at a picnic table at Krumm Park on the city's northeast side when Rayburn...

Home alone and defenseless, thanks to Akron police

10:12am Saturday, August 28, 2004
August 28, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal West Akron resident charged in incident at door of her home A West Akron woman is accused of pointing a gun at a saleswoman who knocked on her door. Police say Kelly Maurer scared the solicitor, but Maurer says she wasn't threatening anyone and only took the loaded 9 mm to the door because she was afraid for her safety. Maurer was charged with misdemeanor...

Letter to the Editor: Clyde, editors should know better

10:04am Saturday, August 28, 2004
August 27, 2004 Fremont News Messenger General laws of the state cannot be ignored The News-Messenger is making the same knee-jerk reaction that Clyde officials made when they passed their misguided prohibition of concealed handgun license holders in parks. This paper argues that because you can ban grilling and loitering, you should be able to ban guns, too. Using that logic, Clyde officials...

Letter to the Editor: Change the name of your list

9:51am Saturday, August 28, 2004
August 26, 2004 Toledo City Paper Why are you reporting who carries guns and who doesn’t? I really hope you thought it through well before you made those law-abiding citizens’ names available on your Web site ["Packing heat," TCP Aug. 12-18]. The names you should be printing are the names of criminals who are illegally toting guns around for wrongful purposes. My mother is not on the list of...

Evaluation: First 90 days with Ohio's Concealed Carry Law

6:09pm Thursday, August 26, 2004
The Ohio Attorney General's office has released data on the first three months of concealed handgun license issuance. ----> Concealed Carry Licensure Statistics Report - 2nd Qtr 2004 (.pdf) OFCC's overall assessment: Issuance: In the first 90 days under the new law, 26,307 standard licenses, and 30 temporary emergency licenses were issued to Ohio residents. Gun ban extremists and the liberal...

Editorial: List of permit holders shouldn't be a secret

12:51pm Thursday, August 26, 2004
August 26, 2004 Toledo City Paper "Morons" was all the letter said, but we knew immediately what had made the writer so angry. The anonymous letter, actually an e-mail, was one of many angry missives directed at the City Paper after we made the list of concealed-carry permit holders in Lucas County available on our Web site. The list included permit holders’ names, dates of birth and counties of...

Plans for shooting range move ahead despite noisy minority

11:31am Thursday, August 26, 2004
August 26, 2004 Cincinnati Enquirer Loveland eases gun law By Sheila McLaughlin LOVELAND - Council has changed the city's gun law, opening the way for a proposed indoor target range opposed by residents who would be its neighbors. But an opponent said the fight isn't over. "There will be a referendum. Council is up there to represent the people; they are not there to exercise their own personal...

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