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Women and guns, a sign of the times

4:13pm Sunday, July 11, 2004
July 10, 2004 WKYC.com SUMMIT COUNTY -- In Summit County, nearly 1,000 people have received concealed carry permits and one in 12 of those gun carriers are women. “A gun makes me feel confident very confident because I can’t wrestle a man to the ground,” said disabled Sharon Pulling. “I look very vulnerable in a wheelchair, so people may want to take advantage of me more. If I have a gun, I feel...

Letter to the Editor: Selective concern for wasted tax dollars

7:23am Saturday, July 10, 2004
July 10, 2004 Lorain Morning Journal To the Editor: In reference to your July 3 "Frowns" editorial about the lawsuit filed against the state regarding the "plain view" car provision of the concealed carry law: I agree the state should not have to spend money hearing this lawsuit. Using the court to change and-or create laws is normally a popular liberal tactic; utilizing a loophole to our...

"Constant flow" of CHL applicants in Summit Co.

7:18am Saturday, July 10, 2004
July 9, 2004 Akron Beacon-Journal Summit lets 973 carry guns There are nearly 1,000 more people packing concealed weapons in Summit County today than there were just three months ago. Since April 7, when Ohio became the 46th state to allow law-abiding citizens to carry weapons, the Summit County Sheriff's Office has issued 973 concealed-weapons permits. An additional 97 permit applications still...

Wanted criminal found with gun in ''no-guns'' East Liverpool library

7:05am Friday, July 09, 2004
July 8, 2004 (Lisbon) Morning Journal EAST LIVERPOOL — A man wanted for failure to appear warrants out of the county is now facing a charge of carrying a concealed weapon without a permit after being found with a loaded gun in the Carnegie Public Library. According to Chief Mike McVay, the department received a tip that Nathan Criss, 28, 326 Blakeley St., was at the library and that there was an...

Congress approves concealed weapons bill

6:57am Friday, July 09, 2004
July 7, 2004 Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Off-duty and retired police officers would have the right to carry concealed weapons in any state under legislation the Senate approved by voice vote Wednesday and sent to the president. H.R. 218, passed by the House last month, would override some states' prohibitions on carrying concealed firearms. Many states do not recognize other states' concealed...

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES RECEIVE FINAL WARNING REGARDING ILLEGAL GUN BANS

12:59pm Thursday, July 08, 2004
CLEVELAND - JULY 8, 2004 - Ohioans For Concealed Carry, the state's largest grassroots organization working to reform Ohio's self-defense laws, announced today that its Office of General Counsel has sent letters to the first municipalities that have passed ordinances attempting to restrict the lawful carrying of concealed handguns by those licensed by the State of Ohio. In these letters, Attorney...

Op-Ed: Gun permits an explosive issue still

12:53pm Thursday, July 08, 2004
July 8, 2004 Columbus Dispatch by Mike Harden, Dispatch Metro columnist Three months after Ohio became the 46th state to implement a conceal-carry law, some Buckeyes feel safer and others don’t. "I usually carry a Smith & Wesson .38 special revolver," said Dr. Joe Wildi, a Columbus dentist who totes the weapon with him three to five times a week when making bank deposits from his East Side...

Is your home a target for burglars?

12:34pm Thursday, July 08, 2004
July 8, 2004 Dayton Daily News Story edited for space Here's an exercise for you to try: take a walk down the street where you live and think like a burglar. If you wanted to get into a house, which ones would you pick? Can you tell just by looking that someone is probably away on vacation? Knowing that some people stash keys outside in case they lock themselves out, where would be the first...

Conceal, carry law still has a few kinks

12:32am Thursday, July 08, 2004
July 7, 2004 Fairborn Daily Herald GREENE COUNTY — The Ohio General Assembly passed revised House Bill 12 on Jan. 7 to allow licensed Ohioans the right to carry a concealed weapon. The next day, Jan. 8, Gov. Bob Taft signed the bill, and on April 8, the concealed carry bill became law. Ohioans began standing in line to apply for their license to legally conceal and carry their firearm. Almost...

90 days & 25k licenses later: The good news the media won't share

11:58pm Wednesday, July 07, 2004
July 7, 2004 Ohio Public Radio Fewer people than anticipated are taking advantage of Ohio's new law that allows residents to carry concealed handguns under certain conditions. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles has details. Click here to hear the story via RealAudio streaming. Commentary: Sheriffs in two of Ohio's most populous counties - Cuyahoga and Franklin - along with certain others, have slowed...

Ohio, Michigan OK concealed-carry deal

12:08pm Wednesday, July 07, 2004
You heard it here first... July 7, 2004 Toledo Blade Ohio and Michigan residents with concealed carry licenses can take their weapons across the border after a reciprocating agreement between the states took effect yesterday, said Mark Gribben, spokesman with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. “For an Ohioan, they are able to carry a concealed weapon in Michigan, subject to the laws Michigan has...

Gun law can't require Social Security number

12:03pm Wednesday, July 07, 2004
You heard it here first, over a month ago... July 7, 2004 Cincinnati Post (click for complete story) With nearly three months elapsed since the state's new concealed-carry law took effect, a Mount Lookout architect has shown that it's still possible to fight city hall, or in this case the statehouse. William J. Miller Sr., 74, said he's glad the Ohio Auditor's Office has clarified the new law in...

Gannett news reporter sees faux CHL tie-in with arrest

11:49am Wednesday, July 07, 2004
In a July 7, 2004 Chillicothe Gazette story , Gannett News reporter Lisa Roberson tries her best to find a connection between a young woman who illegally carried a firearm into a restaurant and Ohio's new concealed handgun license law. Reporter Lisa Roberson's story starts as follows: An 18-year-old woman is facing a third-degree felony charge after she allegedly carried a loaded 9mm handgun into...

2004 amendments to Ohio concealed handgun license law ''unlikely''

10:18pm Tuesday, July 06, 2004
July 6, 2004 Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state's concealed weapons law has not produced the number of applications that backers envisioned, but it's too soon be tinkering with it, the bill's sponsor said Tuesday. Ohio's 88 county sheriffs, who issue the permits, have given out about 22,000 applications since the law took effect on April 8, said Robert Cornwell, executive director...

Op-Ed: Our northern neighbors may try to cut gun freedoms here

9:42pm Tuesday, July 06, 2004
Nationalreview.com Blame Canada By Eli Lehrer Canada's two major parties — the long-ruling Liberals and the new Conservative Party of Canada — remained deadlocked after the polls closed last night. In all likelihood, that's bad news for gun ownership and public safety up north. The Liberals, who have gone from a 168-seat majority in the 308-seat House of Commons to a plurality of about 135 seats...

Retail rapist strikes again - some at-risk businesses still disarm employees

7:43am Tuesday, July 06, 2004
July 2, 2004 Dayton Daily News Clerks working alone targeted The FBI has linked a March 5 rape and robbery at Southtown Shopping Center in Miami Twp. through forensic evidence to five of nine similar cases in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Officials believe the same suspect is attacking female clerks working in businesses at shopping centers near interstates. Another Miami Valley attack — at a...

Lorain newspaper continues to rage against self-defense

7:10am Tuesday, July 06, 2004
July 3, 2004 Lorain Morning Journal This is an occasional offering of short editorials on a variety of topics, some that deserve flowers and some that draw frowns. Send your comments to Letters, The Morning Journal, 1657 Broadway, Lorain, OH 44052, or e-mail to [email protected] . align="right"> FROWNS: Here's a new way to waste our tax money; the state has to defend itself in a...

Will OFCC PAC endorsee replace Speaker Householder in House District 91?

7:00am Tuesday, July 06, 2004
On July 5, 2004, the Newark Advocate published an excellent story, written by Jim Siegel, about 2004 OFCC PAC endorsee Rob Hood. In the article, Siegel wrote that Hood "shocked" some local Republican leaders when he won the March primary in the 91st House district, earning a chance at the seat that has been held by Speaker Larry Householder, who is term-limited. Hood beat out three challengers,...

PATRIOTS: In 1788, Ohio law required ALL men aged 16-50 to bear arms

7:50am Sunday, July 04, 2004
(Originally posted by the Cincinnati Enquirer and on this website July 25, 2003) Ohio Moments Soldiers fined 50 cents for lack of weaponry On July 25, 1788, the first Ohio law to establish and regulate a militia was published in Marietta. It mandated all men between 16 and 50 perform military duty. They were required to arm themselves with a musket and bayonet, a cartridge box, powder horn, one...

If ever there was a time for Eddie Eagle...

4:34pm Saturday, July 03, 2004
July 1, 2004 Dayton Daily News Story edited for space Boy accidentally shot by neighbor, 5 DAYTON | A 7-year-old boy was accidentally shot Wednesday by his 5-year-old neighbor who was playing with a loaded .22 revolver the older boy found in an alley, police said. Shaquonne McCarty was in good condition at Children's Medical Center, suffering from a gunshot wound to his left wrist, Sgt. Kelly...

KS: Workplace shooting at another ''No-guns allowed'' business

7:27am Saturday, July 03, 2004
Not only is concealed carrry illegal in Kansas, but this business had "No-Guns" signs posted on its doors, just as it does on its facilities here in Ohio . More multiple-victom public shootings occur where guns are prohibited. July 2, 2004 KCTV.com Five People Killed in Shooting at Plant KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- A gunman killed four employees of a meatpacking plant and wounded three others...

SHAKE-UP: Jacobson drops bid for Senate Presidency

7:46am Friday, July 02, 2004
July 02, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer (story edited for space) Columbus - Sen. Jeff Jacobson ended his quest to become Senate president Thursday after information surfaced that he had concealed his ties to an anti-tax group that assisted his efforts to win the top leadership post. "In seeking the Senate presidency, I allowed myself to become associated with persons whose practices were...

TEN: Another national chain removes discriminatory signs

7:29pm Thursday, July 01, 2004
Ohioans For Concealed Carry is pleased to announce that The Carter Lumber Co. has made a decision to open its doors to Ohio concealed handgun license-holders, just as the company has done for customers in eight other concealed carry states for years. In an email to OFCC, Carter Lumber's V.P. of Marketing, David McCafferty, stated as follows, and in part: "The signage that was recently hung in our...

Ohio CHL Reciprocity Update

11:15am Thursday, July 01, 2004
Beginning last week, Ohioans For Concealed Carry began learning that a number of states have announced that reciprocity agreements have been reached with Ohio regarding the recognition of concealed handgun licenses. While encouraged by the news, we have chosen not to publicize this information, because no official announcement has yet come from the Ohio Attorney General's office. Until it comes,...

Gun-rights advocate sues over weapons law

8:06am Thursday, July 01, 2004
July 1, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer Lawyer contends language inconsistent Parts of the state's new concealed-weapons law are unconstitutional and were written by "idiots," contends a gun-rights advocate who sued the state Wednesday. Stephen Miller, a lawyer and handgun instructor from Independence, sued in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, asking a judge to strike down the law's language...

Toby Hoover congratulates newspaper under investigation for law-breaking

7:47am Thursday, July 01, 2004
For at least the fourth time since passage of Ohio's concealed handgun license law, one of Ohio's few remaining gun control extremists has praised law-breaking as a means of opposing Ohio's new concealed carry law. In a letter to Sidney Daily News editor Jeff Billiel, published June 30, Toby Hoover offers "congratulations" to the newspaper , which recently published the addresses of citizens who...

Op-Ed: Add Gun Control To Litany Of Misbegotten Gov't Plans

6:57am Thursday, July 01, 2004
June 29, 2004 Investor's Business Daily By John R. Lott Jr. and Eli Lehrer The gun -control movement is in trouble internationally. From Britain to Australia to Canada, promises of lower crime rates from gun control have turned into historic increases in crime. While the normal knee-jerk solutions are to press for even more controls, once guns are banned the explanation that the laws failed...

Vermont ladies ''Taking aim''

6:53am Thursday, July 01, 2004
June 28, 2004 Bennington Banner SHAFTSBURY -- "Most people don't think of women wanting guns, but we do," says Bennington resident Jane Moffitt. Moffitt, who hasn't used a gun in more than 20 years, wants to protect herself now that her husband has died. She decided to attend a free National Rifle Association-funded program just for women Sunday morning called "Women on Target." Moffitt, along...

Signs Down & Safe Alternative lists continue to grow

9:59pm Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Joe Eaton, OFCC's Business Education Task Force Coordinator, has received the following notification from First Clermont Bank: Dear Joe, We have removed our "no guns" signs from all First Clermont Bank locations. We gave the issue considerable thought before we added the signs in the first place, and went through a similar process before taking them down. Your letter was helpful, as were the...

OH Div. of Liquor Control clarifies position re: Class D and CCW

2:50pm Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Ohioans For Concealed Carry and the OFCC PAC are pleased to announce that efforts to receive clarification with the Ohio Division of Liquor Control over the law's requirements for Class D liquor permit holders have been met with complete success. At issue was the question of whether groceries and convenience stores which possess Class D liquor permits, but which do not dispense liquor by the...

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