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Gun store owner ambushed by three; shoots one

11:23am Tuesday, March 09, 2004
OFCC received two donations this week in memory of Zane Wilson. May his memory live in the free exercise of the rights he took up arms to protect no less than TWO times in his life. The following was adapted from a March 4 Columbus Dispatch story. 3 men charged in gun-store slaying Clintonville shop owner shot, injured attacker, police say Zane Wilson, 74, was shot and killed on February 27 in...

Letter to the Editor: Posting won't make library patrons safe

2:47pm Monday, March 08, 2004
March 8, 2004 Toledo Blade The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library's plan to post gun-ban notices may have good intentions, but is not very well thought out and could possibly work to the disadvantage of its patrons. It is true that libraries are exempted under the new concealed-carry law. However, it is not necessary to post the information. Anyone who is issued a CCW permit will have clearly...

Another defenseless employee for ''Sour Grapes'' newspaper carjacked

11:52am Monday, March 08, 2004
Man carjacks carrier for (Middletown News) Journal March 8. 2004 Middletown News Journal A Middletown man was shoved to the ground and his vehicle carjacked early Friday morning while he was delivering The Journal. Ethan Long, 23, was beginning his route at about 5:45 a.m. in Midtonia Village on South Sutphin Street when a man shoved him against an open vehicle door. Long banged his head, then...

Akron Beacon-Journal: Some unlikely candidates are ready to carry firearms

11:03am Monday, March 08, 2004
Why is it so hard for the media to understand that these are EXACTLY the types of people that we expected to "pack heat"? It is only their bigotry that stereotyped all proponents as white middle-aged men. Concealed weapons law takes effect soon March 8, 2004 Akron Beacon-Journal One is a fifth-grade teacher, another a stroke victim who walks with a cane. Not exactly the folks you would expect to...

Zanesville City Council latest to consider illegally banning CHL-holders

10:05am Monday, March 08, 2004
City council to discuss concealed carry law March 8, 2004 Zanesville Times Recorder ZANESVILLE -- Ohio's new concealed carry law will be part of the discussion at city council tonight. Council will meet at 7 p.m. with a work session at 6:15 p.m. to review changes to the budget. On the agenda for the meeting is an ordinance which would establish policies concerning weapons. House Bill 12, known as...

Armed Ohioans required to be on target

9:45am Monday, March 08, 2004
Schools emerge after concealed-carry law March 8, 2004 Dayton Daily News VANDALIA | The students fire their guns repeatedly. Some put tight clusters of bullet holes on 9-inch paper plates mounted 7 yards away. Others scatter their shots; they often hit the cardboard behind the plates. One older man can barely hit the plate. Nine out of 10 shots from his revolver fly elsewhere. His chances of...

Handgun process may start on time

12:07pm Saturday, March 06, 2004
March 06, 2004 Columbus Dispatch Handgun owners may be able to apply for permits to carry concealed weapons on April 8, the day the new law takes effect, because the state has been moving faster than expected to put the mechanics in place. "I think we will be up and running by the effective date," Robert A. Cornwell, executive director of the Buckeye State Sheriffs’ Association, said yesterday...

Proof positive: Anti-gun extremists are the true sufferers of paranoia

11:25am Saturday, March 06, 2004
Lesson #3 in the OFCC PAC Education Guide is 'Raging Against Self-Defense', an excellent essay by Dr. Sarah Thompson, Executive Director of Utah Gun Owners Alliance, and a columnist who writes a monthly column on individual rights. Thompson's essay examines the anti-gun mentality from a psychiatric perspective. Not only does she explain how such people think, but she gives excellent advice on how...

2002 OFCC PAC Endorsee Bryan Williams resigns House seat

10:44am Saturday, March 06, 2004
Democrats drop opposition to him as Summit elections board director March 6, 2004 Akron Beacon-Journal State Rep. Bryan Williams is giving up his seat in the legislature to work full time as the director of the Summit County Board of Elections. Williams' resignation announcement -- made Friday during the elections board's biennial reorganization meeting -- headed off an anticipated fight with...

2002 OFCC PAC Endorsee John Boccieri fighting for more than office

10:39am Saturday, March 06, 2004
MaArea representative deployed with Air Force Reserve unit in Middle East might not be back for election. Constituents' concerns are still being heard March 04, 2004 Akron Beacon-Journal John Boccieri is like many Ohio residents who have enlisted in any of the reserve branches of the military: He has been called up and deployed to the Middle East. What sets Boccieri apart, however, is that he has...

Letter writers respond to DDN's Mary McCarty

4:48pm Friday, March 05, 2004
One month later, the Dayton Daily News has finally published one of the letters they received in response to Mary McCarty's fear-mongering diatribe about Ohio's new concealed handgun law. March 5, 2004 Dangerous people carry guns now RE MARY MCCARTY'S FEB. 1 COLUMN, "GUN LAW conceals its danger": McCarty and Toby Hoover, executive director of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, still don't...

AGAIN: Shootings up 25% in Cincinnati

4:29pm Friday, March 05, 2004
Haven't we been told that Ohio's 150 year-old concealed-carry ban was supposed to prevent headlines like these? Weren't we led to believe we'd be reading stories like this AFTER Ohio's concealed handgun law goes into effect? March 4, 2004 Cincinnati Post The latest Cincinnati "Quality of Life Index" and crime report shows that crime is slightly down, but shootings are up. The index was started by...

Cleveland business media assault on concealed carry continues

2:35pm Friday, March 05, 2004
Is there something in the water at the Cleveland business media's office buildings? Inside Business Magazine March 2004 Issue Trouble Shooting The Editors [email protected] When Ohio’s new concealed handgun law takes effect April 8, it doesn’t mean employees will be allowed to stash pieces in their cubicles. But it does mean employers should consider creating or updating handgun...

Frisch's Inc. CEO claims your personal safety not at risk due to his CCW Ban

1:05pm Thursday, March 04, 2004
UPDATE: Frisch's Inc. signs coming down ! Frisch's Inc. has begun to respond to customers who voice their displeasure with a new interstate policy discriminating against CHL-holders in their restaurants. In a letter from President & CEO Craig F. Maier, Frisch's Inc. takes the official position that the safety of their customers "is not being compromised by our prohibition of concealed weapons...

Xenia 'Defense' Walker collects over 190,000 votes in US Senate primary

9:01am Thursday, March 04, 2004
On a day when Ohio's Republican US Senators (Mike DeWine and George Voinovich) were voting to renew the Clinton Gun Ban and to put an end to gun shows (votes which killed an strongly supported legislative attempt to protect gun manufacturers from frivolous lawsuits), Ohio's conservative Republican voters were at the polls, firing another shot across the bow of the state's liberal Republican...

Op-Ed: Senate bill can end misleading debate on guns

8:30am Thursday, March 04, 2004
Mar. 02, 2004 Philadelphia Enquirer by John R. Lott Jr. Gun-control advocates should fear the votes today in the Senate, but not for the reason that most people think. Some claim that letting the ban on some semiautomatic weapons expire will cause a surge of police killings and a rise in gun crimes. But in fact, letting the law expire will show the uselessness of gun-control regulations. A year...

Foxnews.com: Do Gun Control Activists Pad Gun Death Statistics?

3:39pm Wednesday, March 03, 2004
And yet Senators Voinovich and DeWine voted with these dishonest, misleading gun ban extremists to renew the 1992 Clinton Gun Ban... Foxnews.com March 3, 2004 Last week’s release of police documents and evidence on the April, 1999, Columbine school shootings has sparked many questions — not only on the specifics of Columbine but also on the general issue of guns. The answers are unsatisfying on...

Proof yet again - gun control an utter failure in Ohio

2:59pm Wednesday, March 03, 2004
So how again are Ohio's draconian gun control laws, which serve only to limit the rights of law-abiding citizens, supposed to be helping take guns off the streets? And what did the 1992 Clinton assault weapons ban (which received renewal 'yes' votes from Senators Voinovich and DeWine this week) do to stop this 80 round magazine from being sold in Cincinnati? NOTHING. Absolutely nothing. February...

Bucyrus women need to hear the REAL story on self-defense

2:29pm Wednesday, March 03, 2004
Pity the poor woman in Bucyrus who attempts to ward off a violent attacker with a rolled-up newspaper or shoe instead of a .38 or .45. But that's the advice they got at this so-called self-defense seminar... March 1, 2004 Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum Classes on women's issues conducted Dee Marquart wasn't afraid to fight with a Bucyrus police officer, and neither was a police officer's wife, Joan...

OFCC PAC endorsees score key victories in 2004 party primaries

1:10am Wednesday, March 03, 2004
A little over one year ago, several OFCC members formed the OFCC Political Action Committee ( www.buckeyefirearms.org ). Time was critical - there were only 60 days before the November 2002 elections. We told potential supporters that the time was ripe to make a difference, and to reinforce the General Assembly and Supreme Court with candidates who supported your right to self-defense. In the...

WCPO: Ohioans Gear Up For New Concealed Carry Law

12:52pm Tuesday, March 02, 2004
Could this be WCPO's attempt to balance their recent "scare business about concealed carry" report? March 1, 2004 Cincinnati WCPO (ABC) TV People have been lining up to buy them and now they are lining up to learn how to use them. Ohio's new concealed carry law has driven a tremendous amount of interest in handguns. The new law signed in January does not go into affect until April 8, but Ohioans...

Frisch's Inc. makes move to ban concealed carry in OH, IN, KY and TN

6:57pm Monday, March 01, 2004
UPDATE: Frisch's Inc. signs coming down ! "I recently saw my first Ohio no-CCW sign. Golden Corral restaurant on Commons Blvd. in Beavercreek, OH has a sign at the entrance stating "Concealed weapons not allowed on these premises", with a picture of a revolver with a red circle-and-slash over it." "My wife and I went out to dinner last night at the Big Boy restaurant in Marysville. Prominently...

Well-known Cincy WCPO Reporter arrested, charged for sexually molesting kids

9:23am Saturday, February 28, 2004
Public trust and the "RIGHT TO KNOW": Should background checks be given to reporters? Should there be a public records registry letting concerned citizens known if an Ohio reporter lives in their neighborhood? Do we have the ability to choose not to share space with the Ohio media elite? February 28, 2004 Cincinnati WCPO (ABC) TV WCPO Employee Arrested A well-known employee of WCPO has been...

Fear-tactics: WCPO working to scare Ohio business-owners about concealed carry

8:48am Saturday, February 28, 2004
February 27, 2004 Cincinnati WCPO (ABC) TV Ohio Attorney General Works To Clarify Concealed Carry Law When Ohio's concealed weapon law kicks in there are going to be plenty of places you can not carry a gun. It is likely that list is going to include a lot more places than those you have already heard about. The law restricts guns from places like schools, libraries and where alcohol is served. A...

Senior citizen pulls gun on knife-wielding robber

5:36pm Thursday, February 26, 2004
To believe gun ban extremists, stories like this don't happen. February 26, 2004 Bucks County Courier Times A senior citizen using the men's room yesterday at a popular Middletown eatery was approached by a would-be robber waving a knife. The potential victim responded by pulling out his own weapon - a handgun. A thin, white male between 25 and 30 years old tried to rob the 68-year-old Langhorne...

April 8 becomes June 7? One Ohio newspaper thinks it's a definite

5:42pm Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Questions remain on concealed carry February 25, 2004 Mt. Vernon News MOUNT VERNON — In the wake of the recent passing of the concealed carry law (H.B. 12), many questions still remain. For instance, when exactly will one be able to apply for a permit? How much training does one need, and where is it available? The concealed carry law officially goes into effect on April 8. However, the public...

Rep. Cirelli faces three in primary

4:22pm Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Incumbent's campaign emphasizes experience Feb. 25, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal Three Democrats are challenging Rep. Mary M. Cirelli in Tuesday's primary. Cirelli, a Canton Democrat, became the 52nd District's representative in 2000. She is being challenged by William J. Healy II, Craig Massey and Thomas L. Robinson for the chance to face Republican Mandwel D. Patterson in November. Cirelli said...

Ohio newspaper editors play make believe with gun controllers

1:54pm Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Honestly, are the editors of Ohio's major newspapers COMPLETELY bankrupt when it comes to journalistic integrity? For a look at what an agenda-driven newspaper does when liberal activist groups like Americans for Gun "Safety" release "findings": See the Columbus Dispatch: February 20, 2004: Right to know: Barring public access to federal data on guns is outrageous move January 13, 2004: 2 city...

Letter to the Editor: Anti-gun coalition is losing grip on reality

8:36am Tuesday, February 24, 2004
February 24, 2004 Toledo Blade Apparently still stinging from snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence is again attempting to wield its influence regarding the issue of concealed carry. Although displaying remarkable tenacity in its fight for a lost cause, the OCAGV authorized a press release on Feb. 13 encouraging all that "If you see someone with a gun...

Plenty left to do before gun law goes into effect

8:24am Tuesday, February 24, 2004
Attorney general must print material; sheriffs may not have staff for permits February 23, 2004 Columbus Dispatch While the state attorney general’s office wrestles with the complicated conceal/carry law for its advent April 8, proponents and opponents are waging an Internet battle to try to influence how it plays out. Anti-gun groups are lobbying businesses to ban handguns, which is allowed...

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