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Anti-Gun attorneys in Ohio continue to give biased legal advice to businesses

11:46am Monday, March 15, 2004
This Toledo Blade story has been picked up by Knight Ridder News Service, and published in the Miami (FL) Herald. March 10, 2004 Toledo Blade Attorneys Advise Ohio Employers to Tighten Ban on Guns in Businesses Ohio employers may need to firm up their policies prohibiting guns -- or put such guidance in place -- if they want to ensure employees and visitors know they aren't allowed to carry...

Ex-con shot dead during home invasion

8:13am Saturday, March 13, 2004
Mar. 12, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal Man shot to death in Canton Woman calls 911 to report acquaintance attempting to break into apartment. Officers say her daughter fired gun at intruder CANTON - The first time Carolyn Warren called police, she wanted to be rescued from a man she said was trying to break in her door. Three minutes later, she called back to say the man was in her apartment, but she...

President Bush steers clear of Taft on Cleveland visit

8:32pm Thursday, March 11, 2004
(Compiled from Columbus Dispatch campaign report, March 11, 2004) Gov. Bob Taft, Ohio chairman of the Bush-Cheney re-election campaign, often introduces President Bush to Ohio audiences. But Taft was absent yesterday when Bush spoke to businesswomen in Cleveland. Taft, who’s approval rating was just 47 percent in a February Ohio Poll conducted by the University of Cincinnati, remained in Columbus...

Attacked at work: Robber shoots at employee during chase

11:49am Thursday, March 11, 2004
One more citizen who may have felt that Ohio's affirmative defense law was inadequate as a means of legal self-defense, even though she carries large amounts of cash for her job. April 8 cannot come soon enough for Ohio's crime victims. March 11, 2004 Dayton Daily News DAYTON | A robber shot at an employee of Benjamin's Burger Master, 1000 N. Main St., after the employee chased him into the...

Attacked at work: Police seeking vendor's shooter

9:56am Thursday, March 11, 2004
March 9, 2004 Cincinnati Enquirer MONROE - Police are asking for the public's help to find clues to the shooting death of a veteran vendor at the popular Trader's World flea market. It's this city's police department's first homicide case in nearly three years. A police officer early Monday found William E. Doolittle, 41, of Findlay, dead in the back of his van in the parking lot of the Stony...

Editorial points out that ''so many nowadays carry guns'' illegally

9:33am Thursday, March 11, 2004
Editors at the Cincinnati Enquirer seem to comprehend the problems facing their city. Gun control and Ohio's concealed carry ban has done nothing to deter criminals from using guns to commit crimes. We are left to wonder if the Enquirer has a plan to publish all the names of people illegally carrying concealed, since they advocated an amendment to House Bill 12 which will allow law-abiding CHL-...

Dayton: Husband attacks, wife uses firearm for self-defense

9:16am Thursday, March 11, 2004
March 10, 2004 Dayton Daily News Wounded man caught, arrested SOUTH VIENNA | A Mechanicsburg man who rode away on a bicycle after being shot in the neck Tuesday with a .45-caliber revolver during a domestic argument with his wife and her brother was later arrested on violence-related charges. Eric Champlin, 22, of 8546 Brigner Road was released from Community Hospital after being treated for the...

OH businesses need to consider 'Extraordinary Liability Advisory' before banning

11:17am Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Ohioans For Concealed Carry is hearing from more and more businesses who are deciding AGAINST posting discriminatory signs banning CHL (concealed handgun license) -holders from their property while bearing arms for self-defense. Many of these businesses are deciding to do so after consulting with their partners, or branches, in other states which already have a concealed-carry law, and learning...

Takes one to know one? Akron Mayor calls Country Diners owner an ''idiot''

10:31am Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Special thanks to OFCC supporter Murray Winland for sending us this Akron "idiot" report. Upon passage of Ohio House Bill 12, Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic whined, "We took guns away from the Wild, Wild West more than 100 years ago,'' he said, "and we're revisiting it. I really think it's a sad day. "It's a real indication of the wrong direction that the state of Ohio has gone with these right-wing...

Slaby sworn in as representative

6:50am Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Mar. 10, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal COLUMBUS - Marilyn Slaby was sworn in Tuesday as state representative from the 41st District. Slaby, a Republican, will finish the unexpired term of Bryan Williams, who resigned after being named director of the Summit County Board of Elections. "I welcome the opportunity to serve the citizens of the 41st House District and the chance to meet the challenges...

Measure limits weapons on the job to Zanesville police

3:08pm Tuesday, March 09, 2004
Zanesville City Council avoids Section 9 violation, but still acts to disarm employees. Earlier discussions had included possibility of a wider ban. March 9, 2004 Zanesville Times-Recorder ZANESVILLE -- Zanesville police officers will be the only city employees carrying firearms on the job, as the result of an ordinance passed Monday night by city council. The measure was required in light of the...

Seatbelts, extinguishers, and firearms

2:50pm Tuesday, March 09, 2004
Passerby's heroics key to rescue MANSFIELD -- A passing motorist armed with a pocket knife, a fire extinguisher and a cell phone might have helped save a life Monday morning. Highway Patrol reminds motorists of importance of wearing seat belts ZANESVILLE - "We're telling people the best thing they can do when they get in a car is to buckle up," Lt. Barry Donley, Zanesville Post commander. "You...

Washington Post story on Ohio sniper quotes Ohio CHL as potential solution

12:43pm Tuesday, March 09, 2004
Buried in an extensive, 4000+ word Washington Post expose about the Ohio sniper, one truck driver is noted for his suggestion that Ohio's new CHL-law may assist in bringing the sniper to justice: "He's a crazy guy. Got some mental problems. He's mad at authority," Brian Baucum, 38, a driver for the Central Beverage Group, was saying the other morning, sitting in the driver's seat of his truck...

Sen. Steve Austria to attend public seminar on new CHL law

12:20pm Tuesday, March 09, 2004
March 8, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GREENE COUNTY, OH - The Greene County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Arts Department has partnered with Stamper's Boat Barn of Miamisburg, the Greene County Criminal Justice Training Academy, and the Greene County Career Center to bring you another FREE informational seminar on the Concealed-Carry Firearm Law of Ohio. Scheduled for Wednesday, March 31 at 7 PM...

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...

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