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8:07am Monday, January 19, 2004
January 18, 2004 Toledo Blade by Marilou Johanek Ohioans held hostage by the Republicans Tom Ridge should issue a red alert just for Ohio. We live in a perpetual state of emergency. Columbus is the cause of our distress. We're being held hostage by the Republican leadership. Officials elected to act in the people's best interest are little more than scoundrels in suits who have only special...

Editorial: Concealed-carry law long overdue

9:25pm Friday, January 16, 2004
Jan. 9, 2004 Lima News Ohioans finally will be able to carry concealed weapons. The bill isn't perfect, but it is long overdue. Ohio lawmakers have taken far too long in allowing residents of the state the ability to protect themselves. Gov Bob Taft on Thursday signed a bill passed by the Ohio House and Senate to allow Ohioans to carry concealed weapons. The bill has flaws that will need...

SPIRIT OF THE OHIO PRESS

11:53am Friday, January 16, 2004
This parody of Mark Twain's "Journalism In Tennessee" (c. 1871), was adapted by Dan White, OFCC Membership Coordinator, as a humorous response to the many Rotten Apples and Sour Grapes in the Ohio media. The inveterate liars of the Lorain Morning Journal and Akron Beacon Journal are evidently endeavoring to palm off upon a noble and chivalrous people another of their vile and brutal falsehoods...

Dear Mr. Hallett...

11:22am Friday, January 16, 2004
The following is written in response to Columbus Dispatch editor Joe Hallett's editorial, "Common sense was checked at the door when gun bill was passed" . You have to be kidding By Gerard Valentino Over the last ten years I've lived in seven states and Ohio is the only place where so called columnists simply refuse to look the facts in the face. Your absurd, unfounded and insulting assertion...

Despite excellent letters, Cleveland Plain Dealer editors no closer to reality

3:12pm Thursday, January 15, 2004
Even the title of this section proves the editors at the Cleveland Plain Dealer just don't get it. They say readers are "upset by the lists that aren't published." But as you can see from reading, it's not the lists they aren't publishing that has Plain Dealer readers seeing red. Rather, it's the hypocracy revealed in which lists the paper is so vehemently committed to publishing. 01/15/04...

Op-Ed: Right to self-defense is worth preserving

12:39pm Thursday, January 15, 2004
January 15, 2004 Toledo Blade Many Englishmen feel twice victimized, by intruder and government By EILEEN FOLEY As a concealed-carry law moved toward Gov. Taft's desk, and he said "I look forward to signing it," Americans must look appreciatively to Britain and rejoice that we shucked the colonial yoke. Why? Because there self-defense is a crime, burglars have sued homeowners who shoot them, and...

Pro-concealed carry Joy Padgett sworn in as senator

11:07am Thursday, January 15, 2004
January 15, 2004 Gannett News Service COLUMBUS -- Joy Padgett described Wednesday's Senate session as more like a class reunion than a formal swearing in ceremony. "It has just been a maze of memories," she said, hugging friends and colleagues who mobbed her on the Senate floor. Several dozen lawmakers welcomed Padgett back to the Legislature after she took her oath of office Wednesday,...

Restraining nothing

7:14am Thursday, January 15, 2004
January 15, 2004 Toledo Blade Stabbing victim had order for protection Husband surrendered to authorities Tuesday An Antwerp, Ohio, woman who police said was stabbed by her estranged husband Tuesday had a protection order against him for herself and their two children, court records show. The protection order, effective through 2008, also granted Rachel Clifford, 35, exclusive possession of the...

Toledo bureaucrats' ''solutions'' not working to prevent terrible crimes

3:20pm Wednesday, January 14, 2004
January 13, 2004 Toledo Blade Officials urge more security for carryouts City offering a reward for clues in death of N. Toledo store clerk Two days after a North Toledo carryout worker was killed during a robbery, city officials yesterday urged small businesses to improve their security measures, with Mayor Jack Ford saying he may use loans or grants to help pay for the upgrades. City officials...

Sheriff ''Cuba'' Alexander wants your campaign donations

12:44pm Wednesday, January 14, 2004
Akron Beacon Journal Jan. 14, 2004 Summit sheriff fund-raiser Thursday FRANKLIN TWP. - An event being billed as an ``after the holidays party'' will be held Thursday to raise money for Summit County Sheriff Drew Alexander's re-election campaign. The fund-raiser will be from 5 to 9 p.m. at Anthe's restaurant, 4315 Manchester Road in the Portage Lakes area. The donation is $40. For tickets or more...

More of Ohio's highest-ranking law enforcement officials weigh in on new law

10:52am Wednesday, January 14, 2004
More and more of Ohio's highest-ranking law enforcement officials (Ohio's sheriffs) are weighing in on their views regarding the passage of Ohio's concealed carry law. As expected, the lions-share are signing its praises. Ross County Sheriff Ron Nichols said "the purpose of this law is to give law-abiding citizens the right to arm themselves," he said. "This law is not a way felons can legally...

Op-Ed: New gun bill raises serious questions

9:48am Wednesday, January 14, 2004
At first glance, this op-ed looks like the beginnings of yet another tortured anti-gun editorial. But this piece is well worth the read, and serves as a good reminder: no one who is unsure of their willingness to use deadly force should choose to become a Concealed Handgun License-holder. By RON SIMON Mansfield News Journal When I came home from the service back in the wicked 1960s, I brought a...

Letters to the Editor: Media would make the unarmed ''fair game''

7:46am Wednesday, January 14, 2004
January 13, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal At long last, we citizens of Ohio now have the opportunity to protect ourselves from those intent upon doing us harm. The concealed-carry legislation recently passed by both houses of the Ohio legislature is far from perfect, but it is a start. If the results of concealed-carry in Ohio are anything like the positive results that have been experienced in other...

TX CHL-holder says he shot 2 would-be robbers

7:13am Wednesday, January 14, 2004
January 14, 2004 Fort Worth Star Telegram GRAND PRAIRIE - A Grand Prairie man is being held in the Grand Prairie Jail on suspicion of capital murder Tuesday after telling police that he shot and killed two men who forced him to withdraw money from an ATM, police said. Foyil Edward Deal, 63, was expected to be arraigned this morning and may be transferred to the Dallas County Jail, police said...

OFCC Victory: Ding, Dong, ''Carjacker Protection'' Is Dead

7:08pm Monday, January 12, 2004
Now that the dust is beginning to settle after the rapid-fire passage of House Bill 12 last week, people are beginning to settle in and answer the question: just what type of concealed carry law did we wind up with in Ohio? In many respects, the answer is not all too pretty. There are many aspects which, by diminishing the number of licenses obtained, will lessen the downward pressure on crime,...

Buyer Beware: Taking CCW training early may not qualify you

7:40am Monday, January 12, 2004
In the hours since HB12 became law, OFCC has literally been overrun by requests from persons interested in receiving training, so that they may apply for a license the first day the applications hit their county sheriff's office. After years of being forced by law to be defenseless, we certainly understand the enthusiasm. But there are many unanswered questions in terms of what current training...

CAN WE TRUST REPORTERS?

12:30pm Saturday, January 10, 2004
The Ohio Newspaper Association (and many of the Ohio newspaper editors they represent) doesn't seem to trust their readers . The Akron Beacon-Journal says "the easier it is to get and carry a handgun, the more likely there will be accidental shootings and arguments that turn into fatal encounters." The Dayton Daily News says "many so-called law-abiding people have been known to beat their spouses...

Concealed Gun Critics Probably Won't Launch Referendum Drive

9:43am Saturday, January 10, 2004
Governor Bob Taft has signed into law the plan Ohio legislators have approved to legalize concealed weapons. Opponents of the measure are now admitting they’re probably going to have to give up fighting it, even though the Ohio Constitution theoretically gives them the power. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports. Click here to listen to this 4 minute Ohio Public Radio report via Real Audio...

Why is the Summit Co. sheriff ''terrified''? Why is Akron's mayor ''sad''?

7:54am Saturday, January 10, 2004
According to the Akron Beacon Journal, Summit County Sheriff Drew Alexander says the new concealed carry law "terrifies our people.'' "... In the worst-case scenario, a deputy walks up to a car and asks for a driver's license, and the driver says, 'Oh, by the way, I've got a gun,' and hands the gun out the window, barrel first. My God. The policeman's partner sees the gun come out of the car...

Only one of three 2006 Governor-hopefuls would have done it better than Taft

4:38pm Friday, January 09, 2004
Officeholders Give Peek At 2006 Governor's Race January 8, 2004 NBC4Columbus COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Statewide officeholders gave a hint Thursday of the 2006 governor's race when the three fellow Republicans disagreed on whether to repeal the temporary increase in the state sales tax before it would expire in 2005. The three outlined the measures they will back in the GOP-dominated Legislature at a...

Rotten Apples and Sour Grapes

1:01pm Friday, January 09, 2004
Some just sound like losers. Others sound like sore losers. And OFCC has learned that at least three of Ohio's liberal media outlets are already planning to violate the spirit and intent of the public records provision. For anyone who wonders after reading the below, it IS possible for a newspaper to write an objective editorial, and we'd like to thank the Steubenville Herald Star and the Lima...

''Working for an 'Idaho F' ''

11:36am Friday, January 09, 2004
Gun-control advocates: Ohio fares poorly on firearms safety Groups give state D-plus for laws protecting children January 09, 2004 Columbus Dispatch Even before Ohio legislators passed a law Wednesday allowing people to carry concealed weapons, two of the nation’s leading gun-control groups gave the state a D-plus for its ability to protect children from gun violence. The organizations lauded...

OFCC PAC Announces 2004 Primary Election endorsements

10:20am Friday, January 09, 2004
The fight to restore Ohioans' right to self-defense was not an easy one. Many important provisions were left out, and many more harmful provisions were inserted, in order to get a law. Dozens of stories have been published on this website that explain the reasons for this. During the showdown with Taft last month, Senate President Doug White, R-Manchester, repeatedly said that he did not think...

Gun ban extremists' expected ''Business Blitz'' begins

7:36am Friday, January 09, 2004
As gun ban extremists have lost their fight against concealed carry legislation in state after state after state, their next course of action is to try to discourage people from exercising their newly-recognized right. Although the methods vary, the reason is transparent. As proven in state after state, the more people who carry, the greater the downward impact on crime will be, and the more...

Taft Signs Concealed Handgun Bill

9:31pm Thursday, January 08, 2004
Law Goes Into Effect In 90 Days January 8, 2004 COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Governor Taft has signed the bill that will allow Ohioans to carry concealed weapons. The Senate approved the amended bill 25-8 and the House vote was 69-24 Wednesday. The bill marks the first time the Legislature and the governor's office have agreed to a deal after a decade of debate on the highly charged issue. Ohioans who apply...

Ohio Civil-Defense Coalition member CCRKBA issues press release

6:28am Thursday, January 08, 2004
CCRKBA Applauds Ohio Lawmakers for Passing CCW Law BELLEVUE, Wash., Jan. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today congratulated the Ohio Legislature for overcoming considerable obstacles in finally reaching accord, and passing, a bill that will allow Ohio citizens to carry concealed firearms for their personal protection. CCRKBA Chairman Alan...

A DECADE IN THE WORKS

5:46am Thursday, January 08, 2004
Concealed handgun bill on way to Governor's desk January 8, 2004 Gongwer News Service COLUMBUS -- A bill allowing Ohioans to carry concealed handguns is heading to Governor Bob Taft's desk following the General Assembly's approval of a compromise allowing greater media access to names of permit holders. The decade-long debate apparently having run its course, the measure (HB12) cleared both...

OFCC issues press release on historic developments

3:27pm Wednesday, January 07, 2004
OHIOANS FOR CONCEALED CARRY APPLAUDS CONCEALED CARRY REFORM PASSAGE COLUMBUS - Jan. 7, Ohioans for Concealed Carry (OFCC) is pleased that House Bill 12 is finally going to become law. We support the passage of a concealed carry law as a vital deterrent to violent crime. With recent news about Ohio's skyrocketing crime rate this legislation is long overdue. Ohio's defenseless citizens deserve a...

AP: House, Senate pass concealed weapons bill that Taft will sign

2:30pm Wednesday, January 07, 2004
FINAL REVISION By JOHN McCARTHY The Associated Press 1/8/2004, 12:39 a.m. ET COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gun owners who have waited years for the ability to carry hidden weapons will come back to the Legislature to gain back the concessions that helped the bill pass and made it attractive to Gov. Bob Taft, a lawmaker who opposes the idea says. The Legislature on Wednesday approved the bill and sent it...

Gun ban extremists' desperate plea

12:03pm Wednesday, January 07, 2004
Govenor Taft's office says today that while overall calls have been heavily weighted in favor of concealed carry, today the calls are more evenly balanced. We hope they're asking what state the callers are phoning from, because this latest desperate plea is attempting to rally opponents from the most liberal corners of our country. Jointogether.org (funded by well-known foundations dedicated to...

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