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10:51am Thursday, June 05, 2003
As the hour of Senate adoption of a substitute House Bill 12 approaches, we thought it'd be healthy to review the circumstances under which HB274 died, as well as the major moments for HB12 in the days leading up to now. This exercise will serve to remind all involved in the State House that it would be a serious mistake to repeat history with HB12. Click on the "Read More..." link below for more...

Public hearings scheduled for Youngstown 'assault weapons' ban

7:09am Thursday, June 05, 2003
On June 11th, the Youngstown City Council will be holding public hearings on the so-called assault weapons ordinance being considered by the safety committee. Detailed info provided by clicking "Read More." There will be two separate sessions the first will be held from 2:20 - 4:30, the second from 5:30 - 7:30. I am told that as this is a public hearing interested parties will be given ample time...

Two new ''shall issue'' states report firearms sales and training on the rise

2:51pm Wednesday, June 04, 2003
In recent weeks, both Colorado and Minnesota legislatures revised their concealed carry laws from "may issue" to "shall issue". Even though these states laws previously recognized SOME citizens' right to self-defense, their law had been abused in many places by the political whims liberal sheriffs. And despite their experience with concealed carry, anti-self-defense extremists in those states are...

Poll: 9-11 attacks and D.C. snipers trigger soccer mom support for self-defense

2:13pm Wednesday, June 04, 2003
Here's a story about America you won't likely see in the American media: It is midweek night at the Blue Ridge Arsenal and Ginger Wright, passionate gun owner and professional shooting coach, cannot seem to hit the centre of the target. "I'm shooting in heels," she says with a laugh. "I don't usually shoot in heels." She steadies her .45 calibre Sig Sauer once more and the spent cartridges fly...

Dispatch: Patrol fires three-time best trooper

12:50pm Wednesday, June 04, 2003
A three-time "trooper of the year" has been fired from his job with the State Highway Patrol for conduct unbecoming an officer. Robert L. Burd, 31, was fired on May 20, said patrol spokeswoman Sgt. Robin R. Schmutz. Burd, a union member, has filed a grievance with the state’s Office of Collective Bargaining to fight the dismissal, said spokesman Ben Piscitelli. Burd pleaded not guilty last month...

Letters to the Editor: Guns are part of the solution, not the problem

12:30pm Wednesday, June 04, 2003
The Cleveland Plain Dealer has printed two excellent responses to an anti-HB12 column published in that paper recently by Case Western Reserve shooting victim Susan Helper. Marc K. Myers' and Tom Meder's letters are both worth a read , but their most basic point can be summed up here: Since everything Biswanath Halder did at CWRU is already illegal, refusing to pass House Bill 12 would do...

Blade: Toledo's violent crime rate on the rise

11:56am Wednesday, June 04, 2003
City officials and the Toledo media are busy touting the fact that a computer glitch falsely indicated Toledo's overall crime rate in 2002 rose by 2%, when in fact it dropped by 1%. The nature of the malfunction caused by some double-counting. But they're certainly not headlining the real story: despite a ban on inexpensive handguns in the city, and despite city-funded gun "buyback" programs (...

Gun control extremist: Shoot the messenger

10:44am Wednesday, June 04, 2003
In a Washington Times article discussing the notion that gun-control has become a loosing argument for Democrat politicians, anti-self-defense extremists had this to say about the Democrat's unwillingness to focus on passing more gun control laws: "Whoever is advising them on gun control should be shot." -- Blaine Rummel, spokesman for the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence Uh, is it just us, or is...

Dispatch: Householder aims at run for governor down the road

5:50pm Monday, June 02, 2003
In just six years as a House member, Larry Householder has fashioned himself into perhaps the most dominating politician on Capitol Square, filling the power vacuum created by a governor who has been reluctant to lead. The speaker of the Ohio House won't run for governor in 2006, but he plans to be ready in 2010 if a Republican isn't occupying the office, or in 2014, when, at age 54, he'll still...

State budget battles and HB12

7:23am Monday, June 02, 2003
The Ohio General Assembly's struggle to cover a gap between state spending and tax revenue is nearing an end for this fiscal year. The issue worked to delay HB12 slightly in the House earlier this year, and it looks to be having a similar effect in the Senate. No meetings are scheduled on HB12 this week, as Senators and staffs are largely focused on finalizing a budget bill. UPDATE! The Senate...

Letter to the Editor: Concealed carry can aid public safety

9:21am Friday, May 30, 2003
The Toledo Blade has printed an excellent letter to the editor addressing the exploitation of the CWRU shooting by anti-self-defense extremists . Click on the "Read More..." link below for more. 5/29/03 To the Editor: It was inevitable that insensitive anti-gunners would try to capitalize on the unfortunate shooting at Case Western Reserve University to attempt to derail Ohio’s passage of "...

Letter to Senators from pro-HB12 police officer

8:58am Friday, May 30, 2003
An Ohio police officer and former Marine has copied us on a letter he submitted to the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice. In the letter, Officer Douglas debunks any notion that Ohioans may exercise their constitutional right to self-defense by carrying a firearm "openly", by informing Senators that he was trained in police academy to charge persons doing so with disorderly conduct or inciting...

Canton Repository: Movie-goers a target for car thieves

2:50pm Thursday, May 29, 2003
Ken Samblanet took his son, Dustin, to see a movie in an attempt to cheer him up. But when “Matrix Reloaded” ended, the father and son stepped out into Tinseltown Theatre’s parking lot only to notice something was missing. Dustin’s truck. Click on the "Read More..." link below for more. The Samblanets aren’t the only movie-goers finding themselves the prey of vandals and thieves, police say...

Cincy Post: Violent crime up 37.1% in Cincinnati

12:13pm Thursday, May 29, 2003
Although touting progress in certain police districts, Cincinnati city council admits that Cincinnati's violent crime rate so far this year is up 37.1 percent compared to the same period in 2000. In the first 5 months of this year, the violent crime rate has increased by about 12 percent in two of Cincinnati's five police districts: District 2, which includes Evanston, Walnut Hills and...

FLASHBACK: Ohio can learn a lot by studying CCW successes (& mistakes) elsewhere

11:34am Thursday, May 29, 2003
As the Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice enters the final stretch of discussions on potential changes to HB12, we think it is important to keep the following in mind: Tennesseans made a lot of compromises to appease anti-gun pressures when creating their law in 1994. Only now, eight years later, are many of the major problems with Tennessee's CCW law being dealt with, and anti-self-...

Oxford (OH) Press: New shooter identifies with Annie Oakley

11:04am Thursday, May 29, 2003
This column doesn't address concealed carry reform, but should serve as a reminder that we all would do well to offer non-shooters the opportunity to try it out. All too often, it's a much better "converter" than facts, figures, and anecdotal stories about crime and defenselessness. By Andrea Might OXFORD PRESS I never realized how much I have in common with Annie Oakley. A resident of nearby...

Letter to the Editor: Patrol's fears not based on facts

7:24am Thursday, May 29, 2003
May 29, 2003 Dayton Daily News The Ohio State Highway Patrol has opposed numerous bills introduced in the General Assembly that would allow private citizens to carry concealed firearms, including firearms in motor vehicles. The OSHP's stated reason is the fear that concealed-carry licensees will shoot officers during traffic stops. In an e-mail dated May 5, 2003, the OSHP stated: "... There is...

Hearing slated on appeal of concealed gun ruling

6:45am Thursday, May 29, 2003
Tiffin Advertiser Tribune - A hearing date has been set for the appeal of a local decision that declared unconstitutional Ohio's law against carrying a concealed weapon. The hearing is set for 9 a.m. June 17 in the Third District Court of Appeals in Lima before Judges Sumner E. Walters, Stephen R. Shaw and Robert R. Cupp, according to the court's schedule. A Fostoria woman, riding as a passenger...

Taft names Union County Sheriff to head Homeland Security efforts

1:03pm Wednesday, May 28, 2003
Gongwer News Service - Last week, Governor Bob Taft announced that he has appointed Union County Sheriff John Overly to head up the state's homeland security efforts in the Department of Public Safety. The sheriff, who is expected to join the department in June, will direct operational activities for the State of Ohio Security Task Force and the State Building Security Review Committee. He will...

Ohio FOP Funds Solicitation & My Reply

11:13am Wednesday, May 28, 2003
I recently got the Ohio FOP's annual request for money. Here is my reply: Ohio State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police 222 E. Town Street Columbus OH 43215-4611 Gentlemen: I have received your annual solicitation of financial support. I am no longer a supporter of the FOP. I was once a "V. I. P. Booster." This ended several years ago, when the Ohio FOP came out as a non-supporter of legislation to...

''Gun panel'' working on substitute bill; Looking to vote in two weeks

9:27am Wednesday, May 28, 2003
Gongwer News Service - A Senate committee that has heard extensive testimony on a measure (HB 12) that would specifically permit gun owners to carry their weapons in a concealed fashion expects to have a substitute bill prepared for consideration next week and could call for a vote the following week, its chairman said Tuesday. Senator Steve Austria (R-Beavercreek), chair of the Senate Judiciary...

Louisiana serial killings suspect arrested

8:07am Wednesday, May 28, 2003
A man suspected in the killings of five women was arrested peacefully outside a tire store, ending a months-long manhunt in a case that terrified women across Louisiana. Derrick Todd Lee, 34, was taken into custody by three police officers Tuesday evening, Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington said. Authorities had just missed apprehending Lee at a homeless shelter and then at a motel. "We have...

Letter to the Editor: Editorial cartoon missed point of concealed carry

7:43am Wednesday, May 28, 2003
Cincinnati Enquirer May 28, 2003 In the Mike Keefe cartoon published on May 25, a man explains to his female companion that the "violent sociopath" holding a gun on her has a concealed weapon's permit, so it's OK. Well, are we supposed to believe that the violent sociopath has a gun only because of a concealed carry law? The violent sociopath doesn't need a permit; his permit comes from the...

Letter to the Editor: Anti-gun doctor fails to see larger picture

7:20am Wednesday, May 28, 2003
Columbus Dispatch Sunday, May 25, 2003 In answer to the lecture on the concealed-carry gun law from Dr. Jonathan Groner (letter, May 14), I wonder if he has been so preoccupied with the deaths of shooting victims that he has missed the many victims of drug overdoses, lawn-mower amputations, auto accidents, muggings, rapes, assaults, robberies and the ever-present fear of being a victim of any...

Column: Concealed-carry debate evolving into battle over property rights

6:45am Wednesday, May 28, 2003
The Columbus Dispatch's Lee Leonard has published a column that does a good job of explaining the most recent state of the debate on potential amendments to HB12 in the Senate. Click here to read the entire column or read below for the story, and commentary. Monday, May 26, 2003 LEE LEONARD The debate over whether to allow concealed handguns in Ohio has always been about constitutional rights and...

Letter to the Editor: ''I'll choose to fight''

5:39pm Tuesday, May 27, 2003
An interesting discussion has been ongoing in the opinion pages of the Cleveland Plain Dealer . It was instigated after columnist Regina Brett published a piece praising the differences "between us and them, between regular folks and police officers. We flee; they fight." Consider this offering, from letter writer Daniel K. Lapp of Strongsville (click on the "Read More..." link below): 5/25/03 In...

Rape deterrence and concealed carry reform

3:00pm Tuesday, May 27, 2003
According to the Akron Beacon-Journal , Tallmadge police are investigating a Friday morning rape. A woman said she was walking in the area of Arlington and East Exchange streets in Akron when a man in a light blue minivan offered her a ride. The woman told police the man then took out a stun gun and gave her a jolt on her right side. She told police he drove her to a parking lot in the 600 block...

Cincy Enquirer: Billboards against street violence

2:48pm Tuesday, May 27, 2003
Community activists Monday introduced the second phase of their Peace Down the Way Project, a campaign to stop the bloodshed on Cincinnati's streets. Beginning Sunday, billboards will be posted in Cincinnati neighborhoods calling for a moratorium on violence. They will read: "... too many tears. Promote Peace. Moratorium on Violence. Peace Down the Way. 751-2332." Click on the "Read More..." link...

Race is on for the 28th Senate District

2:34pm Tuesday, May 27, 2003
Potential candidates have until Jan. 2 to say they want to run for the Ohio Senate's 28th District seat. Some big-name local politicians already are positioning themselves to replace Sen. Leigh Herington (a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice , which has held six hearings on HB12 to date) in November 2004. The Democrat from Rootstown Township must leave the job because of...

House Bill 12 receives sixth hearing in Senate committee

2:20pm Tuesday, May 27, 2003
A representative from Ohioans For Concealed Carry was on hand today at the Statehouse, as HB12 received it's sixth hearing in the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice. Out of respect for the desires expressed by members of the committee, to bring the public testimony to a close and moving the bill forward, instead of debating indefinately, Ohioans For Concealed Carry did not invite anyone to...

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