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Letter to the Editor: State’s Republicans befuddling Democrats

11:03am Friday, September 05, 2003

Thursday, September 04, 2003 The Ohio Republican party has pulled off the greatest political public-relations stunt of the century. Many elected officials, by acting like Democrats, have confused the Democrats so much that they are uncertain as to what to do. Those premises and ideals that historically and philosophically have separated the two parties have melted away. The old Republican Party...

Letter to the Editor: Troopers knew whom they were pulling over

10:22am Friday, September 05, 2003

This letter to the editor is being published as an update to Abuse of Power: Growing concern about Ohio State Highway Patrol , published Thursday, July 24. Wednesday, September 3, 2003 EDITORIAL & COMMENT 10A So Herschel Sigall said in his Aug. 15 letter that the state troopers who set up a Newcomerstown attorney did nothing wrong. Sigall is the attorney for the Ohio State Troopers...

Detroit Free-Press: Court decision a win for gun owners

5:23pm Thursday, September 04, 2003

September 3, 2003 In a victory for gun owners, the Michigan Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal of a lower court decision that cities can't ban handguns from city halls, libraries and other public buildings. The decision gives a victory to a statewide gun-rights group that challenged a 2001 ban by Ferndale on guns in city buildings. In a 3-0 decision, a panel of Michigan Court of Appeals...

Knoxville, TN: Armed and Ready

4:15pm Thursday, September 04, 2003

Vol Market owners carry handguns openly to deter crime At the Vol Market No. 3 on Western Avenue, the person preparing your food, cashing your check or ringing you up at the register likely will be wearing a holstered handgun on their hip. But unlike most Tennesseans who have a handgun carry permit, Vol Market owners have decided that open display as a visual deterrent is preferable to...

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Education Guide: ''Raging Against Self-Defense''

3:08pm Thursday, September 04, 2003

Yet another eye-opening study course has been added to the OFCC PAC Education Guide . Dr. Sarah Thompson, is Executive Director of Utah Gun Owners Alliance, and also writes The Righter, a monthly column on individual rights. She is also a psychiatrist, and has published an excellent essay examining the anti-gun mentality from a psychiatric perspective, on the Jews for the Preservation of Firearms...

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Springfield Police: Two hit by glass as man fires shots into car

2:08pm Thursday, September 04, 2003

The bureaucrats at the Ohio State Highway Patrol oppose HB12, and oppose any legalization of your right to bear arms for self-defense in your vehicle. They say you have other options when attacked in your car, such as to "drive off." It is with much sadness that we continue to report more and more examples of just how poor driving off is a means of self-"defense" . Springfield News-Sun September...

DDN: Man accused of assault on intoxicated woman

1:04pm Thursday, September 04, 2003

DAYTON | A man who police say attacked an intoxicated woman in an Oregon Historic District parking lot while pretending to be a security guard was charged Friday with sexual battery. Investigators are trying to determine if any other women had been approached or attacked, Sgt. Tom Flanders said. "I would very much consider this the actions of a predator," Flanders said. A judge set a $100,000...

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Ohio's major law enforcement agencies calling OSHP to the table

4:51pm Wednesday, September 03, 2003

EXCLUSIVE: Must credit www.OhioCCW.org Last week, OFCC was first to report that, due to Senate amendments to HB12 dealing with how one should carry a firearm, law enforcement agencies in Ohio are not in agreement on Am. Sub. HB12. We also reported that the Buckeye State Sheriff Association (BSSA) had asked both the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) to a meeting...