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School/ College Victim Zone Shootings

6:44am Friday, April 22, 2005

Dispute near East High leads to gunfire; woman hit Gunfire at a busy East Side intersection Wednesday left one woman injured an hour after school let out at nearby East High School. A man who would identify himself only as Dave was walking to his home from a grocery store shortly after 3 p.m. when the pop-pop-pop of gunfire rang out from a group of about 100 youths gathered on Addison Road at...

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Gun control fails to prevent OH criminals from hurting defenseless citizens

6:32am Friday, April 22, 2005

Newark Advocate: Ex-convicts face murder charges Newark police seized several guns Tuesday from the home of an ex-convict arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a Columbus teen. John R. Miller, 29, 59 Lee Ave., Apt. G1, and Josh L. Saxton, 22, 58 Linden Ave., were arrested by Newark police special operations officers at 8:20 a.m. Tuesday at Miller's apartment, Newark Police Capt. Al...

AGAIN: Plain Dealer changes CHL policy

by Chad D. Baus

6:27am Thursday, April 21, 2005

Just weeks after the Cleveland Plain Dealer announced it would stop wasting space by publishing the names of Ohio concealed handgun license-holders in its print edition, Ohioans For Concealed Carry can now report that another policy change at the Plain Dealer has been made to protect CHL-holders’ identities from being available to Internet search engines like Google or Yahoo!. Soon after the...

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Concealed-carry activist pleads not guilty in court

6:21am Thursday, April 21, 2005

The Toledo Blade is reporting that a Luckey, Ohio, man who challenged Toledo police to arrest him earlier this month when he carried his concealed handgun into Toledo's Ottawa Park pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a minor misdemeanor. From the story: Bruce Beatty, 49, appeared for a brief arraignment yesterday before Toledo Municipal Court Magistrate David Smith. A pre-trial hearing is scheduled for...

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Hamilton Co.: Body in car trunk unnoticed by deputies

6:19am Thursday, April 21, 2005

The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that a missing man's body was found in his own car, which Hamilton County deputies impounded weeks ago during the missing persons investigation. From the story: Hamilton County Sheriff Simon Leis has admitted his deputies - weeks ago - should have opened the trunk of an impounded car in which a man's body was found Monday. He said Tuesday that his office will...

AAA Ohio Motorists Association: ''We exist for our members''… Buh-bye.

6:17am Thursday, April 21, 2005

When OFCC's Rick Kaleda notified the AAA Ohio Motorists Association of his intent to cancel his membership because of AAA's posting of discriminatory"no-guns" signs, he had in the back of his mind a statement from their website: "We exist for our members and will judge everything we do by how well it serves their needs. AAA services, programs and products will meet the highest standards of...

LTE: Public officials can help prevent repeat offenses

6:14am Thursday, April 21, 2005

April 20, 2005 Coshochton Tribune To the Editor, My name is Todd Berry, and I am a convicted felon serving a sentence for crimes of which I am not proud. Before I go on, let me say how truly remorseful I am for what I have done. The pain I caused in the community was both unwarranted and unjustified. To those I have hurt I am truly sorry. Coshocton is at a point where crime is rising, and places...

Police Kill Man After Wife Murdered At “No-guns” Hospital

7:33am Wednesday, April 20, 2005

WBNS10TV.com is reporting that a man entered Mount Carmel East Hospital yesterday with a gun, murdered his wife in what may have been a “mercy killing”, then exited the hospital and returned to his residence, where police confronted him soon after. From the story: Police shot and killed a 76-year-old man who they said fatally shot his wife at a hospital earlier Tuesday. Inge Brown, 78, was shot...