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Government-mandated victim zone attacks

6:55pm Monday, April 18, 2005

$25,000 reward in postal robbery The U.S. Postal Service is offering $25,000 for information leading to the arrest of a man who robbed the Twinsburg post office March 25. An armed man wearing a three-quarter-length brown coat and a blue skullcap with a tan stripe approached two postal workers. He forced them into the back of a truck, locked them in, and then made off with several mailbags...

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Random acts of violence - will you be ready?

6:41pm Monday, April 18, 2005

No one wears seat belts only when expecting an accident. Why carry a gun only when "expecting trouble"? Sandusky Register, April 18, 2005 A New York man suspected of stabbing a 28-year-old Norwalk man and later attempting to stab another man in Lakewood, Ohio, was arrested Friday afternoon by the Lakewood Police Department. Michael Lofft, 30, of Seneca Falls, N.Y., allegedly went up to a Norwalk...

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Former sheriff’s major convicted in inmate beatings

5:53pm Sunday, April 17, 2005

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that a federal jury convicted a former high-ranking Mahoning County sheriff’s officer yesterday in the beating of two inmates and ordering the beating of a third. From the story: Former sheriff’s Maj. Michael J. Budd, 44, of Boardman near Youngstown, was convicted in U.S. District Court in Cleveland on charges of using his position to deprive the three inmates...

NRA goes nontraditional

5:25pm Sunday, April 17, 2005

April 13, 2005 Houston Chrinicle Perhaps the most enduring image of the National Rifle Association is Charlton Heston, brandishing a rifle above his head, stirring the crowd with his oft-repeated, "From my cold, dead hands!" It is a tough act to follow. Sandra S. Froman, the NRA's first vice president, is expected to be elected president by the NRA's board of directors on Monday, after the group'...

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LTE: 'Gun-free' zones jeopardize innocent

5:23pm Sunday, April 17, 2005

April 15, 2005 Toledo Blade Again, the fallacy of "gun-free school safety zones" confirms the failure of "gun control." The deaths of 10 people in such a zone in Minnesota could have been prevented. The first step toward such prevention is to come to grips with the reality that "gun-free" zones do nothing except disarm the innocent, leaving them prey for cold-hearted killers who could care less...

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Hundreds of Ohio fugitives arrested in federal sting

5:19pm Sunday, April 17, 2005

Headlines across the state Friday touted local law enforcement participation in a national roundup of fugitives that the U.S. Marshals Service dubbed "Operation FALCON." From the Cincinnati Enquirer : Federal and local law enforcement officers from across the country announced the arrests Thursday, saying 10,340 fugitives now are in custody. The arrests, which were made the week of April 4, were...

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Two more ''no-guns'' UDFs suffer armed robberies

10:56am Saturday, April 16, 2005

Earlier this month, Ohioans For Concealed Carry began receiving reports of "no-guns" signs being posted in United Dairy Farmers (UDF) stores in Ohio. An investigation by Business Education Coordinator Joe Eaton discovered the Ohio-based chain had just ordered signs to be posted in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana stores. Although it didn't take long for OFCC supporters to begin responding to the...

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Column: Limiting gun access does not reduce crime

10:20am Saturday, April 16, 2005

April 13, 2005 Collegiate Times by Jon Laird One of the most common defenses for owning or carrying a handgun is "It's my Second Amendment right." Although this argument appeals to the strict constructionist, it is less convincing to progressives who view the Constitution as more of a "living document," free to be interpreted as necessary for the current times apart from the explicit intentions...