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Cincy police want to get handle on increasing car break-ins

11:25am Monday, May 23, 2005

The Cincinnati Post is reporting that thefts from autos have jumped 3.5 percent in the first three months of 2005 over the same time period last year. From the story: With thefts from auto break-ins up dramatically in downtown Cincinnati, police hope a forum for downtown parking lot owners later this month could help reverse the trend. Lt. Mike Neville, commander of the Downtown Services Unit,...

Teachable moment: School teacher's gun fires live round

11:24am Monday, May 23, 2005

The Dayton Daily News is reporting that Kettering police confiscated a muzzle-loading .50-caliber rifle from a Van Buren Middle School teacher Friday who was demonstrating a Civil War lesson and accidentally shot off a round in front of about 30 students outside the school. From the story: Kettering police said seventh-grade social studies teacher Thomas Saylor apparently didn't know the weapon...

White flag? Jointogether.org will no longer publish gun violence news...

10:06am Monday, May 23, 2005

Jointogether.org, which was originally founded to combat substance abuse, began supporting gun control efforts after having received funding by the anti-gun Joyce Foundation in 1996, and again by the David Bohnett Foundation in 2001. Last week, JoinTogether.org announced that, as of May 30, it would cease its practice of publishing gun violence news. Since no explanation is given, this...

Wild Boar Blamed for Golf Course Damage

9:40am Monday, May 23, 2005

Less than a month after rabid coyotes attacked several people in a Cleveland MetroPark, Dayton’s WDTN.com reported further proof last week that concealed carry in parks is a necessary defense against (two AND four-legged) predators: From the story: Monday we told you about bobcat sightings in Germantown. It's a different story in Preble and Butler counties though. Officials at Hueston Woods State...

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Dayton Daily News publishes final report on CHL Records Roundtable

3:49pm Sunday, May 22, 2005

On May 5, the Dayton Daily News asked about 20 people to participate in a roundtable discussion about the issues of concealed handgun licenses and the public's right to know vs. an individual's right to privacy. The roundtable was part of a national effort sponsored by the Associated Press Managing Editors to encourage newspapers to discuss open government and freedom of information issues with...

One more thing before I leave to serve my country…

9:47am Sunday, May 22, 2005

----------Original Message---------- Date: Fri 20 May 2005 From: Justin S. Subject: Letter to Business Owners Hi, I am an NRA instructor and teach the CCW course. I am deploying to Afghanistan on Sunday as a Captain in the Army. Before I leave, I wanted to leave something to help continue the fight for the right to bear arms. Although I see a lot of the "No weapons" signs coming down, I still see...

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Zogby Poll on Terrorism and Guns

9:42am Sunday, May 22, 2005

www.JohnRLott.com Since the 9/11 tragedy, anti-gun forces have tried to use the threat of terrorism to disarm law-abiding sportsmen and gun owners. Asked whether they agreed or disagreed that banning guns would reduce the threat from terrorists, poll respondents disagreed by a margin of 75 percent. Only one in five supported the notion, and five percent were not sure. Zogby polled 1,009 likely...

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CCW news from the States

9:40am Sunday, May 22, 2005

D.C.: Senate to pursue gun ownership law for city Some Senate Republicans are preparing to launch an assault on the District's gun laws. Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cronyn of Texas and George Allen of Virginia are signing on as sponsors of the District of Columbia Personal Protection Act of 2005. The measure would repeal the District's prohibition against most private handgun ownership...