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Letter to the Editor: McKinney acted in others' defense

12:09pm Saturday, May 17, 2003

A well-written letter to the editor has been printed in the Cincinnati Enquirer, taking that paper to task for their characterization of Harold McKinney as "taking the law into his own hands." Since the Enquirer's editorial, McKinney has been cleared of all charges, after a Hamilton County grand jury failed to return an indictment. Click on the "Read More..." link below to read the letter. May 17...

Michigan: Crime Fighter Mom Fights Crime

9:27am Saturday, May 17, 2003

The woman who organizes Michigan's Amber Alert program had to protect her own family this week. She's a nationally recognized crime fighting mom and proved why when she says she was attacked in her own home. The Tuesday morning wake-up call for Robin Trumbull was her for sale SUV on fire. "I heard a sound," says Robin. "I stepped out on the deck, looked over and saw my Tahoe on fire." Then Robin...

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Cincinnati Post: Jury clears bar 'hero'

7:11am Saturday, May 17, 2003

A Hamilton County grand jury Friday refused to indict a Northside man who last week shot and wounded an armed robber inside a neighborhood bar. The alleged robbers, however, are facing a total of 19 felony charges stemming from the May 8 incident. Grand jurors ignored charges of carrying a gun into a liquor establishment and felonious assault that prosecutors had filed against Harold "Hal"...

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Letter to the Editor: Statistics don’t support Highway Patrol’s fear of CCW

7:06am Saturday, May 17, 2003

An excellent letter to the editor by OFCC supporter Brendan Walker has been published in the Canton Repository, responding to claims made by Col. Paul D. McClellan, superintendent of the Ohio Highway Patrol, that law-abiding citizens carrying concealed firearms for self-defense in their personal vehicle present an officer safety issue. "In an e-mail dated May 5, Col. Paul D. McClellan,...

Now or Never?

10:18am Friday, May 16, 2003

You've already heard the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence's claims that concealed carry reform is not a male issue, as witnessed by the fact that no females have come to offer supportive testimony. Now there's this: OCAGV has put out the following plea to their anti-self-defense extremists, calling for persons to come and testify against HB12 next week in Columbus: "If you know a business...

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Should we judge by society's worst examples?

5:40pm Thursday, May 15, 2003

After Tacoma, Washington Police Chief David Brame murdered his estranged wife and then committed suicide, we wondered aloud about whether Ohio's law enforcement bureaucrats wished to be judged by the worst example of themselves. The media did not focus on this question in the case of Chief Brame, nor will they focus on the background of Case Western Reserve University shooter Biswanath Halder...

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Translating Toby: Senate testimony full of holes

10:30am Thursday, May 15, 2003

Toby Hoover, executive director Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, said a mouthful in yesterday's Senate testimony , as did her anti-self-defense partner from the Brady Campaign in Washington D.C., John Shanks. Unfortunately, the truth and their testimony seem to have parted company before they entered the hearing room. Commentary by Chad D. Baus inserted in blue . One of Toby and Shanks'...

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Toledo Blade: Case Western killing inflames gun opponents in Senate hearing

7:45am Thursday, May 15, 2003

Opponents of a bill to allow Ohioans to carry hidden handguns argued yesterday it is so vaguely worded that it could permit carrying assault weapons similar to one used last week by the Case Western Reserve University gunman. "The gun in [the Case Western] incident that concerns us is a Cobray M-11 9-millimeter pistol, which is a banned assault weapon by name under the 1994 assault weapons bill...