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Learning from experience: N.Y. and D.C. gun follies

2:40pm Monday, July 28, 2003

The anti-self-defense extremists want to make sure we don't look at other states' experience when considering passage of a concealed carry reform law here in Ohio. They have a bit of trouble making their blood-in-the-streets, crime-will-go-up, shoot-outs-at-fender-benders predictions in light of these state's experience. Would they be any more interested in looking at states which have laws more...

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Letter to the Editor: Critics pick selectively at gun studies

2:11pm Monday, July 28, 2003

Since they can't argue with basic observations of successes of concealed carry reform legislation in 35 shall-issue states, anti-self-defense extremists have resorted to personal attacks on the academics who first observed these successes. After several recent discussions about John Lott's credibility on the opinion pages of the Columbus Dispatch, Dr. Lott himself has responded. Click on the "...

IRONY: Gov't says ''Citizens key to homeland security program''

1:23pm Friday, July 25, 2003

State hopes to train thousands of people to watch for signs of terrorist activity Friday, July 25, 2003 THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH State officials want to train Ohioans to help seek out terrorists through a program unveiled yesterday. The theory is that the average citizen knows his neighborhood better than the average police officer, so it’s a good bet he’ll notice suspicious activity, said Domingo...

Dispatch: Pit bull attacks woman in wheelchair

11:38am Friday, July 25, 2003

White dog with black spots still at large after biting woman in University District Friday, July 25, 2003 THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH A woman in a wheelchair was attacked by a pit-bull terrier this week, leaving her with bites on her arms and legs. Authorities still are trying to find the dog and who owns it, Columbus police said. Debra Ballin, 50, said she usually keeps an eye out for the many pit...

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Dispatch: Crime rate around Ohio State scares students, parents

9:33am Friday, July 25, 2003

Every chance they get, the editors at the Columbus Dispatch publish commentary opposing legal self-defense in the state of Ohio. Judging by the state of affairs in Columbus and around the OSU campus, the Dispatch prefers that only the bad guys be armed. The crime wave around campus has gotten so bad, Columbus police have even told volunteers at the Community Crime Patrol to stay out of the area...

In 1788, Ohio law required ALL men aged 16-50 to bear arms

9:03am Friday, July 25, 2003

Cincinnati Enquirer Ohio Moments Soldiers fined 50 cents for lack of weaponry On July 25, 1788, the first Ohio law to establish and regulate a militia was published in Marietta. It mandated all men between 16 and 50 perform military duty. They were required to arm themselves with a musket and bayonet, a cartridge box, powder horn, one pound of powder and four pounds of lead. They also were...

Abuse of Power: Growing concern about Ohio State Highway Patrol

11:13am Thursday, July 24, 2003

In the span of time it took for it to be revealed that Ohio State Highway Patrol bureaucrats improperly used $41,000 of tax money to buy an antique car , and that action was necessary to suspend or fire no less than TEN troopers for violations of various laws and policies, ZERO troopers were killed by law-abiding citizens with concealed firearms. In recent weeks, we've told you about: Trooper...

Letter to the Editor: Concealed-carry bill too restrictive

11:33am Wednesday, July 23, 2003

The Dayton Daily News has published a group of letters concerning concealed carry reform, both pro and con, in the Wednesday, July 23, 2003 Click on the "Read More... link below for exerpts and a link to the DDN letters page. Pro-self-defense letters: • Randall W. Klotz of Germantown writes of Gov. Taft's car-jacker protection provision: "I disagree with the Senate requirements to keeping a...