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Minnesota school board: School employees may keep guns in cars

11:56am Tuesday, September 09, 2003

The Winona school board will allow district employees to have guns on school property in accordance with Minnesota's revised "conceal and carry" law. The board's 5-1 vote on Thursday concluded a discussion that has lasted much of the summer concerning how to adapt Winona Area Public Schools' weapons policy to the law approved by the state during the last Legislative session, which allows...

Missouri legislators gear up for veto session

11:28am Tuesday, September 09, 2003

Legislative leaders willing to convene to consider a veto DO exist - in Missouri. The Missouri House will convene on Wednesday, Sept. 10th at 10:00 a.m. They will vote to override their Gov. The Senate will vote sometime between 10 and 4 the following day, with the outcome in that body a bit more in question. To override a governor's veto, a bill needs 23 votes in the Senate. On the concealed-...

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John Lott to speak at Ohio University

10:13am Tuesday, September 09, 2003

The Ohio University Second Amendment Club and Ohioans For Concealed Carry are pleased to announce that John Lott, economist and author, will be speaking on that university campus this month, in an event that is open to the public. align="right"> Lott's appearance is part of the OU Second Amendment Club's effort to raise awareness about the falsehoods and misrepresentations associated with...

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DDN: Man fatally shot in Five Oaks - in his car

5:18pm Friday, September 05, 2003

September 4, 2003 DAYTON | Police had no suspects in the Tuesday night slaying of a man who was sitting in a car with his girlfriend. Montgomery County Coroner’s officials identified the man as Terry Beasley, 23, of Fairborn. Police were called at 9:54 p.m. to Five Oaks Avenue, where they found a man unconscious in a car. Neighbors said the victim was dropping off his girlfriend when he was shot...

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Gross Negligence: Ohio State Highway Patrol bureaucrats respond to pro-CCW email

2:49pm Friday, September 05, 2003

The Buckeye State Sheriffs Association and Ohio Fraternal Order of Police are calling on the Ohio State Highway Patrol to come to the table to explain why they continue to endorse Taft's unsafe "Carjacker protection" language in HB12. Ohioans For Concealed Carry has learned that the OSHP is hearing from more than just these two major law enforcement groups. The OSHP is beginning to feel the...

Letter to the Editor: State’s Republicans befuddling Democrats

11:03am Friday, September 05, 2003

Thursday, September 04, 2003 The Ohio Republican party has pulled off the greatest political public-relations stunt of the century. Many elected officials, by acting like Democrats, have confused the Democrats so much that they are uncertain as to what to do. Those premises and ideals that historically and philosophically have separated the two parties have melted away. The old Republican Party...

Letter to the Editor: Troopers knew whom they were pulling over

10:22am Friday, September 05, 2003

This letter to the editor is being published as an update to Abuse of Power: Growing concern about Ohio State Highway Patrol , published Thursday, July 24. Wednesday, September 3, 2003 EDITORIAL & COMMENT 10A So Herschel Sigall said in his Aug. 15 letter that the state troopers who set up a Newcomerstown attorney did nothing wrong. Sigall is the attorney for the Ohio State Troopers...

Detroit Free-Press: Court decision a win for gun owners

5:23pm Thursday, September 04, 2003

September 3, 2003 In a victory for gun owners, the Michigan Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal of a lower court decision that cities can't ban handguns from city halls, libraries and other public buildings. The decision gives a victory to a statewide gun-rights group that challenged a 2001 ban by Ferndale on guns in city buildings. In a 3-0 decision, a panel of Michigan Court of Appeals...