The News (according to gun ban extremists)

Despite having experienced another series of devastating losses on Election Day 2004, the early signs suggest gun ban extremists are no closer to understanding what a loser issue they are pushing, nor how Americans have risen above cheap fear-based "studies" that warp statistics into "proving" a point they set out to prove. Consider the following headlines from the Brady Campaign/ Million Mom...

Two messages from friends of Ohioans For Concealed Carry

Please consider the following messages from organizations who have been extremely supportive of self-defense rights in Ohio. Solicitations for sheriffs' association disavowed A national non-profit organization claims it supports your local sheriff, but the Clermont County sheriff disagrees. Sheriff A.J. "Tim" Rodenberg is cautioning residents against donating to a national sheriffs' association...

Human right of self-defense doesn't end at the workplace

Headed to work: Assault, robbery reported on Maple Avenue November 10, 2004, Sandusky: A Central Avenue man told police he was jumped by two or more men early Tuesday morning while he was walking to work. The man, from the 800 block of Central Ave., told Sandusky police he was walking to work shortly after 4 a.m. Tuesday near the 1000 block of Maple Ave. when two or three men grabbed him from...

It Can Happen to You, Mr. & Mrs. Ohio

As the following stories prove, no one leaves home expecting to be attacked, and no CHL-holder should plan to carry only when going into an area they deem to be high risk. Newark man injured in attack Nov. 7, 2004 - Heath: A Newark man is recovering in a Columbus hospital after an attack Friday night that left him with a fractured skull and broken nose. The 26-year-old was approached by two...

Clark County: ''Concealed carry law mostly popular with older people''

In addition to having been the only Ohio "blue" county from 2000 to have gone Bush Red in 2004 (a British newspaper's letter-writing campaign asking independent voters to choose Kerry couldn't have hurt), Clark County now has another interesting claim to fame: There are nearly 800 people who have made the choice to bear arms for self-defense in the county, and the average age of CHL-holders in...

Why do so many employee manuals render workers defenseless?

All employers put their workers at risk when forcing them to disarm. Businesses who send their employees into dangerous neighborhoods, such as construction, delivery, and public utility companies, are especially negligent. WDTN.com (NBC 2 Dayton) reported last week that a 47-year-old electrical contractor was on the job Tuesday when he was shot in a botched robbery. It happened at Northland...

Off-Duty Officer Charged In Road Rage Incident

An apparent road rage incident on a local interstate led to charges being filed against an off-duty Columbus police officer, NBC 4's Duarte Geraldino reported on November 11. The incident occurred at 9:50 a.m. along Interstate 270 North at Westerville Road. Police told NBC 4 that Kristopher Montgomery, 25, of Newark, and off-duty Officer Mark Nelson, 33, of Johnstown, had a dispute while driving...

Letter to the Editor: Cleveland Free Times' "trifecta of political failure"

November 10, 2004 Cleveland Free Times edited to topic PUT THAT IN YOUR QUIXOTIC PIPE I am writing now for two reasons. First, I'm a procrastinator and kept forgetting. Second, I was awaiting the last of three events to take place. Those three events are the passage of concealed carry in Ohio, the expiration of the sham “assault weapons” ban, and finally the reelection of George Bush. You not...

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