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Sheriffs: How is YOUR elected official doing?

11:33pm Saturday, January 29, 2005

Ohioans For Concealed Carry volunteers have recently completed a comprehensive survey of Ohio's 88 county sheriffs, seeking to determine where the law is being implemented well (i.e. where citizens will find it easy to apply for a CHL), and where there is work to be done. Out of 88 sheriffs, 48 accept applications at least 5 days per week (with 21 applying appointment schedules that can reduce...

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Man shot in chest during robbery attempt in VZ parking lot

4:58pm Saturday, January 29, 2005

The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting a 28-year-old man was seriously wounded Friday night during a robbery attempt in the parking lot of the Collinwood Food Mart in the 16200 block of St. Clair Avenue. Cleveland police told the Plain Dealer the man was shot in the chest about 7 p.m. by a 17- or 18-year-old male. The robber ran off before police arrived. The newspaper said officials at Huron...

Dayton RTA psgr. shoots self in leg; exposes media access loophole folly

Chad D. Baus

1:45pm Saturday, January 29, 2005

On January 17, the Dayton Daily News reported that a woman accidentally shot herself while riding a Greater Dayton RTA bus. According to the story, dispatchers received the call of the shooting at Main Street and Siebenthaler Avenue at 8:51 p.m. January 16. The report indicated that the woman was "bleeding badly." The DDN stated that medics responded and the woman was treated for her injury, but...

''Parking Lot Predator'' stalking Dayton apartment dwellers

11:48am Saturday, January 29, 2005

WDTN-TV is reporting that a parking lot predator seems to be stalking people who live in various apartments complexes in the Miami Valley. The seventh known attack came yesterday . According to the news account, the attacker seems to come out of nowhere, running up to frighten his victims and leaves with "stealth skill". From two WDTN reports: Tuesday morning at the Lexington Apartments off...

OFCC joins OCAGV in ''Changing the Culture of Fear'' push

8:13am Friday, January 28, 2005

In the wake of yet another mass shooting in a place where guns were banned (a UAW official told the Toledo Blade today even the security guards are disarmed at the Toledo Jeep plant!), and on the heels of a growing number of victimizations that prove gun control laws are impotent at stopping criminals, gun ban extremist Toby Hoover felt the need to make a statement. Hoover, who fronts what often...

TX media asks: ''Could Self Defense Have Saved A Texas Woman From Capture?

7:31am Friday, January 28, 2005

In the wake of the kidnapping (and eventual murder) of a Walmart employee as she walked to her car, one Texas television station is pondering how things might have been different if the victim were capable of defending herself. Strangely, however, even in Texas, the media just can't bring itself to mention the one self-defense option that might really have made a difference. From the story:...

Carjacked on drive home from work; Hostage taken on 100mph run from cops

7:16am Friday, January 28, 2005

NewsNet5.com is reporting that a man was coming home from work at about 2 a.m. when two men approached with guns drawn. Police told NewsNet5 the men told the alleged victim, Jeremy Schumacher, that they wanted to go shopping. The men checked Jeremy's wallet, found his girlfriend's credit cards and forced her to come outside. The media outlet states the men allegedly took the woman, later...

Fifth Third Victim Zone: Female Bank Robber Captured

7:02am Friday, January 28, 2005

WHIOtv.com is reporting that police officials apprehended a Cathy Sams, 39, minutes after she had robbed the "no-guns" Fifth-Third Bank on Union Road in Englewood. The FBI announced this week it is pressing federal charges against the suspected bank robber on Tuesday. Investigators told WHIO a witness helped authorities find Sams. Peter Gilbert said he saw the car and watched the dye pack go off...