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Update: Battle for self-defense rights in other states

9:59am Saturday, November 08, 2003

Wisconsin Assembly OKs End To Concealed Weapons Ban November 6, 2003 The Wisconsin Assembly passed early today a bill under which the state's 130-year-old ban on carrying concealed weapons would end. The Assembly voted 64-to-35 to approve the legislation which the Senate approved last month. But the Assembly made some changes to the bill, which means it must go back to the Senate before it can go...

Statehouse 'Defense' Walk coming in Columbus!

2:52pm Friday, November 07, 2003

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 7, 2003 CONTACT INFORMATION BELOW Open Carry 'Defense' Walkers from across Ohio will bring their display to the Statehouse COLUMBUS • Ohioans For Concealed Carry has announced that activists from across the state who are interested in protesting legislative obstruction of concealed carry reform will "openly carry" their sidearms at the corner of E. Broad St. and N...

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OFCC PAC Commentary goes national: ''A Warning to the Republican Party''

11:18am Friday, November 07, 2003

On Wednesday, November 5, a commentary about the 2003 election results, entitled Ohio Republican voters fire shot (that should be) heard 'round the nation , was posted on this website. Almost immediately, we began receiving feedback from readers interested in making sure this piece was read by as many people as possible. That mission is well on it's way to accomplishment. By the following...

Poll: Republicans making gains - BUT NOT IN OHIO

10:40am Friday, November 07, 2003

Poll: Republican Party has made strong gains since 2000 election November 05, 2003 WASHINGTON - A year before Election Day, the number of people who identify themselves as Republicans is significantly larger than when George W. Bush was elected president, particularly in several pivotal states such as Florida and Michigan that often prove decisive in close contests. The gains bring the...

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Social worker raped while investigating a case at an Akron

10:00am Friday, November 07, 2003

November 7, 2003 Akron Beacon-Journal A father involved with the Summit County Children Services Board has been charged with raping a social worker who went to his apartment Thursday to discuss his child's case. Akron police arrested Shawn Robert Marshall on charges of rape and kidnapping, both first-degree felonies. Officers were waiting for Marshall to be treated at Akron City Hospital before...

National pro-self-defense group: Ohio a ''target-rich environment''

9:52am Friday, November 07, 2003

Taft, Legislature Left Ohio Workplace Shooting Victims Defenseless, Says CCRKBA For Immediate Release November 6, 2003 Thursday's workplace shooting in suburban Cincinnati, Ohio underscores the need for Buckeye State lawmakers to craft a sensible concealed carry law, and for Gov. Bob Taft to stop blocking the measure, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) said today...

Granting the wish of a ''Million'' Mom

6:49am Friday, November 07, 2003

Those who are following the fight to restore our right to bear arms for self-defense closely will be familiar with the name Lori A. O'Neill. O'Neill is President of the "Million" Mom March's Cleveland Chapter, and one of the few vocal anti-self-defense extremists in our state. What you may not know is that she is a regular visitor of this website, and frequently shares thoughts with members of...

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Are they putting this kind of effort into finding Tony Gordon's killer?

10:07am Thursday, November 06, 2003

4 work on officer's killing Associated Press November 2, 2003 DAYTON, Ohio - Four years after off-duty police officer Kevin Brame was slain, Dayton homicide detectives are increasing efforts to find the killer. Detectives Dan Hall and Donna Pack have been working only the Brame case since June. Their team recently added two members, including a special agent with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal...