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Tony Gordon Memorial 'Defense' Walk ''the most emotional of them all''

by Chad D. Baus

10:58pm Sunday, October 19, 2003

This 'Defense' Walk was special. It wasn't about cameras or quotes. It wasn't about crowd size or soundbites. It wasn't about the Supreme Court or Republican double-speak. Instead, this Walk was solely focused on the hundreds of victims of violence in our state whose circumstances could have turned out far differently if a concealed carry law had been in effect when they were attacked. The...

Cleveland-area 'Defense' Walk ''total success!''

9:49pm Sunday, October 19, 2003

Nearly 100 people openly carried firearms (and picnicked) at the Potluck Picnic and 'Defense' Walk in Lorain on Sunday. There were men and women of all ages, people young, old, short, tall, black, white - all there supporting our right to self-defense. One participant named Scott, reported that "from the moment the first group stepped off and out of the park, car horns started blowing from...

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Toledo-Area 'Defense' Walkers welcomed in Swanton with ''honks, waves & smiles

by Chad D. Baus

9:26pm Sunday, October 19, 2003

Drivers and residents honked car horns and waved, or gave a thumbs-up sign, to the 100+ openly armed 'Defense' Walkers in Swanton Sunday. At least two residents came out and joined the Walk as it progressed by their homes. This group was probably the most diverse, in terms of gender, that we've seen yet. Many women, many families with children. Fox Toledo (Ch. 36) reported that about 100 people...

Columbus billboards ask ''Why the Violence?''

3:23pm Friday, October 17, 2003

Tiny victim is anti-violence crusaders’ biggest hope October 17, 2003 THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH The newly formed Urban Crime Advisory Commission convened its first meeting yesterday under a 40-foot billboard from which the image of 1-day old Alamar John-William Wright looked down. Alamar was killed a month after his birth during a robbery attempt May 29 at his Weinland Park home. He has become the...

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Is no 'Defense' Walk news good news for these Ohio media outlets?

2:48pm Friday, October 17, 2003

To read the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Akron Beacon Journal, or Youngstown Vindicator, you'd think there has been no "new" news on the concealed carry effort in the days since the Supreme Court ruling. That's because these three papers have neglected to cover what has been treated by the rest of the state's media as a major news story. Click on the "Read More..." link below for more. They failed to...

Cleveland-area 'Group's weapon walk plan going great guns'

7:30am Friday, October 17, 2003

Lorain Morning Journal 10/17/2003 LORAIN -- This Sunday at high noon a stretch of West Erie Avenue between Lakeview Park and City Hall will resemble the Old West -- if you take away the cars, paved roads, Northeast Ohio climate and traffic lights. About 70 people carrying holstered pistols will walk from the park to City Hall to demonstrate in support of House Bill 12, a state law stalled in...

Swanton walk to protest concealed weapons ban

7:17am Friday, October 17, 2003

Toledo Blade Regional News | Article published Friday, October 17, 2003 SWANTON — Following the lead of “defense” walks in cities such as Columbus, Dayton, and Lima, local organizers will lead their own march Sunday on Main Street in Swanton. The walks are protests in response to a recent Ohio Supreme Court ruling that the state’s ban against carrying concealed weapons is constitutional...

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AGAIN: Senate Republicans leave town with unfinished business

2:52pm Thursday, October 16, 2003

The Ohio Senate Republican leadership, under direction of President Doug White, has once again left Columbus without appointing conferees. They will not return to session until after the 2003 Election, and then are only scheduled for one day in November, and a few tentative days in December. In another disappointment, Senate President White has informed Tony Gordon Memorial 'Defense' Walk...