Gun Grabbers

Ohio Gun Ban Lobby and The Agony of Defeat

When does a legislation creating vanity license plates for the 'National Rifle Association Foundation' in Ohio become a victory for gun ban extremists? When you're gun ban lobbyist Toby Hoover, and when you're desperate to obscure the fact that you've been dealt yet another in a long string of defeats. Hoover, seemingly a one-woman show operating under the guise of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun...

Third Attack On Ohio College Campus Raises Concern

The following story and commentary were submitted to www.ohioccw.org by a concerned reader: OXFORD, Ohio -- A campus alert was issued Tuesday at Miami University after another student was assaulted, Cincinnati television station WLWT reported. A student was beaten and robbed by four unknown people in the middle of the night, making the incident the third in a little more than five weeks. Most...

Cinemark Theaters: What's good for Texans not good for Ohioans

Following is an account of one grandfather's efforts to protect his grandchildren while going to the movies: Subject: Visit to your theater today, 11/26/04 Author: "Mark" Date: 11/26/04 8:35 PM I took my grandchildren earlier today to see the movie 'The Polar Express' at your theater. Unfortunately your theater has posted signs barring entry of licensed handgun holders such as myself, and I was...

A Story of Arms in Three Ohio Victim Zones

All Duke and Duchess Shoppe convenience/ filling stations in Ohio are posted with signs banning CHL-holders. But of course this criminal didn't mind the sign... Delaware Ave. store robbed, gunman flees with cash MARION -- A man fled with an undetermined amount of money after displaying a handgun to rob a south-side gas station/convenience store about 9 p.m. Thursday, police said. A black male...

Police search for Giant Eagle parking lot thief

November 18, 2004 Cleveland Sun Courier BRECKSVILLE - Police are looking for a suspect in a chain of thefts that happened on Nov. 3. Three reports of thefts were reported around the area of the Chippewa Road Giant Eagle. They are believed to be related. One man reported that a CD player and a spare wallet were taken from his pickup truck. The other two victims also reported items stolen from...

Despite history of violent robberies, some Family Dollars still posted

Despite a dangerous history of violent robberies, some Family Dollar stores in Ohio still post signs rendering customers defenseless. The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that a notorious Dollar stores robber has been sentenced to 37 years in prison for a spate of violent robberies at Family Dollar stores. Charles Jackson, 29, was sent to prison Monday for 37 years for the robbery and armed...

Kidnapping outside Toledo victim zone retailer

A "regular customer" of a Sterling Food Store in Toledo picked up more than a gallon of milk on his last visit - he kidnapped a woman in the parking lot. The Toledo Blade is reporting that a Lenawee County (MI) man was arrested at his home Monday after police said he abducted and fondled a West Toledo woman. Jose Cardenas, 52, of Madison Township is charged with abduction and gross sexual...

Ohio man seeks to organize workers in one of nation's most dangerous professions

On November 17, 2004, the Associated Press reported that a fledgling national union for pizza drivers is demanding better wages and training, saying the large chains have been taking advantage of them for years. Tim Lockwood, treasurer for the Association of Pizza Delivery Drivers (Hendersonville, TN), said the union started just a couple of years ago with a few drivers talking in an Internet...

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