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Anti-CCW Supreme Court Justice will run unopposed

12:05pm Monday, January 05, 2004

January 03, 2004 Columbus Dispatch No one challenges liberal Republican justice Justice Paul E. Pfeifer, a renegade Republican rebuffed by some in his own party but beloved by Democrats, will get a free ride, running unopposed for a third term on the Ohio Supreme Court. No Democrat filed to challenge Pfeifer by the campaign petition deadline yesterday, giving him an uncontested reelection. "I don...

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Ohio gun ban extremists continue attempts to derail legal self-defense

11:30am Monday, January 05, 2004

Ohio's gun ban extremists have not let up in their efforts to derail concealed carry reform legislation. The Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence is again calling on other extremists to phone Gov. Taft and beg him to veto HB12. An email from late December, said: "Governor Taft needs to hear from us again. Please tell him you don’t want guns carried where you work and play. Please ask him to honor...

Homicide total is skewed by city (limits)

10:55am Monday, January 05, 2004

January 04, 2004 Columbus Dispatch (edited for space- click here to read the entire story in the Columbus Dispatch) The death of Gail Knisley, who was shot Nov. 25 as she rode in a car on the south Outerbelt, was one of the most highly publicized homicides of the year in central Ohio. But it isn’t among the 112 slayings recorded in the city of Columbus in 2003. Knisley was shot just outside the...

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Columbus homicides up 38% in 2003

12:34pm Saturday, January 03, 2004

2 South Side women added to list after coroner’s rulings January 03, 2004 Columbus Dispatch In the final days of 2003, the coroner ruled that two South Side women were victims of violence, meaning Columbus ended the year with 112 homicides- a 38 percent increase from 2002, when there were 81. The last time the number hit 100 was in 1994. Click on the "Read More..." link below for more. Detectives...

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Gannett: Householder holds gun bill as parties hope for compromise

11:53am Saturday, January 03, 2004

By Jim Siegel Gannett News Service Columbus Bureau January 3, 2004 COLUMBUS -- The next two weeks will be key to determining whether a deal is reached between Gov. Bob Taft and House leaders over a bill allowing Ohioans to carry concealed handguns, a Taft spokesman said Friday. When lawmakers return from their Christmas vacations this week, the gun bill they passed in mid-December will still be...

2004 General Assembly elections shaping around Ohio CCW issue

11:47am Saturday, January 03, 2004

Term limits help to change Statehouse 01/03/04 Cleveland Plain Dealer Columbus- Taxes, term limits and debate over concealed weapons could help reshape the Ohio General Assembly after the March 2 primary. Friday was the date for candidates to file for all 99 Ohio House seats and the 16 even-numbered Senate seats that will be on the ballot this year. Nine representatives and seven senators will...

Columbus: Suspect Shot In Home Invasion Attempt

2:55pm Friday, January 02, 2004

Two Other Robbers Are In Custody January 2, 2004 COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Two home invasion suspects were in custody and another was hospitalized Friday morning following a shooting during their attempted invasion, NewsChannel 4 reported. The three robbers broke into a woman's house on North Roys Avenue, but police said the woman got a gun and fired at them. A robber who was hit showed up several blocks...

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Ohio newspaper: 2003 a deadly year

2:40pm Friday, January 02, 2004

January 1, 2004 Mansfield News Journal MANSFIELD -- Seven people were killed in the city in 2003, the highest number since the police department began keeping computerized crime records in 1988. Last year, the total was six, up from just two in 2001. The reason for the high number, Mansfield police Chief Phil Messer said, is both straightforward and discouraging. "Unfortunately, it's been a...