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Letter to Legislators: Ohio State Highway Patrol and Constitutional Rights

12:58pm Tuesday, November 11, 2003

We are copied on literally hundreds of pro-CCW letters as they are sent to editors, legislators, etc. Some eventually make it into print, and some do not. Occasionally, a letter will rise to the top, always because it is well-written, but often too because it is taking a new tack on current subject. The following letter, which was sent by it's writer to every member of the General Assembly, as...

Van Wert man avoids indictment in shooting

11:11am Tuesday, November 11, 2003

November 11, 2003 Toledo Blade VAN WERT, Ohio — A Van Wert County grand jury has declined to return an indictment against a city resident in connection with a shooting during a domestic disturbance last month, the county prosecutor said yesterday. (see: Ohio man stops violent offender; charged with crime ) Prosecutor Charles Kennedy said the grand jury on Friday did not indict Richard Rable, 49,...

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HB12 Conference Committee Meeting Postponed

5:02pm Monday, November 10, 2003

Representive Aslanides' office has announced that, due to the death of a former colleague, the HB12 Conference Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, November 12, has been postponed. No announcement was made on when the Committee will meet. Corwin Nixon, a long-time Ohio legislator and one of the most powerful politicians in Warren County history, died last Thursday. He was 90. The funeral...

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Letters to Editors: Some potential carriers shouldn’t have guns

2:48pm Monday, November 10, 2003

Perhaps a more appropriate headline would be: some potential letter writers shouldn't have pens. Click on the "Read More..." link below for three anti-self-defense letters to the editor, including one from Rep. Tyrone Yates. Some potential carriers shouldn’t have guns November 05, 2003 The proponents of concealed guns argue that armed citizens will reduce crime. I don’t believe it for an instant...

Columbus Police seek Linden rapist

2:22pm Monday, November 10, 2003

November 10, 2003 The Columbus Dispatch Columbus police stepped out their search Monday morning for a serial rapist who terrorized the Linden area between late 1991 and the summer of 2002. Police say the man, who has also been linked to crimes in Pomona, Calif., raped 21 victims, including a 13-year-old girl and her mother. Monday police unveiled a billboard with a gigantic composite drawing of...

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Where have all the good Ohioans gone?

11:19am Saturday, November 08, 2003

As we recently reported , citizens who remain in Ohio have become increasingly unhappy with Bob Taft and the Republican Party, in direct contrast to national trends. But what about those who choose to leave Ohio for greener pastures? Cleveland Plain Dealer: Ohio loses young, educated in droves Ohio lost more young, single, college-educated people during the 1990s than any other state except...

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Gannett: Committee works on concealed carry bill compromise

10:05am Saturday, November 08, 2003

By JIM SIEGEL Gannett News Service November 8, 2003 COLUMBUS -- A joint House-Senate committee formed to work out a compromise on the concealed handgun bill will meet for the first time Tuesday, and the chairman says he's preparing new ideas. "All parties agree there are holes in this bill that need to be fixed. That's a good thing," said Rep. Jim Aslanides, R-Coshocton, who as bill sponsor is...

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...