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FBI: Michigan's crime rate down 10.5% with CCW law

9:46pm Monday, October 27, 2003

Anti-self-defense extremists are often confronted with the question of why Ohio should resist concealed carry reform, since 45 other states have it in some form or another (including every state that borders Ohio). They are fond of responding that since Ohio's crime rate is already lower (than, say, Michigan), there is no need for these reforms. Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence founder Toby...

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Bob Taft (finally) wants to hear from you on HB12

5:26pm Monday, October 27, 2003

During a call with an OFCC representative today, Governor Taft's office indicated that they have begun keeping a journal of how many callers support/oppose HB12, the concealed carry reform bill. After years of pro-CCW calls that went completely ignored, many people have told us they've given up on calling Taft, and focused instead on their legislators. We don't blame them. And we do think it's...

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Gongwer: CCW at issue in selection of Sen. White's Dist. 14 GOP replacement

2:45pm Monday, October 27, 2003

October 24, 2003 Gongwer News Service Ohio Report GOP LEADERS TAKE SIDES IN SENATE PRIMARY TILT Republican leaders of the House and Senate have disagreed on issues regarding the budget, civil justice changes and concealed weapons. Senate President Doug White (R-Manchester) and Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford) also disagree on who should be sitting in Senator White’s seat come January 2005...

94-year-old Toledoan attacked on way to church: ''We are so helpless''

12:02pm Monday, October 27, 2003

October 27, 2003 Toledo Blade 2 widows survive robbery near church Sally Antoszewski, a 94-year-old widow from North Toledo, said she likes to go to Mass on Saturday afternoons because it’s less crowded than Sunday and she can "shuffle along" without getting in anyone’s way, she said. On Saturday, however, trouble came her way. Mrs. Antoszewski and her 83-year-old niece, Valerie Nieszala, were...

OFCC obtains copy of Hamilton County Prosecutor's Open Carry Mandate

9:47am Monday, October 27, 2003

TO: ALL COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FROM: MICHAEL K. ALLEN HAMILTON COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY DATE: SEPTEMBER 25, 2003 RE: Klein vs. Leis, 99 Ohio St.3d 537 (Sept. 24, 2003) 1. On September 24, 2003, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that Ohio's statutes which prohibit carrying concealed weapons (cited) and Improper Transportation of Firearms in a Motor Vehicle (cited) are constitutional...

Gun club aims to arm gays for defense against bashers

9:22am Monday, October 27, 2003

October 27, 2003 Cleveland Plain Dealer COLUMBUS -Muzzle flame rips through a gunsmoke fog as the shooters' arms rise and fall like exploding pendulums in a steady rhythm of fire. Brass casings, ejected from semiautomatic pistols, silently pinwheel through the air. In this ear-protected world of the shooting range, the sounds are muffled, disembodied. A deep 9mm whump, a sharp .22-caliber snap,...

Brady gun ''safety'' extremist needs some firearms training

9:02am Monday, October 27, 2003

AN ADVOCATE FOR GUN SAFETY? At a recent meeting of police chiefs from around the country, Richard Aborn, the former president of Handgun Control, Inc. (now the Brady Campaign) opened the program and introduced the speakers. Speaking at the end of the presentation, Mr. Aborn caused members of the assembled group to stare wide-eyed at him as he pointed - with his finger on the trigger - a semi-...

Senator: Republi-can'ts 'run like Reagan, govern like Taft'

11:29am Sunday, October 26, 2003

Sunday's Peter Bronson column in the Cincinnati Enquirer may highlight yet another a political move by current Secretary of State Ken Blackwell to position himself as the only conservative running for Governor in 2006. From the column: Secretary of State Ken Blackwell of Cincinnati says prevailing wage is one of several promises broken by Republican [legislative] leaders, along with concealed...