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CITY: Group walk with loaded guns is allowed

6:09am Friday, October 10, 2003

Lorain Morning-Journal October 10, 2003 LORAIN -- Police were advised by the city's law department yesterday that a Lorain man is within his constitutional rights to organize a self-defense walk later this month at which participants will openly carry loaded firearms, Law Director Mark Provenza said. Provenza said he met with police Chief Cel Rivera yesterday morning to discuss letters written to...

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''God's grace'' (and concealed firearm) saves Indiana woman's life

12:10pm Thursday, October 09, 2003

Woman shoots alleged abductor Gary woman says she believed she was going to be killed. Northwest Indiana Times October 9, 2003 MERRILLVILLE -- A 28-year-old Gary woman said she knew what it meant Tuesday when she noticed the man holding a gun to her head was wearing gloves. She figured she was going to die. "I've called police on him before. He's tried to threaten me and my entire family. ... He...

Gun owners plan peaceful walk; Citizens to protest state's concealed weapon ban

11:24am Thursday, October 09, 2003

Lima News October 7, 2003 LIMA - A group of gun-toting citizens plan to strap handguns to their sides and hit the streets Sunday to protest a recent court ruling on the state's concealed weapon law. The Defense Walk will begin Sunday at 2 p.m. on Sherwood Drive off North Cable Road. A gun-safety check will be at 1 p.m. in the parking lot of AutoZone, said Charlie Triplett, one of the organizers...

'Concealed carry' advocates to be in plain view in Gahanna demonstration

10:51am Thursday, October 09, 2003

Activists plan to march with guns Columbus ThisWeek October 9, 2003 Advocates of an Ohio law to allow concealed weapons will march through Olde Gahanna Sunday afternoon to draw attention to what they say is a flaw in state law. "Defense Walk" organizers Bob Maroldy and Gerard Valentino said they expect about 100 people to participate in the event. Most will carry handguns, which will be in plain...

Supporters of concealed carry plan Defense Walk on Sunday

6:43am Thursday, October 09, 2003

XENIA - Local concealed carry supporters will hold Defense Walks statewide to protest Sen. Doug White and Gov. Bob Taft's obstruction of the concealed-carry legislation on Sunday. The walk is intended to offer a visual display of support for the legalization of concealed carry permits by openly wearing their firearms through the neighborhood. Organizers cite the Supreme Court ruling of Klien vs...

Ohio Poll: Taft disapproval numbers at 46%

1:58pm Wednesday, October 08, 2003

They say it's about Party solidarity. It looks more like they're tying lines to a sinking ship. According to the latest Ohio Poll, released Wednesday by the University of Cincinnati’s Institute for Policy Research, there are more Ohioans unhappy with the job Taft is doing than there are those who approve. According to the poll, the governor’s disapproval rating is at 46 percent. Only 44 percent...

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13-year old girl wrestles firearm from deputy, pulls trigger

1:41pm Wednesday, October 08, 2003

Girl admits trying to shoot caseworker, deputy sheriff October 08, 2003 THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH In the hallway that opened into the crowded lobby of Franklin County Children Services, a 13-year-old girl and a deputy sheriff scrapped until the deputy was on her knees and the girl held her gun. Hafsa Aboi Hassan pointed the 9 mm handgun at the back of Deputy Betty Ashley’s head and pulled the trigger...

MORE pro-self-defense letters to editors!

9:30am Wednesday, October 08, 2003

Concealed-carry ban offends good citizens Cincy Enquirer October 6, 2003 I'm offended, and every law-abiding citizen in Ohio should be too. Why? There were 45 states with some kind of concealed-carry law and the crime has gone down in most of those states. Either our lawmakers don't want crime to go down or they think the citizens of Ohio are more dangerous than people of the other 45 states. Jim...