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Carjacker steals vehicle with owner trapped in door

1:19pm Thursday, August 07, 2003

August 6, 2003 Akron NewsChannel5 AKRON, Ohio -- It's bad enough that someone would steal your car, but imagine a car thief driving off with part of you still in the vehicle. Jessie Mooneyham's physical bruises will heal, but it's the emotional scars that will last. "My hand's all messed up, my arm," she said. "I can't sleep at night." Mooneyham wanted a pop when she stopped off at an area gas...

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Columbus Dispatch: Home invaders pick wrong family to rob

3:12pm Wednesday, August 06, 2003

Hilltop residents say they fought off 2 men looking for dope, cash Wednesday, August 6, 2003 A Hilltop man took a knock on his head but managed to turn the tables on two armed robbers, including firing several shotgun blasts at them. Roger Maynard said he was watching the end of Monday Night Football about 10:30 p.m. when two men burst through his front door at 235 N. Wayne Ave. and demanded...

AP: Youngstown unsafe for ATF

1:52pm Wednesday, August 06, 2003

An OFCC supporter posted the following story to www.OhioCCW.org: Bureau Leaves City After Vehicle Break-Ins YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Vandals and thieves aren't just hitting any cars in a downtown Youngstown parking garage. City police and federal agents say their government cars have been repeatedly broken into and tactical equipment has been stolen. The problem is so severe that it's the main reason...

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Unfinished Business: Sen. White touts "accomplishments"

1:14pm Wednesday, August 06, 2003

Senate President Doug White has written a letter to his constituents, touting the Senate's "accomplishments" in the first six months of the 125th General Assembly, and providing a look ahead at the Senate's upcoming priorities. Conspicuous in it's absence is any mention of House Bill 12, which the Senate is currently holding hostage, or the civil right to self-defense, a Constitutional right...

Blood on their hands?: Dayton man dies in apparent carjacking

11:11am Wednesday, August 06, 2003

"We do not want a loaded firearm readily accessible to the driver of a car. If there's a dangerous situation and you're in your car, you can drive off." - Capt. John Born, Ohio State Highway Patrol. "...Of all the changes made by the Senate, as a father, I am most proud of the work we did to ensure the safety of Ohio children under this bill." - Steve Austria, who chaired the committee which...

AP: Concealed weapons popular with Indiana legislators

5:24pm Monday, August 04, 2003

1 in 6 packing heat, some during sessions The Associated Press One in six Indiana lawmakers has a permit to carry a firearm, and some even pack their guns when they walk onto the floor of the Indiana House and Senate, The Journal Gazette reported Sunday. These pistol-packing politicians have no problem with the availability of weapons in the Statehouse, and some even welcome the guns given the...

Dayton Daily News publishes two more CCW-related letters to the editor

3:30pm Monday, August 04, 2003

The Dayton Daily News has printed two more letters to the editor debating the merits of concealed carry reform. And unless there are two "Jaime Pacheco"'s in the Dayton area, the anti-CCW letter comes from none other than Wright State University Medical Department's Associate Professor, Chief, Hematology/Oncology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Click on the "Read More..." link below for more...

Cleveland Gov't: Police Can't Be Trusted With Bigger Bullets

2:45pm Monday, August 04, 2003

Submitted by an OFCC supporter to www.OhioCCW.org: Apparently some residents don't trust the police in Cleveland. That's what the Plain Dealer article says about the failed police union bid to equip officers with .40 cal Glocks to replace the 9mm guns. The article goes on to say that bigger guns (bigger bullets) aren't politically realistic. But that's not the real reason for scrapping the...