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Abuse of Power: Growing concern about Ohio State Highway Patrol

11:13am Thursday, July 24, 2003

In the span of time it took for it to be revealed that Ohio State Highway Patrol bureaucrats improperly used $41,000 of tax money to buy an antique car , and that action was necessary to suspend or fire no less than TEN troopers for violations of various laws and policies, ZERO troopers were killed by law-abiding citizens with concealed firearms. In recent weeks, we've told you about: Trooper...

Letter to the Editor: Concealed-carry bill too restrictive

11:33am Wednesday, July 23, 2003

The Dayton Daily News has published a group of letters concerning concealed carry reform, both pro and con, in the Wednesday, July 23, 2003 Click on the "Read More... link below for exerpts and a link to the DDN letters page. Pro-self-defense letters: • Randall W. Klotz of Germantown writes of Gov. Taft's car-jacker protection provision: "I disagree with the Senate requirements to keeping a...

DDN: Jacobson may be next president of Ohio Senate

4:26pm Tuesday, July 22, 2003

By Laura A. Bischoff [email protected] COLUMBUS | State Sen. Jeff Jacobson is in a strong position to become Senate president in January 2005, with the next legislative session, three well-placed Republican sources said. Jacobson, R-Butler Twp., is up against state Sen. Randy Gardner, R-Bowling Green, for the presidency, one of the most powerful elected positions in state government...

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Patrol bureaucracy under scrutiny for buying '38 Ford

3:43pm Tuesday, July 22, 2003

Saturday, July 19, 2003 By Jon Craig THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH State Highway Patrol officers dodged legislative scrutiny when they bought a 1938 Ford Cabriolet two years ago for display at their training academy, a newly reported investigation found. Buying the rare convertible with $41,000 in drug-forfeiture money did not violate Ohio's purchasing laws, Inspector General Thomas P. Charles said. "...

Concealed-carry reform and the post-Householder outlook

1:27pm Tuesday, July 22, 2003

The election of the speaker of the Ohio House is 17 months away, but several state legislators have already begun meeting with fellow Republican House members seeking their support for a run at the seat. Each of the potential speaker candidates who have stepped forward thus far are 2002 OFCC PAC Endorsees. Current Speaker Larry Householder cannot run for re-election next year because of the state...

Judge dismisses NAACP's gun suit

11:23am Tuesday, July 22, 2003

A federal judge threw out the NAACP's case against the gun industry yesterday, despite finding that the manufacturers have put the public at risk with careless marketing practices. Affirming a jury verdict in favor of the gun makers, U.S. District Judge Jack Weinstein ruled that the NAACP failed to show, as required by law, that its members were uniquely harmed. A gun industry spokesman, Lawrence...

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Plain Dealer: Women embracing martial arts

12:51pm Saturday, July 19, 2003

07/19/03 Molly Kavanaugh Plain Dealer Reporter Oberlin- In a warm second-floor dance studio on the Oberlin College campus, Jen Resnick scampered across the floor, demonstrating how to use a knife for self-defense. About 300 women from the United States, Canada and elsewhere are attending the four-day camp, which is held at a different college each summer. The students, ranging in age from 6 to...

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Letter to the Editor: Courts have spoken - People should protect themselves

10:20am Saturday, July 19, 2003

An excellent letter to the editor has been written by a police officer with 25 years of experience, and published in the Columbus Dispatch. Mr. Joseph Wayne wrote in response to an earlier letter from the mother of a person who was injured in the CRWU shooting. Click here to read the full letter in the Columbus Dispatch, or click on the "Read More..." link below for an archived version. Saturday...