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Wisconsin Supremes: Concealed arms ban OK

9:33am Wednesday, July 16, 2003

Those who want to put all their eggs in the Ohio Supreme Court basket (or on a greater level, the US Supreme Court for 2nd Am. interpretation) need to look at the kind of wrangling and dancing the Wisconsin Supremes did on this issue. Concealed arms ban OK But message mixed as court also reverses grocer's conviction The state's prohibition against carrying concealed weapons is still legal despite...

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Early decisions show solidarity among Supreme Court justices

11:20am Monday, July 14, 2003

JEREMY HOLDEN Daily Reporter Staff Writer 07/14/2003 Judging by a Columbus Daily Reporter study of Supreme Court of Ohio decisions issued in the first half of the calendar year, unanimity could be the catchphrase to mark the current court's makeup. A look at 71 of the decisions issued since the court added Associate Justice Maureen O'Connor to the bench in January showed 44 unanimous decisions,...

Letter to the Editor: The two faces of Bob Taft

9:15am Monday, July 14, 2003

July 14, 2003 Akron Beacon-Journal Gov. Bob Taft felt compelled to write a major Ohio newspaper setting the record straight as to his position on the concealed-carry issue (``Taft: Gun bill must meet test,'' Beacon Journal, June 25). A few of his statements follow: • "I have been a strong supporter of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the rights it grants.'' Observation: Then why...

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Letter: Dispatch Editor deserves being labeled liberal

9:10am Monday, July 14, 2003

Sunday, July 13, 2003 I respond to Dispatch Senior Editor Joe Hallett’s contention that the " ‘Liberal’ label merits respect, not obloquy" (Forum column, June 29). Hallett wrote that he’s tired "of being called a liberal idiot for opposing concealed-carry legislation and supporting a ban on assault weapons" and "of being castigated as a tax-and-spend liberal for questioning the wisdom of huge...

Letter to the Editor: Limits on concealed carry will take the teeth out of it

8:39am Monday, July 14, 2003

The Zanesville Times Recorder has published a letter to the editor about concealed carry from Dresden resident William Ripple. Below are a couple of favorite exerpts: Exerpt #1: I have gone from a middle-aged man to an old man trying to get a decent concealed carry law in Ohio. Exerpt #2: ...A copout that will allow the governor and the police to get a law that will make concealed carry so...

Toledo robberies prove again why ''victim zone'' exclusions are a very bad idea

11:52am Thursday, July 10, 2003

Toledo Blade July 10, 2003 Toledo police have a message for drivers and their passengers: Don’t leave valuables in vehicles. In the last two days, detectives received 15 reports of thefts from vehicles in West and South Toledo with items taken ranging from purses and wallets to golf clubs and computers. Even a King James Bible was snatched in the incidents, which total thousands of dollars in...

Tale of Two Cities: Two Columbus women car-jacked; Baton Rouge woman defends

10:40am Thursday, July 10, 2003

Thursday, July 10, 2003 THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Two women were abducted at gunpoint and their cars stolen yesterday in what police described as a one-day crime spree by two men. Despite a daylong search and a stakeout at a North Side motel, the men were still at large last night. One of the women was sexually assaulted before being released along Rt. 161 about 5 a.m., police said. She had been...

State's largest municipalities losing residents to suburbs

9:18am Thursday, July 10, 2003

Ohio's suburban and rural communities continue to grow at the expense of the state's large urban areas, according to the latest census population estimates. Click on the "Read More..." link below for more of the story, and for the impact these changes will continue to have on gun ownership and self-defense. Of the state's five largest cities, Cincinnati shrank the most, losing 2.2 percent of its...