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Governor's Mansion Defense Walk: ''No Wonder He Doesn't Care''

9:22pm Sunday, November 30, 2003
by Chad D. Baus Behind the security cameras and tall iron gates, behind the stone walls and State Trooper Guard House, Bob and Hope Taft live in a stone mansion the likes of which few Ohioans will ever see, let alone live in. Over 120 men, women and children took time away from Thanksgiving events and braved the crisp autumn air November 30, openly carrying firearms on "the Mother of All Defense...

Supporters of Ohio House Bill 12 rally in Ashtabula

5:57am Sunday, November 30, 2003
Should Ohioans have the right to walk the streets packing a pistol? By MARK TUSCANO Ashtabula Star Beacon November 30, 2003 ASHTABULA — Whether law abiding Ohioans have the right to carry concealed weapons or not, has been an ongoing issue in the Ohio General Assembly this year. It has been a hard fought battle with grass roots support on both sides. On Saturday, those supporting their right to...

Toledo's gun control problem: only the criminals have guns

10:46am Saturday, November 29, 2003
In Ohio, gun grabbers have found perhaps no greater a sympathetic ear than the Toledo City Council. State law prohibits carrying a concealed firearm for self-defense, and the Court says this is Constitutional, since Ohioans can carry a firearm openly. But in Toledo, Municipal Code 549.18, Weapon possession in public places prohibited is cited by Toledo Police Chief Mike Navarre as the basis for...

Op-Ed: Events erode the willingness of legislators to work with governor

12:01pm Friday, November 28, 2003
by State Rep. Tom Niehaus published in The People's Defender Legislators will return from a two-week Thanksgiving break Dec. 2, and one of the hottest topics is likely to be Governor Bob Taft’s latest announcement about conceal carry legislation. Whether you support the right of citizens to carry concealed guns or not, the governor’s announcement November 18 may have ramifications far beyond this...

Rape victim gets 10 day jail sentence for exercising ''fundamental right"

10:29am Friday, November 28, 2003
A Seneca County concealed-weapons case that brought statewide attention to the problems with current Ohio law has officially come to a close, and once again, a victim has been victimized. Kathryn Howard, 29, of Fostoria pleaded guilty in Seneca County Common Pleas Court to a charge of improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle. Judge Michael Kelbley sentenced her to 180 days in jail but...

Senator White announces conceptual agreement with Speaker on Taft's latest ploy

by Chad D. Baus
8:53am Friday, November 28, 2003
On October 23, just two days after 'Defense' Walkers paid a visit to his hometown of Manchester, Senate President Doug White reversed four months of refusals and appointed conferees to a House Bill 12 conference committee. White explained the months of obstruction to the Dayton Daily News at the time, saying he "delayed appointing conferees because he didn't want his Senate members harassed and...

Carjacking victim's family to join Walkers at Governor's Mansion

1:19pm Wednesday, November 26, 2003
'Defense' Walkers calling on Taft to stop obstructing HB12 James A. "Tony" Gordon, a 27-year-old father, died on Wednesday, August 6, 2003 after being shot in the chest during an attempted carjacking in Dayton. On Sunday, November 30, his family will join other Ohioans concerned about the right to self-defense in a Walk around the Governor's Mansion. Tony's family will be wearing t-shirts bearing...

Home invaders steal firearms: Sign of things to come?

10:04am Wednesday, November 26, 2003
Fairborn man assaulted, robbed answering door Dayton Daily News November 26, 2003 FAIRBORN | A 20-year-old man told police that four masked men rushed into his apartment Monday and put a gun to his head before stealing two handguns, Fairborn police reported. The man said he opened the door of his apartment, in the 200 block of Dayton-Yellow Springs Road, about 9 p.m. believing a neighbor was...

Plain Dealer: Speaker will deal to save gun bill

7:17am Wednesday, November 26, 2003
After the campaign waged by the Ohio Newspaper Association and various liberal editorial boards to advance Taft's latest agenda , we would've espected declarations of victory in today's headlines. Yet only the Plain Dealer is among the conspirators who informed their readers of this update, which undoubtedly indicates they were not successul in "sinking" HB12 with the public records issue. 11/26/...

Ohio CCW fight is feature story in latest NRA America’s 1st Freedom magazine

7:00am Wednesday, November 26, 2003
Ohio’s Legal Logjam by Blaine Smith, Assistant Editor, America's 1st Freedom December 2003 With the Ohio Supreme Court letting stand a ban on the right to carry, the ongoing fight for the rights of Ohio citizens is being waged in the state’s legislature. And neither side looks ready to give in. Late September 2003 found the Ohio Supreme Court overturning previous rulings by a Hamilton County...

AP: House speaker backs public records of concealed carry permits

2:41pm Tuesday, November 25, 2003
The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — House Speaker Larry Householder said Tuesday he agrees with Gov. Bob Taft's demand that the state disclose the names of people issued permits to carry concealed weapons. Householder reversed his position from last week when a spokesman dismissed the idea, saying it was contrary to the point of carrying a concealed weapon. Taft has threatened to veto...

Dispatch: Gun - concealment supporters to walk at governor's house

11:57am Tuesday, November 25, 2003
CAPITAL NOTES November 25, 2003 by Lee Leonard First the Statehouse, now the Governor's Residence Gun-toting demonstrators protesting the lack of action on a concealed-weapons bill plan to conduct a "defense walk" Sunday afternoon outside the home of Gov. Bob Taft in Bexley. This time, they'll be carrying signs and other visual displays as well as holstered handguns of their choice. About 60 gun-...

Op-Ed: Taft’s late monkey wrench throws concealed-carry for a loop

9:58am Tuesday, November 25, 2003
November 24, 2003 LEE LEONARD The recent wrangling over a concealed-handgun bill in the General Assembly resembled a badly played game of rock-paper-scissors. That’s the game, played with handgestures, where scissors (two fingers) cut paper (flat hand), but paper wraps rock (fist) and rock smashes scissors. Lately, the players in the concealed weapons game have all been rocks trying to smash the...

Double Murder Suspect Scott Eizember Captured in Texas...by CCW Licensee

7:20am Tuesday, November 25, 2003
November 24, 2003 Oklahoma's NewsChannel 8, KTUL Lufkin, TX - There is new information about the events that led to the capture of double murder supsect Scott Eizember. Eizember is in a Texas hospital recovering from four gunshot wounds that came from a gun concealed by one of his alleged kidnapping victims. Authorities with the Angelina County Sheriff's Department say they received a 911 call at...

Michigan: Few problems cited with concealed gun law

7:03am Tuesday, November 25, 2003
South Bend Tribune November 23, 2003 By ROBERT A. REED Berrien County Sheriff Paul Bailey said he's pleased with a recent Michigan State Police report that shows almost no problems that can be attributed to the state's 2-year-old "shall issue" concealed pistol license law. "I supported the law and I'm very pleased with how it's gone," Bailey said. "I thought the controversy was a lot of fuss over...

Letter to the Editor: Concealed-carry would halt many criminals

3:06pm Monday, November 24, 2003
Columbus Dispatch November 23, 2003 Last week, a woman was raped and robbed in a restroom Downtown in the middle of the day. I will get straight to the point: When will our elected officials quit dragging their feet and provide a law that says the concealed carry of handguns in Ohio is legal? Do women now have to find someone to go the restroom with them to ensure their safety? Not all women...

'Defense' Walkers to Openly Carry Firearms at the Governor’s Mansion

8:56am Monday, November 24, 2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 24, 2003 CONTACT INFORMATION BELOW 'Defense' Walkers from Across Ohio to Openly Carry Firearms at the Governor’s Mansion COLUMBUS • Ohioans For Concealed Carry has announced that activists from across the state who are interested in protesting Governor Taft’s obstruction of concealed carry reform will "openly carry" their sidearms, beginning in a public park at the...

"Already Been Dead"

7:23am Sunday, November 23, 2003
House Bill 12 has been declared dead more times than Michael Jackson's music career. In June, hopeful headlines screamed: AP: Concealed Carry Appears To Be Dead Newest gun bill may fail as well State says no deal on concealed guns Five months later, HB12 has a conference committee, a plan for two issues to be settled on a compromise, and a coalition representing one quarter of a million angry...

Op-Ed: So you want to recall the governor

12:07pm Saturday, November 22, 2003
Note: The following was published prior to Arnold Schwarzenegger's California victory. As fun as California's recall circus may look, Ohio is stuck with its answer to Gray Davis by J. Caleb Mozzocco Say you're the governor of a state that's experiencing economic crisis and, though you won reelection nine months ago, you're not terribly popular or especially well-liked, even among some members of...

Dispatch: Taft to lead GOP governors group

10:48am Saturday, November 22, 2003
Top post will boost Ohio’s profile, Taft claims November 22, 2003 Columbus Dispatch Heading into a year in which Ohio will be a crucial battleground in President Bush’s re-election bid, Gov. Bob Taft takes on a new role today as head of the Republican Governors Association. He said becoming the lead Republican governor for a one year term will raise his and Ohio’s profile, allowing him to push...

AGAIN! OFCC Commentary goes national: ''Another Taft Holds GOP on the Brink

2:59pm Friday, November 21, 2003
On Thursday, November 20, a commentary about Bob Taft and his family legacy, entitled (Another) Taft holds Ohio GOP on the brink , was posted on this website. Almost immediately, we began receiving feedback from readers interested in making sure this piece, written by OFCC's Gerard Valentino, was read by as many people as possible. Mission accomplished: Valentino's commentary is now featured at...

NEW TAFT VETO THREAT MET WITH LEGISLATIVE DISBELIEF, DEFIANCE

11:53am Friday, November 21, 2003
November 20, 2003 GONGWER News Service A new threat from Governor Bob Taft to veto a carrying concealed weapons bill because of a permit privacy provision was met with a mixture of disbelief and defiance Thursday from supporters of the legislation who said Mr. Taft's demand was not one on which they could compromise. Mr. Taft's long-held position has been that he could not support a measure (HB...

House adds three more session days for December

11:37am Friday, November 21, 2003
November 18, 2003 GONGWER News Service House leaders announced Tuesday that three more session days have been added to the schedule for next month in anticipation of needing more than the four session days already scheduled to act on pending issues, including a prescription drug program and public employee pension fund governance and investment procedures. Commentary: They must also act on HB12...

Will the next Senate President be willing to override Taft?

9:30am Friday, November 21, 2003
In the wake of Gov. Taft's lie on concealed carry, many citizens have begun telling their Senators that they expect the Senate to send a bill to Taft, regardless of his threats. Following is a correspendence between a constituent, and Senator Randy Gardner, who is one of two Senators in contention for the Senate Presidency in 2005. -----Original Message----- From: R.H. Sent: Thursday, November 20...

Asked and Answered. Tracking the Taft "invasion of privacy" conspiracy

4:52pm Thursday, November 20, 2003
We first learned of Taft's new "concern" with HB12 in early November. His attempts to insert yet another poison pill into the bill were dashed by committee leadership, who told him they would stick to Article 19 of the rules, which authorizes conferees only to address differences between the two versions of the bill. Taft realized he hit a dead-end in asking the committee to break the rules. So...

Invasion of Privacy: Taft's latest attempt to block your right to self-defense

12:20pm Thursday, November 20, 2003
Ohio Newspaper Association toting hidden agenda, concealing the details Gun owner identity privacy a matter of common sense and personal safety, not secrecy by Jeff Garvas Bob Taft and the editors of some Ohio newspapers have opposed concealed carry legislation since first proposed. The tireless opposition is always based on some illogical pre-conception or emotional rhetoric previously defeated...

DOUBLE-CROSS: TAFT RAISES THE BAR TO INVADE PRIVACY, REGISTER GUNS

by Chad D. Baus
10:03am Thursday, November 20, 2003
All in the name of Republican party solidarity? Both branches of the General Assembly passed HB12 with enough votes to override a veto last spring. Because there were differing versions, a conference committee was necessary to find a compromise. Senator Doug White avoided appointing HB12 conferees for months, stating that since the Senate had a bill the Governor would sign, he saw no reason for...

Op-Ed: (Another) Taft holds Ohio GOP on the brink

8:59am Thursday, November 20, 2003
by Gerard Valentino News stories chronicle turmoil in the Republican Party caused by a candidate that ran on one platform and governs on another. He breaks campaign promises without regard for those that supported him during the election. Party members and voters feel betrayed, leading to a movement among core Republicans to defect. Grassroots organizations spring up among the Republican faithful...

Excellent national commentary pertinent in Ohio's CCW fight

2:52pm Wednesday, November 19, 2003
No less than three excellent commentaries have been published in as many days on various topics surrounding the topic of concealed carry reform and gun control. Each one pertains heavily to the struggle Ohioans have been forced to endure as we fight for the right to defend ourselves amidst rising crime. • Cybercast News Service: Concealed Carry Permits Fire up Debate Over Workplace Shootings...

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