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Somewhere, right now, Eddie Eagle is smiling

11:41pm Tuesday, May 31, 2005
A story in the Mansfield News Journal is no doubt bringing a smile to Eddie Eagle’s face today… Hedges Elementary School fourth-graders Jackie Williams, James Wilson and Trevon Brown said they felt like "heroes of the day" Friday. The boys were honored at school by the Mansfield Police Department and Mayor Lydia Reid for doing the right thing after finding a loaded gun in an alley while walking...

One arrested after armed robbery at ''no-guns'' bank

11:38pm Tuesday, May 31, 2005
The Fremont News Messenger is reporting that a Columbus man was arrested for his alleged involvement in a robbery Friday morning in which three men held up the “no-guns” Croghan Colonial Bank at gunpoint. The other two suspects are still on the loose. From the story: Michael Kevin Gainous, 37, was arrested after he tried to elude police in a vehicle during a pursuit just outside Fostoria...

The Culture of Fear

4:38pm Monday, May 30, 2005
By Chad D. Baus These days, there seems to be little else for the gun ban lobby to do than to attempt to create an irrational fear of law-abiding citizens who chose to bear arms for self-defense. The latest example, by Toby Hoover, who often appears to be a one-woman show at the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, comes in the form of a press release shouting “OHIO’S KIDS AT RISK OF BEING SHOT...

JoinTogether to stop gun violence? Only if the money flows…

7:58am Saturday, May 28, 2005
Last week, after JoinTogether.org announced that it would soon cease its practice of publishing gun violence news (without explanation), OFCC offered a few tongue-in-cheek guesses as to what the reasons could have been: “Did JTO decide to stop publishing gun violence news because they: A) Finally realized publishing story after story about how criminals with guns were hurting people was actually...

Activist aims to scare officials into protecting personal data

7:56am Saturday, May 28, 2005
OFCC raised the ire of news editors when we published the home address of Cleveland Plain Dealer editor and open records extremist Doug Clifton on our website. If BJ Ostergren had been running the show, Clifton’s social security number would likely have also been part of the equation… May 24, 2005 Washington Post Betty (but call her BJ) Ostergren, a feisty 56-year-old from just north of Richmond...

Defenseless in Dayton

7:50am Saturday, May 28, 2005
Comments below provided by OFCC Senate District 14 Coordinator Larry S. Moore: Police Search for Purse Snatchers A woman, who already lost a kidney to a robber, becomes a victim again. Now, police need your help to catch three people who may be robbers and thieves. Police say the three people they are looking for victimized a woman last Saturday. Someone shot her in the stomach, then took her...

British doctors call for KNIFE control

7:37am Saturday, May 28, 2005
May 27, 2005 New York Times Warning: Long, pointy knives may be hazardous to your health. The authors of an editorial in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal have called for knife reform. The editorial, "Reducing knife crime: We need to ban the sale of long, pointed kitchen knives," notes that the knives are being used to stab people as well as roasts and the odd tin of Spam. The...

Op-Ed: Sarah and James Brady - The Anger From Another Time

7:32am Saturday, May 28, 2005
May 20, 2005 MensNewsDaily.com By John Longenecker Violence. Conflict. As if these were useless and undesirable societal dynamics. As a matter of fact, without them, we would be stomped by those who use coercion as an everyday tool to get their way. Perhaps that's why there's a worldwide movement to discourage resistance to issues in general. It's made its way here, and we're feeling it big time...

Perrysburg police reduce DARE, but reportedly have time to hang "no-guns" signs

9:01am Friday, May 27, 2005
The Toledo Blade is reporting that the Perrysburg Police Division is planning to reduce the number of officers it assigns to teach Drug Abuse Resistance Education in the schools, known as DARE, which has some area educators and students worried about the future of the program. From the story: Police Chief Richard Gilts said he decided to reassign Officer Don Humphrey to road patrol full-time...

OU Student Senate opposes concealed guns

8:19am Friday, May 27, 2005
The (Ohio University) Post Online recently reported that the Student Senate passed a resolution opposing a portion of a bill introduced by Rep. Tom Brinkman (R-Cincinnati), who is currently recently running for an open seat in the U.S. Congress, that would allow persons qualified for concealed handgun licenses to protect themselves on college campuses. From the story: Ohio University students...

CHL denial appeal goes to top court

7:53am Friday, May 27, 2005
The Dayton Daily News is reporting that a New Carlisle man is asking the Ohio Supreme Court to consider his challenge of the Miami County sheriff's denial of his application for a concealed handgun license. From the story: William R. Harris on Wednesday appealed to the court an April ruling from the Ohio 2nd District Court of Appeals. The appeals court upheld a Miami County judge's order...

Store clerk stabbed multiple times during robbery

7:52am Friday, May 27, 2005
WHIO-TV is reporting that a Dayton convenience store clerk was stabbed several times during a midnight robbery. The crime happened early Tuesday morning at the Dairy Mart on East Fifth Street in Dayton. From the story: Police said the clerk, a veteran just out of the military, is alive thanks to his bulletproof best. Authorities said thanks to the clerk's quick actions and citizen information,...

Trotwood family terrorized during home invasion

7:40am Friday, May 27, 2005
The WHIO-TV is reporting that a Trotwood family was terrorized early Tuesday morning when three masked men with guns broke into their house. The home invasion happened around 2:30 a.m. at a home in the 300 block of Crown Avenue. From the story: Authorities said the family heard a loud noise outside on the front porch and quickly called police for help. The family said the men kicked in the front...

Ohio gun grabber recycles push to ban classified ad gun sales

8:23am Thursday, May 26, 2005
The Associated Press is reporting that Toby Hoover, who often appears to be a one-woman show at the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, is asking Ohio newspapers to drop classified ads from private gun sellers. From the story: The Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence has written letters to Ohio's approximately 80 daily newspapers and followed up with calls to many of them. At least six newspapers...

Armed robbery at UDF; robber steals beer at knifepoint

8:13am Thursday, May 26, 2005
Perhaps United Dairy Farmers needs to start posting “no-knives” signs to match their “no-guns” signs, since UDF Director of Security John W. Osborne is under the impression signs can keep UDF patrons safe and employees safe. Case # 050434722 Title Robbery Report # 050434722.1 Subject 450 - Robbery Location 2124 W Mound St City Columbus Zone 3 Precinct 19 District 191 Occurred 5/24/2005 12:05:49...

Betty endures stale coffee & bad jokes to buy support

8:10am Thursday, May 26, 2005
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that State Auditor Betty D. Montgomery, who has voiced her personal opposition to an Ohio which allows law-abiding citizens to bear arms for self-defense, says she has the backing of 38 Republican county sheriffs in the race for GOP gubernatorial primary in 2006. From the story: Standing in front of 23 sheriffs in uniform at the Statehouse, Montgomery, a former...

LTE: Limits on concealed carry are just what criminals want

8:06am Thursday, May 26, 2005
May 25, 2005 Port Clinton News Herald Replying to your May 11 article of banning guns from parks. A citizen who has obtained a license to legally carry a concealed handgun may be your neighbor, friend or family member and has accepted the responsibilities associated with the license and is an ally of law enforcement. Would a park be a safer place if it were illegal to carry a concealed handgun?...

When justice fails to protect

8:02am Thursday, May 26, 2005
The Mansfield News Journal is reporting that officers arrested a 38-year-old man who was under house arrest on burglary charges Tuesday night. From the story: Gregory Sutton of 168 Western Ave. had been out on bond pending aggravated burglary charges. Mansfield Police Department Patrolman Dave Scheurer said Sutton still had an electronic monitoring bracelet around his ankle at the time of arrest...

More Post-HB 12 Road Rage

8:16am Wednesday, May 25, 2005
The following stories provides an excellent example of how fights are escalating into shootouts on our streets in the wake of Ohio's passage of concealed carry legislation. Of course, as far as anyone can tell, none of the persons involved had Ohio Concealed Handgun Licenses... And of course in each course, where applicable, the news media failed to make that observation. Police probe drive-by...

CCW news from across the nation

8:13am Wednesday, May 25, 2005
AZ: Twisted coverage and myths shot down 'guns-in-bars' bill Why on Earth would the National Rifle Association promote laws so "gun-toting" people could "pack heat" in bars and not drink? Say what? That doesn't even make sense. It's beyond stupid. And in fact, the NRA promoted no such thing. But you wouldn't know it from reading the papers or following newscasts. The inaccurately characterized "...

Deli owner on W. 47th is shot dead

8:12am Wednesday, May 25, 2005
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that a Cleveland store owner was gunned down Monday night in what police believe was a robbery at Tony's Deli on West 47th Street. Police told reporters that Antonios "Tony" Elbkessini, 48, of Cleveland, appeared to have been shot inside the small corner store but died outside on the sidewalk. From the story: Neighbors saw two men running west from the...

Gun control laws fail: Man uses gun to threaten woman

8:11am Wednesday, May 25, 2005
The Sandusky Register is reporting on yet another example of how gun control laws are a failure at preventing criminals from obtaining firearms or from harming others. According to the Register, a 49-year-old Greenwich man is accused of pointing a loaded pistol at the head of a 44-year-old woman Friday at a Greenwich residence, telling the woman he was going to kill her, then pulling the gun away...

Update: VCDL petition effort to carry in National Parks

8:08am Wednesday, May 25, 2005
On Saturday, January 29, OFCC President Jeff Garvas announced that OFCC had recently has recently signed on to a petition effort started by the Virginia Citizens Defense League that calls upon the United States Department of the Interior to lift a ban on bearing arms for self-defense in our vast national park system. “Today, every National Park in the state of Ohio is off-limits to Ohioans and...

Newspaper polls prove strong support for privacy/ protection in parks

7:56am Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Two recent webpolls reveal there is strong support for issues that Ohioans For Concealed Carry is callign on the Ohio General Assembly to address in future legislation. For the past week, the Fremont News Messenger has been polling readers on whether or not the City of Clyde should be allowed to ban concealed weapons in their parks. At present, the poll is running 92% against the City of Clyde...

LTE: Banning guns in city parks makes sense

7:49am Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Every so often, it's good to remind ourselves just how uninformed our opponents truly are. OFCC PAC Commentary provided in blue . May 23, 2005 Port Clinton News Herald At last, someone with good sense has stood up and said enough; "Stay out of our parks when carrying arms!" and refusing to back down when confronted by the so-called hidden gun carriers. Yes, if you're a non-gun owner who likes...

Budget cuts: Some Lawrence Co. residents seeking own means of self-protection

7:46am Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Although gun ban extremists often suggest that rural people have no need to bear arms for self-defense because crime rates are low where they live, the Ironton Tribune is reporting that area residents have much to be concerned about when it comes to crime these days. From the story: They say when it rains, it pours and perhaps no one can understand the truth of that adage right now better than...

Crime spree suspects target chinese restaurants

7:43am Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Cincinnati's WCPO.com is reporting on a crime spree in the Tri-state that apparently targets owners and employees of Chinese restaurants. According to the news station, the crime spree spans three counties and the past month-and-a-half. Crimes have been reported in Mason in Warren County; Liberty Township in Butler County; and in Springfield Township, Price Hill and Norwood in Hamilton County. In...

Education Guide Lesson #10: The Second Amendment

7:37am Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Yet another eye-opening study course has been added to the OFCC PAC Education Guide . From: NRA-ILA: The Second Amendment On December 17, 2004, the U.S. Department of Justice published an exhaustive Second Amendment memorandum. It concludes without reservation that "the Second Amendment secures a personal right of individuals, not a collective right that may only be invoked by a State or a quasi-...

Cincy police want to get handle on increasing car break-ins

11:25am Monday, May 23, 2005
The Cincinnati Post is reporting that thefts from autos have jumped 3.5 percent in the first three months of 2005 over the same time period last year. From the story: With thefts from auto break-ins up dramatically in downtown Cincinnati, police hope a forum for downtown parking lot owners later this month could help reverse the trend. Lt. Mike Neville, commander of the Downtown Services Unit,...

Teachable moment: School teacher's gun fires live round

11:24am Monday, May 23, 2005
The Dayton Daily News is reporting that Kettering police confiscated a muzzle-loading .50-caliber rifle from a Van Buren Middle School teacher Friday who was demonstrating a Civil War lesson and accidentally shot off a round in front of about 30 students outside the school. From the story: Kettering police said seventh-grade social studies teacher Thomas Saylor apparently didn't know the weapon...

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