More armed criminals in state-mandated victim zones

Despite evidence proving that more gun crimes occur in places where guns are banned, and at the advice of gun ban extremists, the General Assembly created an extensive list of places where CHL-holders are automatically prohibited from going.

As a result, criminals find it that much easier to commit illegal acts against the defenseless people they find in these places, which is why we believe it appropriate to term bars, college campuses, etc. as state-mandated "criminal protection" or "victim disarmament" zones:

December 5, 2004 - Columbus Dispatch:
John Carroll investigates sexual-assault reports

John Carroll University is investigating three possible sexual assaults on female students. Two of the three cases occurred on the University Heights campus, he said. The latest was about two weeks ago. Rombalski said some form of "date-rape" drug may have been used in one instance. Last week, university officials sent an e-mail telling students about the suspected assaults and invited them to a forum held Friday.

December 2, 2004 - Cleveland News Sun:
Armed robbers caught after long car chase

Three Cleveland men were arrested for aggravated robbery and a host of other charges Nov. 20 after police chased them into Cleveland. According to the police report, the incident started at 2:07 a.m., when a man reported that he was robbed at gunpoint in the parking lot of the Englebrook Lounge. The victim told police the suspect got into a silver car and fled east on Brookpark Road. He reportedly followed the suspect and provided a partial license plate number for the getaway vehicle.

The victim told officers the suspect fired three shots from the fleeing car in the area of West 150th Street, near Coe. Officers followed the suspects' vehicle north on West 150th Street to Puritas, east to West 130th Street, then north onto Interstate 71, finally catching up with the suspect just north of the I-490 exit. Three suspects were removed from the car and handcuffed.

A West 148th Street resident called Cleveland police later that day to report finding a revolver matching the description of the one used in the robbery. The weapon contained three live rounds and three spent shells.