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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...

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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...

Toledo man shot to death in parked car

2:37pm Wednesday, November 19, 2003

While all the circumstances of this shooting are not known, what IS known is that the "fundamental nature of a motor vehicle" does not provide a person an adequate means of self-defense, no matter what the Ohio State Highway Patrol bureaucrats say. Toledo police seek clues in shooting death Toledo Blade November 19, 2003 Kenneth Allen Young was shot to death in the neighborhood where he grew up...

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To Akron Beacon Journal, 'Defense' Walks (almost) never happened

11:59am Wednesday, November 19, 2003

It seems they've tried very hard at the Akron Beacon-Journal not to cover the statewide news story that is the 'Defense' Walk movement. Leave it to one of their own - another gun-grabbing open carry advocate - to "out" the subject in a letter to the editor: Holstered guns act as deterrent One wonders if Beacon Journal readers have the slightest idea what Mr. Harrison was talking about, given the...

Liberal Republicans Fishing for Excuses

10:04am Wednesday, November 19, 2003

The following commentary was submitted anonymously to www.ohioccw.org , and is being reprinted here. Below is a story about the legislative fight to make the smallmouth bass the official Ohio state fish. Associated Press: Legislature to name official Ohio fish, and it's not walleye I find it interesting that Senate President Doug White says he will push for this type of honorary designation in...

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Letter to the Editor: Youngstown Police - Abuse of Power?

9:19am Wednesday, November 19, 2003

The following letter was written by OFCC Mahoning County Coordinator and Youngstown 'Defense' Walk Organizer Rick Kaleda. Youngstown Vindicator November 17, 2003 Oh what a difference two blocks and 4 hours can make! That is the approximate distance and amount of time that separate the 75+ participants of the Youngstown 'Defense' walk and Joseph Wilhelm, the YSU ROTC cadet who faced the drawn...

HB12 Conference Committee convenes for first time

2:44pm Tuesday, November 18, 2003

The Conference Committee on House Bill 12 met today for organizational purposes. OFCC PAC Chairman Jim Irvine was in attendance at the meeting. Representative Aslanides covered the rules for the committee, and specifically mentioned Rule 19, which governs the committee’s obligation to cover only the differences between the two versions of the bill. Aslanides asked if everyone was in agreement...