Editorial: Funding for sheriff's office is a necessity

October 18, 2003 Ironton Tribune Suddenly, a noise awakens you. Startled from sleep, your mind races at 90 miles per hour as your ears try to decipher the cause of the noise. Within a split second, you realize your worst fears are fast becoming a reality. Someone is breaking into your house. Quickly, you call 911 and then you wait. Click on the "Read More..." link below for more. Halfway across...

Pro-CCW, Anti-Taft Protestors send a strong message in Columbus

According to the Toledo Blade, about 25 people took time off work on Thursday to join up in downtown Columbus to send President Bush and the Ohio Republican Party a message: Taxman Taft is a liability for Bush. No CCW in Ohio in 2003, no vote for Bush in 2004? Hey Bob, Bush signed CCW in Texas, why won't you? Sandwiched between groups carrying messages solely supportive or opposing President Bush...

84-year old Ruth Stanton couldn't ''just drive away''

Willoughby News-Herald 10/28/2003 Jury selection under way for man accused of stabbing 84-year-old neighbor Jury selection began Monday in the case of a Mayfield Heights man accused of stabbing his elderly female neighbor to death. Yuriy Khanin, 21, a former resident of the Gates Mills Towers apartment complex, killed 84-year-old Ruth Stanton in April 2002 after a robbery gone bad, police said...

News about City of Lorain's treatment of openly armed citizens mixed, of late

On Oct. 19, the City of Lorain recently played host to an open carry Potluck Picnic and 'Defense' Walk, and by all accounts, the event went extremely well . Police officers were professional and, for the most part, 100% supportive. One fire truck even blasted their horn in support as they drove by, and that show of support was seen on the 6 o'clock news in Cleveland. Lorain made national news for...

Open Carry 'Defense' Walk Update

Grassroots organizers have announced a 'Defense' Walk for next weekend in Norwood, Ohio. This Walk is being organized by Pat Feely, one of the four original plaintiffs in the Hamilton County concealed carry ban case. The Norwood Walk will be next Saturday November 8th, 2003. REMINDER: There are three important Walks (Youngstown, Alliance and Findlay) to support this weekend! Click here for...

Letters to the Editor: Concealed Carry THE hot topic in Ohio

Judging by the frequency of letters to the editor on the topic alone, it is clear that concealed carry reform in particular, and some Republican's lack of leadership in general, are THE hot topics facing the Ohio legislature this fall. Not Nuts, by a Long Shot October 30, 2003 City Beat (Cincinnati) Regarding Greg Flannery's article, Show of Force (issue of Oct. 1-7), I was there at the Northside...

Violent crime in Ohio continuing unchecked

While all eyes look to the General Assembly for announcement about a meeting time for the HB12 Conference Committee, defenseless Ohioans continue to be victimized, and the Ohio Crime Clock tally (located at the top-right of the www.buckeyefirearms.org homepage) continues to rack up numbers of Ohioans who would not have been victimized if HB12 were already law. Click on the "Read More..." link...

Clayton Cramer Weblog on OSC Ruling Well Worth a Read

This is long, but WELL worth the read. Why won't today's media, supposedly concerned with modern day racism and bigotry, report on the facts about the history of Ohio's concealed carry ban? Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Concealed Carry Ban September 24, 2003, 8:18 a.m. I guess I'm not too surprised. Ohio's law prohibits carrying a concealed handgun, but allows you to raise an affirmative defense at...

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