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Violent crime UP in Toledo last year

3:53pm Thursday, March 03, 2005

Behind a headline shouting that “Crime rate falls considerably in city for 3rd straight year”, the Toledo Blade revealed that violent crimes - murder, manslaughter, robbery, aggravated assault, and rape - rose 3 percent, from 3,184 in 2003 to 3,276 last year. The story says Toledo's crime totals could not be compared to statistics in other Ohio cities because not all of the cities have compiled...

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OH House Rep introduces Alaska-style CCW bill

3:50pm Thursday, March 03, 2005

Ohio House Representative Tom Brinkman (R-Cincinnati) has introduced a bill that would amend Ohio's Concealed Handgun License law to something similar to what the State of Alaska passed recently. Although a thorough analysis needs to be done, Ohio House Bill 91 appears to be a good beginning towards addressing some of the problems associated with current Ohio law. As with all of the concealed...

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MO: A year later, concealed guns law in effect almost everywhere

3:34pm Thursday, March 03, 2005

The Kansas City Star is reporting that despite some initial confusion and several anti-gun lawsuits, Missourians everywhere outside St. Louis city and county today can apply for concealed gun permits. The newspaper reports the once confusing patchwork of counties issuing permits has cleared up, and that contrary to some predictions, there appears to be neither a verifiable spike nor decline in...

Op-Ed: Something’s Fishy at the John Glenn Institute

3:26pm Thursday, March 03, 2005

March 1, 2005 The (Ohio State University) Sentinel by Antonio Ciaccia Picture this: a public policy institute at Penn State University is awarded money to establish an abortion research center. The money to establish the center is donated by the Christian Coalition, and the appointed director of the center has written op-ed pieces in the past about how abortion is comparable to murder. Then the...

Lawmaker wants to close Media Access Loophole

8:01am Thursday, March 03, 2005

The Dayton Daily News is reporting that State Rep. William Seitz, R-Cincinnati, who chairs the pivotal House Civil & Commercial Law Committee, announced Wednesday he wants to use legislative proposal concerning "open records", which proponents say is needed to strengthen access to public records, to close public access to the names of Ohioans who have received concealed handgun licenses. From...

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Ohio Newspaper Assn. shirks blame for abuse of Media Access Loophole

4:04pm Wednesday, March 02, 2005

In a story covering Attorney General Jim Petro’s release of 2004 Ohio Concealed Handgun License data, the Youngstown Vindicator is reporting that while license issuance is on par with other states’ experiences, the original sponsor of Ohio’s concealed carry legislation believes abuse of the Media Access Loophole has deterred even more applications. From the story: "The 45,000-50,000 range is...

Millon Mom March chapter president arrested after firearm found at home

3:41pm Wednesday, March 02, 2005

The Springfield (IL) State Journal-Register is reporting that the president of a Springfield, Illinois chapter of the Million Mom March, who began lobbying against gun violence after her son was shot to death in 2002, was arrested last week when police allegedly found an illegal gun and drugs in her home. Press reports also said Stevens did not have the ID card required of Illinois firearms...

“Expert” tells Toledo businesses job shootings aren't so rare

3:33pm Wednesday, March 02, 2005

Readers of the Toledo Blade business section were recently treated to a story on workplace shootings, which included some extremely biased and questionable information. The story was prompted by the recent a shooting in a “no-guns” Jeep plant , and featured details on a seminar in Toledo sponsored by SKY Insurance, and attended by 200 area business leaders. The seminar speaker, Paul Michael...