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LTE: Weapons ban would be inconsequential

1:08pm Thursday, February 10, 2005

February 09, 2005 Columbus Dispatch I respond to the Jan. 28 Dispatch article "Police take shot at assault weapons." What a joke! If Columbus City Councilman Michael C. Mentel truly wants to protect police officers and citizens, he should turn all of his effort into fund-raising for the Columbus Division of Police so it can hire additional officers and equipment to increase patrols. Banning these...

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Cuyahoga Co. admits error; promises to revise CCW policy

5:09pm Wednesday, February 09, 2005

In recent weeks, Ohioans For Concealed Carry has been contacted by concerned Cuyahoga County citizens regarding county's "Concealed Weapons Policy" as described on its website : IT IS ILLEGAL To knowingly carry a firearm, deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance anywhere on any County Premises. This prohibitation applies to all persons, including Concealed Handgun Licensed Owners! The misspelling of...

Pro-gun vote: Loveland target range wins nod

9:04am Wednesday, February 09, 2005

The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that voters in referendum have overwhelmingly approved an amendment to allow a 15-lane shooting range facility in the Loveland city limits. Voters were asked to affirm or repeal an amendment passed last summer by Loveland City Council, which allowed firearms to be discharged at an indoor target range. Previously, police officers and citizens defending...

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Even the founder of Michael Moore's bodyguard company is anti-gun

5:08pm Tuesday, February 08, 2005

In the wake of a January 20 FOXNews report that Michael Moore's bodyguard had been arrested in at JFK airport on a gun charge, and following aggressive attempts at silencing follow-up reports on the subject from the security company, Ohioans For Concealed Carry Senate District 10 Coordinator Larry S. Moore (no relation to Michael, and we suspect he's thankful for that) decided to look into the...

''Road rage deputy'' on the street as trial approaches

4:43pm Tuesday, February 08, 2005

Ohioans For Concealed Carry has learned that a Franklin Co. Deputy accused of aiming a gun at a Columbus cabbie and saying "I’ll shoot you dead" last May is finally going to face a jury. When Columbus police stopped Brinkley’s car, they did not file any charges. Instead, they told the victim that he could pursue charges through the city prosecutor’s office. When news of the incident became public...

Lima News: Good theology, but RIGHT hand does not know what Left is doing

3:47pm Tuesday, February 08, 2005

The Lima News has published an excellent editorial examining the expansive growth of violent crime in countries where guns are banned. It starts like this: A Gun Lesson From Britain All too often, government officials believe the cure for a failing policy is more of the same. That’s the case with a near-total ban in firearms in Great Britain. Gun control activists and politicians in the United...

Loveland gun range on ballot Feb. 8!

7:24pm Monday, February 07, 2005

The Cincinnati Enquirer reported Saturday that residents will decide Tuesday about the fate of a proposed indoor shooting range on Loveland-Madeira Road. The owners of Shooters Supply, a 16-year Loveland business, are proposing a new retail store and indoor shooting range on Loveland-Madeira. The newspaper reports that Loveland council last year passed an amended gun law that allows the range,...

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Patron subdues would-be armed robber at Fremont Wal-Mart store

7:15pm Monday, February 07, 2005

The Fremont News Messenger is reporting that a Columbus man was arrested Saturday night after he was accused of trying to steal merchandise and threatening store employees with a knife when they tried to stop him. According to a report from the Fremont police which as refernece by the newspaper, about 7 p.m. Saturday, Ian Wilson, 24, of Columbus, attempted to steal two pairs of scissors, a box...