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Letter to the Editor: Gun bill’s benefits ignored by governor

9:58am Tuesday, January 06, 2004

January 06, 2004 Columbus Dispatch I have just finished reviewing the Local Impact Statement, as prepared by the Legislative Services Commission, regarding House Bill 12, which would allow Ohioans to carry concealed weapons. What puzzles me is why Gov. Bob Taft would oppose such a bill. It is estimated that an additional $1.1 million in revenue would be added to the Bureau of Criminal...

Been waiting for it: Gun Grabber tries to link I-270 sniper to CCW debate

9:51am Tuesday, January 06, 2004

Up to now, there has been no discussion of the I-270 sniper on this website. But leave it to a gun ban extremist to try and link the two in a Cleveland Plain Dealer letter to the editor. More guns don't make more sense 01/06/04 How is it possible that, as people die along Interstate 270 from gunshots, state legislators pass a bill making it easier to carry firearms? Gun proponents argue that an...

Miami Univ. (OH) gets 'Cat Scratch Fever': Ted Nuget will outline political view

2:47pm Monday, January 05, 2004

January 5, 2004 Cincinnati Enquirer OXFORD - The "Motor City Madman" is set to hit Miami University - to lecture on politics. Ted Nugent, a '70s-80s rock star known for his hit song "Cat Scratch Fever," will talk about his political views for this year's Conservative Week, sponsored by Miami's College Republicans. His speech, set for Feb. 19, will be free and open to the public, though a time and...

Op-Ed: Public’s right to know vs. concealed-carry permits: No clear answer

2:32pm Monday, January 05, 2004

January 05, 2004 LEE LEONARD Columbus Dispatch Ah, the time-honored debate over what should be public record and what should be private. We’re in the middle of it. The latest tiff concerns whether the identity of concealed-carry handgun permit-holders should be public record. Gun-rights advocates say no, because the element of surprise would be lost. Concealed carriers need to be anonymous...

Anti-CCW Supreme Court Justice will run unopposed

12:05pm Monday, January 05, 2004

January 03, 2004 Columbus Dispatch No one challenges liberal Republican justice Justice Paul E. Pfeifer, a renegade Republican rebuffed by some in his own party but beloved by Democrats, will get a free ride, running unopposed for a third term on the Ohio Supreme Court. No Democrat filed to challenge Pfeifer by the campaign petition deadline yesterday, giving him an uncontested reelection. "I don...

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Ohio gun ban extremists continue attempts to derail legal self-defense

11:30am Monday, January 05, 2004

Ohio's gun ban extremists have not let up in their efforts to derail concealed carry reform legislation. The Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence is again calling on other extremists to phone Gov. Taft and beg him to veto HB12. An email from late December, said: "Governor Taft needs to hear from us again. Please tell him you don’t want guns carried where you work and play. Please ask him to honor...

Homicide total is skewed by city (limits)

10:55am Monday, January 05, 2004

January 04, 2004 Columbus Dispatch (edited for space- click here to read the entire story in the Columbus Dispatch) The death of Gail Knisley, who was shot Nov. 25 as she rode in a car on the south Outerbelt, was one of the most highly publicized homicides of the year in central Ohio. But it isn’t among the 112 slayings recorded in the city of Columbus in 2003. Knisley was shot just outside the...

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Columbus homicides up 38% in 2003

12:34pm Saturday, January 03, 2004

2 South Side women added to list after coroner’s rulings January 03, 2004 Columbus Dispatch In the final days of 2003, the coroner ruled that two South Side women were victims of violence, meaning Columbus ended the year with 112 homicides- a 38 percent increase from 2002, when there were 81. The last time the number hit 100 was in 1994. Click on the "Read More..." link below for more. Detectives...