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FLASHBACK: Ohio can learn a lot by studying CCW successes (& mistakes) elsewhere

11:34am Thursday, May 29, 2003

As the Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice enters the final stretch of discussions on potential changes to HB12, we think it is important to keep the following in mind: Tennesseans made a lot of compromises to appease anti-gun pressures when creating their law in 1994. Only now, eight years later, are many of the major problems with Tennessee's CCW law being dealt with, and anti-self-...

Oxford (OH) Press: New shooter identifies with Annie Oakley

11:04am Thursday, May 29, 2003

This column doesn't address concealed carry reform, but should serve as a reminder that we all would do well to offer non-shooters the opportunity to try it out. All too often, it's a much better "converter" than facts, figures, and anecdotal stories about crime and defenselessness. By Andrea Might OXFORD PRESS I never realized how much I have in common with Annie Oakley. A resident of nearby...

Letter to the Editor: Patrol's fears not based on facts

7:24am Thursday, May 29, 2003

May 29, 2003 Dayton Daily News The Ohio State Highway Patrol has opposed numerous bills introduced in the General Assembly that would allow private citizens to carry concealed firearms, including firearms in motor vehicles. The OSHP's stated reason is the fear that concealed-carry licensees will shoot officers during traffic stops. In an e-mail dated May 5, 2003, the OSHP stated: "... There is...

Hearing slated on appeal of concealed gun ruling

6:45am Thursday, May 29, 2003

Tiffin Advertiser Tribune - A hearing date has been set for the appeal of a local decision that declared unconstitutional Ohio's law against carrying a concealed weapon. The hearing is set for 9 a.m. June 17 in the Third District Court of Appeals in Lima before Judges Sumner E. Walters, Stephen R. Shaw and Robert R. Cupp, according to the court's schedule. A Fostoria woman, riding as a passenger...

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Taft names Union County Sheriff to head Homeland Security efforts

1:03pm Wednesday, May 28, 2003

Gongwer News Service - Last week, Governor Bob Taft announced that he has appointed Union County Sheriff John Overly to head up the state's homeland security efforts in the Department of Public Safety. The sheriff, who is expected to join the department in June, will direct operational activities for the State of Ohio Security Task Force and the State Building Security Review Committee. He will...

Ohio FOP Funds Solicitation & My Reply

11:13am Wednesday, May 28, 2003

I recently got the Ohio FOP's annual request for money. Here is my reply: Ohio State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police 222 E. Town Street Columbus OH 43215-4611 Gentlemen: I have received your annual solicitation of financial support. I am no longer a supporter of the FOP. I was once a "V. I. P. Booster." This ended several years ago, when the Ohio FOP came out as a non-supporter of legislation to...

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''Gun panel'' working on substitute bill; Looking to vote in two weeks

9:27am Wednesday, May 28, 2003

Gongwer News Service - A Senate committee that has heard extensive testimony on a measure (HB 12) that would specifically permit gun owners to carry their weapons in a concealed fashion expects to have a substitute bill prepared for consideration next week and could call for a vote the following week, its chairman said Tuesday. Senator Steve Austria (R-Beavercreek), chair of the Senate Judiciary...

Louisiana serial killings suspect arrested

8:07am Wednesday, May 28, 2003

A man suspected in the killings of five women was arrested peacefully outside a tire store, ending a months-long manhunt in a case that terrified women across Louisiana. Derrick Todd Lee, 34, was taken into custody by three police officers Tuesday evening, Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington said. Authorities had just missed apprehending Lee at a homeless shelter and then at a motel. "We have...