Op-Ed: Running gun blues

By Paul Jacob Townhall.com Jan 23, 2005 If my daughter runs off with a fellow named Clyde and starts shooting up banks, I'll know I made a terrible mistake — as my wife will no doubt remind me. Call me a "gun nut" if you must. But I'm really not one. Still, I did give my sweet, innocent 5-year-old daughter a gun for Christmas. Not just any gun, mind you. It's commonly called a "street-sweeper."...

''Reform the reform''; Ask legislators to make OhioCCW user-friendly

The fight to restore Ohioans' right to self-defense was not an easy one. Many important provisions were left out, and many more harmful provisions were inserted, in order to get a law. Calls to "reform the reform" began almost immediately after passage of the law last year, and with nearly ten months of experience putting the new law into practice, the need for improvements to this law has been...

AP reporter takes Ohio-CHL class; not yet sure she'll carry

A story written by Associated Press writer Anita Chang has been published in news outlets across the country in the past few days. The story , which has been republished in Ohio newspapers like the Cincinnati Enquirer, Columbus Dispatch, Coshocton Tribune, Middletown News Journal (and many others across the nation), tells of a woman who has personally experienced the need for self-protection, yet...

Rapist uses Beacon Journal to lure victim

This wasn't supposed to happen. Time and again, when told that publishing lists of gun owners (CHL-holders) would provide criminals lists of homes from which to steal guns, the media responded by saying that criminals just weren't smart enough to utilize the newspaper to premeditate their crimes or select their targets. The Akron Beacon Journal has called it a "flimsy presumption", and Gannett...

State Sen. Joy Padgett endorses Jim Petro for Governor

When it comes to the 2006 governor's race, the Republican primary has been in gear almost since Bob Taft took his oath for the final time in 2003. Now that the Presidential election is behind everyone, it is quickly becoming apparent that voters in Ohio are likely to truly have a choice among GOP primary candidates in 2006. OFCC members heard from Secretary of State Ken Blackwell at the first...

The Gun Control State of Mind

by Dean Rieck Have you ever wondered why Toby Hoover and other gun grabbers have such a problem with your right to carry a concealed handgun? A professor of behavioral science may have the answer. In an article titled “Explaining the Left/Right Divide” from the May/June 2004 issue of Society, a social science journal, Dr. John Ray offers an intriguing look into the psychology of why people are...

NRA: Guns, Gun Ownership, & RTC at All-Time Highs

Less "Gun Control," and Violent Crime at 27-Year Low The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislate Action (NRA-ILA) has issued a Fact Sheet detailing the facts concerning how higher gun ownership, an increasing Right to Carry states, and a loosening of gun control laws in our country has corresponded with a 27-year low on the nation's violent crime rates. Click here to read the Fact...

Fifth Third Bank: Lost another loan to common sense!

OFCC Senate Disctrict 14 Coordinator Rick Jones recently recently received a letter of congratulations from Mr. J. Scott Nagle, senior vice-president of Fifth Third, regarding the pay-off of his vehicle loan. Rick responded to say that he, a customer of 30 years, has closed all accounts with Fifth Third Bank. Nagle has not yet responded. Mr. J. Scott Nagle 925 Freeman Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio...

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