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Paper: Judge Junkin keeps gun; group fires back

9:44pm Thursday, September 16, 2004

Reprinted with permission of Sun Newspapers September 16, 2004 West Geauga Sun By KIM WENDEL When a Bainbridge man had his gun taken by Chagrin Falls police last month, he didn't know he wouldn't get it back after he appeared in court. Now, Ohioans For Concealed Carry is up in arms because Bedford Municipal Court Judge Peter J. Junkin kept the gun after the Aug. 23 hearing in his courtroom. "We...

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OFCC releases pro-CCW video spots online

1:02pm Thursday, September 16, 2004

Ohioans For Concealed Carry announced today the release of two versions of a video advertisement promoting the benefits of obtaining an Ohio Concealed Handgun License (CHL) for self-defense. The video depicts a scenario involving a woman returning to her car in a parking lot, and being confronted by an armed criminal. "In the technology age, video productions are being utilized to communicate...

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Op-Ed: Hunters shouldn't be fooled by Kerry's 'support'

7:12am Thursday, September 16, 2004

September 13, 2004 Lafayette (IN) Journal and Courier We typically refrain from outright political statements in this corner as I learned long ago that three people could only agree on political matters if two of the quorum are technically deceased. While not afraid of controversial matters, I figure it is better to concentrate on our common ground rather than invite hundreds of rabid e-mails...

Mea culpa: Bureau of Workers' Comp buries ''apology'' on page 9

6:57am Thursday, September 16, 2004

Ohioans For Concealed Carry has learned that, in response to questions raised about the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation's use of its quarterly newsletter's front page this summer to promote an anti-concealed carry agenda, has buried a short "clarification" on page 9 of the Fall issue of Worker's Comp Quarterly. Begin QUOTE- Clarification The summer 2004 issue of Workers' Comp Quarterly (...

Law not followed in release of Lucas Co. CHL-holders' private information

9:45am Wednesday, September 15, 2004

Ohioans For Concealed Carry has learned that on at least two occasions, Lucas Co. Sheriff James A. Telb's office released the private information of Ohio Concealed Handgun License (CHL)-holders to journalists without having received the proper request forms. On September 8, 2004, WNWO NBC24 submitted a request "copies of all records" relating to people who have obtained concealed carry permits"...

FINALLY, THE END OF A SAD ERA - CLINTON GUN BAN STRICKEN FROM BOOKS!

9:31pm Monday, September 13, 2004

September 13, 2004 NRA-ILA SPECIAL Grassroots Alert 09/13/04 Today, the Clinton gun ban expired. The ban's enactment in 1994 was political chest-thumping and deceit at its worst. Now that the ban is over, as was the case for decades prior to and during the life of the ban, criminals still will not legally be able to possess these firearms. Law-abiding citizens, however, will once again be free to...

Op-Ed: Assault Weapons Ban Was Useless Anyway

3:46pm Monday, September 13, 2004

September 10, 2004 Los Angeles Times by John R. Lott With the federal assault weapons ban sunsetting on Monday at midnight, the gun-control movement has a lot to fear, but not what most people think. Despite claims that letting the 10-year-old ban on some semiautomatic weapons expire will result in a surge in gun crimes and police killings, the fact is that letting the law expire will probably...

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Crime at 30-year low; DOJ has trouble figuring out reason

11:48am Monday, September 13, 2004

In a September 13, 2004 Associated Press story on a newly released Justice Department report, the Associated Press reported the nation's crime rate last year held steady at the lowest levels since the government began surveying crime victims in 1973. According to the study, the 2003 violent crime rate - assault, sexual assault and armed robbery - stood at 22.6 victims for every 1,000 people age...