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Op-Ed: Kerry Sharpens Aim on Gun Vote in Red States

1:17pm Tuesday, August 17, 2004

August 12, 2004 CNSNews.com By Robert B. Bluey Four years after Al Gore alienated gun owners with his tough talk and anti-gun record, this year's Democrat presidential nominee has adopted a new strategy when it comes to firearms. John Kerry is using images to make his case to gun owners. Before most voters were paying attention to the candidates seeking the Democrat nomination last year, Kerry...

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Man shot while mediating dispute

12:57pm Tuesday, August 17, 2004

One can't help but wonder if any of the parties involved (including the innocent victim) had read the arbitrary "Conflict Avoidance and Alternative Dispute Resolution" commentary provided in the Ohio Concealed Carry Law booklet....? August 16, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal AKRON - A 21-year-old Akron man who was shot in the abdomen after trying to intervene during an argument was in critical...

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Middletown Fifth-Third bank latest ''no-guns'' business to be robbed

10:25am Tuesday, August 17, 2004

August 17, 2004 Dayton Daily News Xenia man held in bank robbery MIDDLETOWN | A Xenia man is in the city jail, charged with robbing a bank, Middletown police said. Daniel Wayne Waggoner, 31, was apprehended by Xenia police at his residence about 4 p.m. Monday, Middletown police Detective Frank Hensley said. Police said a man walked into the Fifth Third Bank branch in the Kroger on Towne Boulevard...

Letter to the Editor: Armed citizens are first line of defense

4:24pm Monday, August 16, 2004

August 16, 2004 Toledo Blade I recently read your article concerning possible budget cuts for the police division. I was shocked to read that on any given afternoon there are only 44 police officers in cars available to respond to a call for service. Fourty-four officers to cover a city of more than 300,000? href="http://www.a-human-right.com/RKBA/s_faster.jpg" target="_blank"> src="http://www...

11 yr.-old raped in ''hell''; otherwise known as a ''gun-free'' Toledo city park

11:53am Monday, August 16, 2004

August 16, 2004 NBC24.com (Toledo) Toledo Police are searching for the man who raped an 11-year-old girl behind a South Toledo park. The crime happened in an area her father calls "Hell". Now he wants the city to clean it up. Toby Hansen spoke exclusively with NBC 24 yesterday. He says Danny Thomas Park looks quiet and safe from the front. But he says once you walk through the park it's a...

NRA-ILA Names OFCC Volunteer Organization of the Year For 2003

7:05am Sunday, August 15, 2004

August 13, 2004 NRAILA.org Each year, NRA-ILA acknowledges the outstanding efforts in defense of our freedom of a select group of individuals and an organization. The ILA volunteer award winners for the year 2003 are: NRA-ILA Volunteer Organization of the Year Award: Ohioans for Concealed Carry (Ohio). Ohioans for Concealed Carry (OFCC) were instrumental in the passage of the state`s historic...

List of cities removing illegal signs continues to grow

7:00am Sunday, August 15, 2004

This past week was dominated by news that, in spite of the law, the intent of Ohio General Assembly, and statements from the Ohio Attorney General, officials in the City of Clyde had chosen to continue enforcing an illegal ordinance banning concealed firearms on public property. OFCC filed suit against the city of Clyde on behalf of its members , and just hours later, Sandusky County Common Pleas...

Temporary Emergency License system in need of attention

8:32am Saturday, August 14, 2004

August 12, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal Convicted Akron felon released on technicality Victim fears for life after Appeals Court decision An Akron man's assault conviction was thrown out on a technicality Wednesday, giving him his freedom and putting his victim in fear for his life. In its decision, the 9th District Court of Appeals ruled that Summit County prosecutors failed to prove a fundamental...