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Police, gun-rights supporters watch local case with interest

11:56am Tuesday, July 27, 2004

July 26, 2004 Athens News by Jim Phillips In a case that is reportedly creating a buzz among local police officers and gun-rights advocates, an Athens doctor who allegedly pulled a gun during a traffic confrontation has had his concealed-carry permit temporarily suspended. "It has been a topic of discussion in the law-enforcement community, and amongst the gun owners," confirmed Jerry Sullivan of...

Plain Dealer editorialists find Ohioans they DON'T want to disarm

11:05am Tuesday, July 27, 2004

July 27, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer Don't disarm police anywhere Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro issued an opinion last week that defines the places where off-duty officers may not legally carry a concealed weapon. The ruling is welcome only in that it clears up confusion as to whether police officers are subject to the same restrictions civilians face when it comes to carrying concealed weapons...

Anti-CCW Ohio Mayor gets cudos at DNC Convention

10:00am Tuesday, July 27, 2004

July 27, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal Mayor gets 3 minutes in spotlight BOSTON - Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic will get time in the spotlight at the Democratic National Convention -- if only three minutes. The mayor is scheduled to speak today on behalf of the National Conference of Mayors, of which he recently was named president. "I'll get three minutes, sometime between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m.,'' he...

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Franklin Co. Resident Files Merit Brief with Ohio Supreme Court

8:18pm Monday, July 26, 2004

Counsel for Franklin County resident and concealed handgun license applicant Josephine Lee has filed what is called a "merit brief" with the Ohio Supreme Court, following that court's decision to hear oral arguments on a mandamus action filed against Franklin Co. Sheriff Karnes. The lawsuit, filed on April 9 by Lee, centers around Josephine's application with Sheriff Karnes for a Temporary...

Letter to the Editor: Coalition tries to deny citizens their rights

6:09pm Monday, July 26, 2004

July 26, 2004 Sidney Daily News To the editor: In response to Toby Hoover's letter, I would like your readers to know that the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence is a gun control advocacy group and seeks every opportunity to deny all citizens their Second Amendment rights. The idea that a citizen who has submitted to a thorough background check, has been fingerprinted, has successfully passed a...

Op-Ed: Risk or Fear?

1:08pm Monday, July 26, 2004

July 26, 2004 Crain's Cleveland Business Ohio's concealed carry firearms law is now three months old. Crain's has published several articles and editorials urging businesses to ban firearms. Let's sort out fact from fiction. Toby Hoover and OCAGV filed suit to stop sheriffs from issuing licenses. She is represented by James Kline, of Ulmer & Berne LLP, the same firm of Stephanie Trudeau, who...

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Dairy Queen employee stabbed

4:39pm Sunday, July 25, 2004

July 25, 2004 Columbus Dispatch Newark woman stabbed during robbery HEATH, Ohio — A Newark man is charged with stabbing one of two female employees abducted at knifepoint during a restaurant robbery Friday night. Charles W. McCoy, 32, of 249 W. Church St., was jailed on charges of attempted murder, aggravated robbery and kidnapping. Heath police said one employee was emptying trash outside Dairy...

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Victim zone prohibitions fail to stop Ohio shootings

9:45pm Saturday, July 24, 2004

Wherever guns are banned, it can be assured that only criminals intent on harming others will possess guns. Should your right to self-defense stop at the door of a business that sells alcohol? Gun prohibitions in liquor establishments did NOTHING to help these victims: Columbus, July 24, 2004: Accidental bump led to gunshots, victim says When he thinks about what happened as he left a bar early...