AGAIN: Elyria Chronicle Telegram publishes list of CHL-holders

July 16, 2004 Elyria Chronicle Telegram Get your gun permits Nearly 500 Lorain County residents have signed up for concealed carry permits by Cindy Leise ELYRIA — They walk among us and we don’t have a clue. The gun might be in a pocket, a purse or a holster. Thomas Bowen, a retired Elyria police captain, has a couple of holsters, but he usually just tucks his gun into his pocket during the...

Montgomery County Concealed Carry Case Dismissed

The following news story by OFCC's Larry S. Moore was published in the July 26 issue of the Xenia Gazette & Fairborn Daily Herald (and perhaps others). July 20, 2004 by Larry S. Moore [Editors Note: Even though Mr. Lyons’ address is public record on the arrest report, the Ohio concealed carry law only permits the printing of the name, date of birth and county of residence. We are only...

Senate to vote for prez

July 19, 2004 Dayton Daily News Senate Republicans may head back to Columbus in early August to pick the person whom they'd like to see as Senate President next year. Three candidates have emerged — Sens. Randy Gardner of Bowling Green, Bill Harris of Ashland and Robert Spada of North Royalton. Current Senate President Doug White, R-Manchester, said he would call for the August caucus if no...

"A collective sigh": Area sheriff departments see no problems with new CCW law

July 19, 2004 New Philadelphia Times-Reporter Ohio’s implementation of a concealed-carry weapons law in April caused some concern, but sheriff departments in the area say that they haven’t seen any problems. “To the best of my knowledge, we’ve not had a traffic stop with a concealed carry weapon as of yet,” Carroll County Sheriff Ralph Lucas said. Representatives from four other sheriff...

First Merit: Another armed robbery in ''gun-free'' bank

July 17, 2004 Mansfield News Journal Ashland Road bank robbed MANSFIELD -- Law-enforcement agencies were searching Friday evening for a man who robbed the First Merit Bank branch on Ashland Road of an undisclosed amount of cash. Richland County Sheriff's Sgt. Michael T. Viars said the suspect, who was white, believed to be in his late 30s or early 40s, about 5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighing about...

Indiana: Arming delivery drivers a tossup for pizzerias

Owners of Ohio pizza-deliveries, which are have posted discriminatory signs banning concealed handgun license-holders, need to read about how well-adjusted most of their peers in Indiana are when it comes to self-defense. July 16, 2004 Indianapolis Star Chains won't let workers carry guns, but local eateries say employees need protection from robbery hazards. Personal protection has become just...

Federal gun law faces uncertainty in Ohio

July 18, 2004 Toledo Blade Federal concealed-carry exemption affects off-duty, retired police Despite passage of federal legislation giving off-duty and retired police officers the right to carry concealed weapons in any state, uncertainty remains about how the law affects some Ohio law enforcement agencies - including Toledo police. The issue of what effect, if any, Ohio's concealed-carry law...

VA residents exercise open carry as OH nears 1 yr. anniv. of historic marches

July 15, 2004 Washington Post Guns Worn In Open Legal, But Alarm Va. 'Exercising Right' Called 'Unreasonable' by Some On July 2, Fairfax County police received a 911 call from a Champps restaurant in Reston. Six men are seated at a table, the caller said. They're all armed. Dispatchers quickly sent four officers to the scene. The officers were "extremely polite" and were hoping that some of the...

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