Letter to the Editor: Legal license-holders not danger in parks

April 21, 2004 Columbus Dispatch I was disturbed to hear Mayor Michael B. Coleman rail against the new concealed-carry legislation (Dispatch article, April 9). This piece of legislation has had more attention from Columbus residents and the local media than any other news item except the war in Iraq, and he just now found out about it? If he wants to protect the people who use the parks, he...

Mother: restraining order, cameras & pepper spray didn't save my daughter

April 21, 2004 Cincinnati Enquirer Mother relives fatal shooting of daughter HAMILTON - Janie Turley took extraordinary steps to protect her daughter from an ex-boyfriend. Turley let her daughter move in with her; they shared a small one-bedroom apartment. She installed a surveillance camera in the building's hallway and watched parking-lot arrivals from a monitor in her living room. align="right...

Gun Grabbers Posting Signs Without Permission

In recent days, Ohioans For Concealed Carry has been receiving a number of reports of subversive activities by gun ban extremists. Most of the reports involve a group calling itself the "Concealed Carry Law Task Force" which has been visiting stores in northeast Ohio, and "ordering" them to post "no-guns" signs, which they provide at no charge. In other cases, stores are finding out they're "...

DDN headline belongs with a different story

Reporters write the stories, but it's often news editors that write the headlines. After reading this DDN story about businesses and concealed carry, the headline reads like wishful thinking. Gun-toters to face barred doors throughout Valley Businesses post signs on weapons By Jason Roberson April 21, 2004 Dayton Daily News You can carry a gun while shopping at a Meijer or Wal-Mart supercenter,...

Toledo Mayor Jack Ford will help chair DNC rules committee

Given how little Mayor Ford seems to care about the rule of law in Toledo, we're forced to wonder just what sort of advocate he'll be for following the rules at the DNC. Then again, maybe he'll fit right in... April 20, 2004 Toledo Blade Toledo Mayor Jack Ford has been named vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee's rules committee for the party's convention this summer in Boston. He...

Food for thought: Consider insurance as protection, too

As this Columbus Dispatch story points out, although insurance isn’t required in the law (and should never be), it’s something to consider as a personal choice. It’ll cost Ohioans $45 to apply for a concealed-handgun permit, but those looking to take advantage of the new state law could find themselves shelling out hundreds more for extra insurance coverage. Standard policies don’t cover many of...

Letters to Toby...

In an op-ed published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Columbus Dispatch and Toledo Blade, Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence director Toby Hoover took issue with a Toledo professor who stated that "licensees are a good deal more law-abiding than the norm, and they are well-socialized personalities who can rationally plan and conduct their own lives and actions." Hoover's retort: "Some must be...

Athens Co. Sheriff needs help with the definition of ''OR''

April 18, 2004 Athens Messenger Concealed carry snag Mental-health check snafu halts permit process The concealed carry permit application process has slowed because mental health-care centers are not releasing records prior to April 8 — the date the concealed carry law went into effect. Athens County Sheriff Vern Castle said he has about 120 applications piled on a desk in the sheriff's office...

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