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Right to self-defense coming too late for some domestic violence victims

12:53pm Friday, February 20, 2004

Woman shot in front of son, 10 February 20, 2004 Cincinnati Post HIGHLAND HEIGHTS -- At sunrise Wednesday, with three blasts from a high-caliber rifle, the troubled lives and marriage of Charles and Cloay Swope came crashing down right before the horrified eyes of their 10-year-old son. So unreal, it seemed to neighbors, spotting Cloay's lifeless body collapsed in a pool of blood on the front...

Toledo Library board will post signs banning guns

11:09am Friday, February 20, 2004

February 20, 2004 Toledo Blade Pistol-packing library patrons will have to leave their guns in their cars. The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Board of Trustees voted yesterday to post signs outside the system’s libraries announcing that no firearms can be taken inside its buildings in response to the state’s concealed carry law, which takes effect in April. Library Director Clyde Scoles said...

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OFCC announces establishment of Ohio Media Monitoring Task Force

4:21pm Thursday, February 19, 2004

CLEVELAND, February 19, 2004 – Ohioans For Concealed Carry, Ohio’s largest grassroots concealed carry rights organization, has announced the formation of the OFCC Media Monitoring Task Force ( [email protected] ). The organization, comprised totally of grassroots volunteers from across the state, will monitor Ohio's media outlets, documenting any instances of abuse of the public records...

Nugent in Oxford tonight; Rocker praises Open Carry 'Defense' Walkers

12:37pm Thursday, February 19, 2004

OFCC's Larry Moore had the opportunity to interview Ted Nugent for a story to promote his appearance at Miami University at Oxford tonight. In addition, Larry Moore’s upcoming February 27 column Moore Outdoors will be featuring Ted Nugent. "Bring your friends to Miami University," Nugent said. "We need to get the word out there. The truth is a beautiful thing. It is contagious. Everyone has an...

Op-Ed: Waiting for gun permit can be deadly

12:23pm Thursday, February 19, 2004

February 15, 2004 (New Hampshire) Union Leader By BERNADETTE MALONE NEVER DID I expect to wind up living alone, in a new area, with a violent acquaintance threatening me because of some perceived offense. Never did I expect to ever need to carry my handgun to and from work in case that man tracked me down and physically threatened me. So naturally, I didn’t have the paperwork I needed to defend...

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Toledo's rage against self-defense takes a TARTA bus ride

11:33am Thursday, February 19, 2004

by Chad D. Baus The City of Toledo has quite a history of discrimination against Second Amendment rights, especially when lower income residents try to exercise their rights. According to the Toledo Blade, Toledo's controversial ban on inexpensive firearms (which was renewed in 2002 after a tie-breaking vote from Mayor Jack Ford ), has been used for just one conviction since 2000 . The ban has...

Youngstown: Some hail, others fear concealed-carry law

5:33pm Wednesday, February 18, 2004

One local gun shop has had a large increase in business in recent weeks February 18, 2004 Youngstown Vindicator Diane Demetrios remembers well the intruder who once entered her Boardman candy shop and robbed a teenage worker at knife-point. Standing in her business, where shiny, decorative hearts dangle over a tempting array of treats, Demetrios cited the episode in explaining why she backs the...

Op-Ed: Ohio sniper and disarmed populace

2:25pm Wednesday, February 18, 2004

February 18, 2004 Joseph Farah WorldNetDaily.com The case of the Ohio sniper is a perfect illustration of the dangers of disarming the public – and leaving crime-prevention and deterrence to the government. The sniper has been shooting at people and cars since November of last year. He is linked to at least 24 shootings, including one murder. Last weekend, he took a potshot at a Chevrolet...