Dispatch: Crime rate around Ohio State scares students, parents

Every chance they get, the editors at the Columbus Dispatch publish commentary opposing legal self-defense in the state of Ohio. Judging by the state of affairs in Columbus and around the OSU campus, the Dispatch prefers that only the bad guys be armed. The crime wave around campus has gotten so bad, Columbus police have even told volunteers at the Community Crime Patrol to stay out of the area...

In 1788, Ohio law required ALL men aged 16-50 to bear arms

Cincinnati Enquirer Ohio Moments Soldiers fined 50 cents for lack of weaponry On July 25, 1788, the first Ohio law to establish and regulate a militia was published in Marietta. It mandated all men between 16 and 50 perform military duty. They were required to arm themselves with a musket and bayonet, a cartridge box, powder horn, one pound of powder and four pounds of lead. They also were...

Abuse of Power: Growing concern about Ohio State Highway Patrol

In the span of time it took for it to be revealed that Ohio State Highway Patrol bureaucrats improperly used $41,000 of tax money to buy an antique car , and that action was necessary to suspend or fire no less than TEN troopers for violations of various laws and policies, ZERO troopers were killed by law-abiding citizens with concealed firearms. In recent weeks, we've told you about: Trooper...

Letter to the Editor: Concealed-carry bill too restrictive

The Dayton Daily News has published a group of letters concerning concealed carry reform, both pro and con, in the Wednesday, July 23, 2003 Click on the "Read More... link below for exerpts and a link to the DDN letters page. Pro-self-defense letters: • Randall W. Klotz of Germantown writes of Gov. Taft's car-jacker protection provision: "I disagree with the Senate requirements to keeping a...

DDN: Jacobson may be next president of Ohio Senate

By Laura A. Bischoff [email protected] COLUMBUS | State Sen. Jeff Jacobson is in a strong position to become Senate president in January 2005, with the next legislative session, three well-placed Republican sources said. Jacobson, R-Butler Twp., is up against state Sen. Randy Gardner, R-Bowling Green, for the presidency, one of the most powerful elected positions in state government...

Patrol bureaucracy under scrutiny for buying '38 Ford

Saturday, July 19, 2003 By Jon Craig THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH State Highway Patrol officers dodged legislative scrutiny when they bought a 1938 Ford Cabriolet two years ago for display at their training academy, a newly reported investigation found. Buying the rare convertible with $41,000 in drug-forfeiture money did not violate Ohio's purchasing laws, Inspector General Thomas P. Charles said. "...

Concealed-carry reform and the post-Householder outlook

The election of the speaker of the Ohio House is 17 months away, but several state legislators have already begun meeting with fellow Republican House members seeking their support for a run at the seat. Each of the potential speaker candidates who have stepped forward thus far are 2002 OFCC PAC Endorsees. Current Speaker Larry Householder cannot run for re-election next year because of the state...

Judge dismisses NAACP's gun suit

A federal judge threw out the NAACP's case against the gun industry yesterday, despite finding that the manufacturers have put the public at risk with careless marketing practices. Affirming a jury verdict in favor of the gun makers, U.S. District Judge Jack Weinstein ruled that the NAACP failed to show, as required by law, that its members were uniquely harmed. A gun industry spokesman, Lawrence...

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