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“Hero” police officer learns important lesson about CCW

8:00am Saturday, April 23, 2005
Cincinnati’s WDTN.com is reporting that as Butler Co. Sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Roberts struggles to recover from gunshot wound he received during a pursuit of two violent robbers armed with a 12 gauge shotgun, circumstances for an off-duty police officer who witnessed the entire event are going much differently. Camden police chief Mike Croucher is being called a hero after witnessing an armed...

Coyote attack in public park

7:27am Wednesday, April 20, 2005
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that Cleveland Metroparks officials have closed part of the North Chagrin Reservation after a pair of aggressive female coyotes bit a bicyclist and a pet dog over the weekend. From the story: Park officials said the wild animals are believed to be protecting their den -- and possibly a litter of coyote pups -- but park rangers shot and killed the older...

CBSNews: Great Granny Guns Would-Be Thief

6:56pm Monday, April 18, 2005
CBSNews.com is reporting that a criminal in Jacksonville, FL picked the wrong convenience store to rob last Friday, and has a bullet wound to show for it. From the story: A man accused of bursting into a convenience store demanding money was in the hospital Friday — shot, authorities said, by the great-great-grandmother working behind the counter. Janet Grammer was filling in for the regular...

Good Samaritan helps woman after purse snatching

6:59am Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Dayton's WDTN.com is reporting that a Kettering woman was the victim of a purse snatching Monday evening, but that things turned out OK after a few quick-thinking citizens chased down the crooks. From the story: It all happened Monday night around seven in the Meijer’s parking lot at Stroop and Wilmington. The thieves grabbed the woman’s purse and then ran over toward the McDonald’s on Stroop...

Waitress fought off car thief

1:10pm Tuesday, April 12, 2005
The Mansfield News-Journal is reporting that when a man tried to steal her 1994 Buick Saturday outside Bob Evans at U.S. 13 and Interstate 71, a 54-year-old Mansfield waitress pulled him from her vehicle and punched him several times. From the story: "I didn't want him to take my car," Mutchler said Sunday from her home. "I don't steal. I work. I don't bother anyone. I didn't want him to take my...

Recommended Reading!

7:39am Sunday, April 10, 2005
Given that Multiple Victim Public Shootings in places where guns are banned have been in the news frequently in the past few months, the conclusions in the following paper deserve even more attention that they have already received. Multiple Victim Public Shootings, Bombings, and Right-to-Carry Concealed Handgun Laws: Contrasting Private and Public Law Enforcement JOHN R. LOTT Jr. American...

Shot at KMart, victim files suit

7:12am Saturday, April 09, 2005
The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that Patrick Daly, who was shot trying to help KMart shoppers escape a violent criminal named Paul Faith last August in Cincinnati, has filed suit against KMart Corp., two unidentified employees who he says recklessly chased Faith through the store, Faith's estate, Faith's unidentified mental health care provider and the unidentified gun shop where Faith...

LTE: Schools should employ gun-safety program

6:52am Saturday, April 09, 2005
April 5, 2005 Columbus Dispatch I respond to the March 19 Dispatch editorial "Zero tolerance." I had to check the masthead to make sure I was reading The Dispatch. It was there in black and white: an editorial with a favorable reference to the National Rifle Association. The message quoted in the editorial was taken from the NRA’s Eddie Eagle firearms safety training program. Many schools,...

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