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At least, this time, the media asked ''Can restraining orders really protect?"

10:26am Sunday, January 16, 2005
January 14, 2005 Huntington (WV) Herald Dispatch HUNTINGTON -- Can restraining orders really protect you? The question takes on tragic relevance in the wake of the shooting of a Ceredo woman Wednesday. The man sought in her death had reportedly violated such an order by showing up at her home the night before. Cabell County Magistrate Michael J. Woelfel begins his answer by defining some terms...

Education Guide Lesson #8: Who Wins, Who Loses, When Guns Are Banned?

6:19pm Friday, January 14, 2005
Yet another eye-opening study course has been added to the OFCC PAC Education Guide . T. Dave Gowan, Ph.D., asks and answers the following questions: Who gains by [gun] ban policies, and who loses? Are these policies effective in any way? Do these business policies prevent any firearms-related crime? Or do they affect only law-abiding customers? This piece serves as an excellent examination of...

Blame the guns, or the criminals who carry them?

2:33pm Thursday, January 13, 2005
The January 10 issue of the Cincinnati Enquirer contains a story on the proliferation of gun crime into the suburbs, co-written by Jane Prendergast, Enquirer staff writer. Unfortunately, the story also contains a quote from one law enforcement officer who seem to think that guns, and not the criminals who use them, are the problem: "It's just ungodly how many guns there are in today's society,"...

Columbus homeowner defends life during home invasion

2:27pm Thursday, January 13, 2005
WNBS10TV.com is reporting that two men tried to rob a home east Columbus, and that the homeowner shot one of the robbers. According to the report, two men charged into the home and came face-to-face with the armed homeowner. The robber fired a shot, which grazed the homeowner, who then returned fire. Police say the robber died from those wounds. Police were able to track down the other suspect...

Kroger parking lot: 2 men steal SUV at gunpoint

8:47am Wednesday, January 05, 2005
January 4, 2005 Dayton Daily News Police say two young men in their teens or early 20s stole a 1998 Ford Expedition at gunpoint in the parking lot of Kroger, 1555 Wayne Ave., at 10:10 p.m. Monday night. The vehicle, a green Eddie Bauer edition with Colorado license plates, was last seen on Siebenthaler Avenue heading west. The woman driver was punched twice in the face during the robbery and...

Op-Ed: Doctors Kill More People a Year Than Guns

7:03pm Monday, January 03, 2005
December 29, 2004 MichNews.com By Nathan Tabor Back before the November election, many mainstream media pundits -- trying desperately to get John Kerry elected -- began to harp on President Bush’s unwillingness to stop certain federal gun control laws from expiring as scheduled. But their propaganda efforts came to naught because this issue was a non-starter with the American people. The fact is...

Tale of Two Countries: "Batterings more likely for Britons"; Crime falls in US

9:01am Friday, December 31, 2004
The (UK) Sun is reporting that the rate of armed attacks against British citizens continues to soar out of control. In the news story, Chief Inspector of Constabulary Sir Keith Povey blasted the rise in violence recorded by police as “unprecedented”. He stressed: “The public, police and the Government are rightly concerned about the level of violence routinely displayed on our streets. align="...

Good samaritans shot at, assaulted on highway

6:56am Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Where will you be when it happens to you? Will you have the means to defend yourself and your family? The December 29, 2004 Dayton Daily News story begins like this: "With two shots fired and a gun now at his head, a Medway man driving home from a mall Monday night fought for his life, wrestling a gun away from an assailant on Ohio 444, local law enforcement reported Tuesday. Greene County...

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