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Woman answers knock, finds gun at her head

1:10pm Tuesday, December 14, 2004
The Mansfield News Journal has published an in-depth story about a home invasion that occurred on a quiet sleepy country road at 9:10 a.m. last Friday morning (the paper first reported on this home invasion on December 11). Quotes taken from both stories are extemely enlightening: Click on the "Read More..." link below for more. "We think a blue-and-white pickup truck was the getaway vehicle,"...

Letter to the Editor: Shootings don't happen accidentally

7:41am Friday, December 10, 2004
December 7, 2004 Cincinnati Enquirer Every few months we hear of a tragic story of how a gun gets into the wrong hands and "accidentally" fires ("Boy shot playing with rifle" Dec. 4). In all of my years of shooting handguns, rifles and shotguns, I have come to the conclusion that guns never "accidentally" fire. A person must have his or her finger on the trigger, pull back with some force and...

Springfield: Armed Home Invaders Sought By Police

6:58am Friday, December 10, 2004
December 8, 2004 WHIOTV.com Police in Springfield are searching for four men in connection with breaking into a home. The home invasion happened at a home on Oak Street on Tuesday morning. Andre McGary said the men, carrying guns, shot and killed his dog and then forced his wife and four children into a bedroom. McGary said the men stole jewelry, cash and took electronics out of a car that was in...

NBC 4: No Charges Filed Against Clerk Who Shot Suspected Robber

8:23am Wednesday, December 08, 2004
NBC4i.com is reporting that the Franklin County Sheriff's Office will not charge the convenience store clerk who shot a suspected robber. The shooting unfolded at 7:30 a.m. Sunday inside a Sunoco gas station on Cleveland Avenue, NBC 4 reported. Investigators told reporters it was clear that the clerk, Karen Smith, feared for her life. The robbery and shooting were captured by the store's...

Clerk Shoots Robbery Suspect

12:24pm Monday, December 06, 2004
December 6, 2004 WBNS10TV.com A gas station clerk fought back when a suspect tried to rob her store. The Franklin County sheriff's department says Desmond Thompson walked into a Sunoco station on Cleveland Avenue around 7:30 Sunday morning, and told the clerk he had a gun while demanding cash. The cashier gave him the money, but pulled a gun and shot Thompson when he told her to step out from...

Battered North Carolina wife refuses to be a victim

12:11pm Saturday, December 04, 2004
December 3, 2004 Associated Press Woman Will Not Be Charged For Shooting Husband Husband Had Cut Phone Line, Parked Far Away WADESBORO, N.C. -- A woman won't face charges after she shot and killed her husband, who had cut her telephone line and used a shovel to break open her door following weeks of domestic violence. Joy Burgess, 26, shot Brian Lee Gathings, 29, with a handgun about 5:30 a.m...

Is it really?

10:52pm Friday, December 03, 2004
At first glance, this headline in the Dec. 3 Dayton Daily News, might give the appearance that the city has had some success with recent crime-fighting efforts: "Miami Valley one of the safest places to walk" And to read the first paragraph, you might think Dayton's bike paths are one of the safer places to walk: Walking is the most dangerous way to get around in the United States, according to a...

CHL-holder writes about protecting family from wild dogs in park

11:49am Monday, November 29, 2004
Wed Nov 17 08:11:49 2004: I can’t help but comment on what I’m reading about this issue of parks banning guns. If I’m attacked by man or beast while I’m in the park system, would they agree to be responsible/ liable for injury that occurred on their property because I was denied my right of personal protection? Recently, my wife and I took our dog for a walk in the park, and encountered a small...

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