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Ohio Auto Dealers Association Board Chairman reaffirms OADA neutrality on CCW

Following an email announcing that signs barring CHL-holders had been removed from his dealerships, Mr. Andy Glockner, owner of several car & truck sales-related businesses in the Portsmouth area, and Board Chairman of the Ohio Auto Dealers Association (OADA), has taken further action to ensure that OADA members are receiving only impartial information from the Association. ----- Original...

VA residents exercise open carry as OH nears 1 yr. anniv. of historic marches

July 15, 2004 Washington Post Guns Worn In Open Legal, But Alarm Va. 'Exercising Right' Called 'Unreasonable' by Some On July 2, Fairfax County police received a 911 call from a Champps restaurant in Reston. Six men are seated at a table, the caller said. They're all armed. Dispatchers quickly sent four officers to the scene. The officers were "extremely polite" and were hoping that some of the...

If ever there was a time for Eddie Eagle...

July 1, 2004 Dayton Daily News Story edited for space Boy accidentally shot by neighbor, 5 DAYTON | A 7-year-old boy was accidentally shot Wednesday by his 5-year-old neighbor who was playing with a loaded .22 revolver the older boy found in an alley, police said. Shaquonne McCarty was in good condition at Children's Medical Center, suffering from a gunshot wound to his left wrist, Sgt. Kelly...

Security guard shoots armed robber

June 29, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal Security guard Donald Swartout felt like he didn't have a choice. He had to shoot the man who was trying to rob a charity ``Las Vegas Nite.'' "It was him or me,'' said the 68-year-old former policeman. ``I'm not sorry I shot, but I didn't shoot to kill. I was protecting myself. I just fired. He already had his gun pointed at me. "I would have rather caught him...

It Can Happen To You

Armed resistance to thugs increases the opportunity to save innocent lives. Resistance by any other method - or no resistance at all - can be deadly. June 23, 2004 ChannelCincinnati.com Shootings Followed Botched Robberies, Police Say CINCINNATI -- A 14-year-old boy who is already being held on murder charges is now being charged with killing another person days after the first homicide. David...

Resident kills man in home, police say

June 21, 2004 Columbus Dispatch A Northwest Side resident fatally shot a suspected burglar inside an apartment Saturday night, Columbus police said. John A. Webb, 31, was taken to Ohio State University Medical Center, where he died. Police found Webb inside 5846 Abbey Church Rd. in the Lakeview Square apartment complex about 11:30 p.m. He had suffered a gunshot wound to the upper body, police...

Tale of FOUR OH Cities: Three posted business robbed; Armed Toledo clerk defends

June 17, 2004 WHIOtv.com Man Robs Kroger Store, Assaults Guard DAYTON, Ohio -- Dayton police are searching for a man who allegedly shoplifted from a local grocery store and then assaulted a security officer. The incident happened at the Kroger store on Wayne Avenue on Wednesday. Officers said the man was caught stealing a lighter and then assaulted the guard as he fled the scene. Medics took the...

Jogger attacked on bikeway; suspect nabbed

THIS IS WHY CONCEALED CARRY ON PUBLIC PROPERTY IS PROTECTED. 96% OF RAPISTS DO NOT USE FIREARMS. WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO TAKE AWAY THIS WOMAN'S ABILITY TO DEFEND HERSELF??? June 11, 2004 Dayton Daily News DAYTON | Attacked on a bikeway under a bridge, her cries drowned out by construction noise, the jogger battled her knife-wielding attacker for 20 minutes. "She did fight him back," Dayton...

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