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John Lott to speak at Ohio University

10:13am Tuesday, September 09, 2003
The Ohio University Second Amendment Club and Ohioans For Concealed Carry are pleased to announce that John Lott, economist and author, will be speaking on that university campus this month, in an event that is open to the public. align="right"> Lott's appearance is part of the OU Second Amendment Club's effort to raise awareness about the falsehoods and misrepresentations associated with...

Knoxville, TN: Armed and Ready

4:15pm Thursday, September 04, 2003
Vol Market owners carry handguns openly to deter crime At the Vol Market No. 3 on Western Avenue, the person preparing your food, cashing your check or ringing you up at the register likely will be wearing a holstered handgun on their hip. But unlike most Tennesseans who have a handgun carry permit, Vol Market owners have decided that open display as a visual deterrent is preferable to...

Cuyahoga Falls burglary victim shoots suspect, holds other for police

4:17pm Wednesday, September 03, 2003
Akron Beacon-Journal September 3, 2003 One man was shot and his alleged accomplice was held at gunpoint by a burglary victim at the Studio City apartments in Cuyahoga Falls early Tuesday, police said. The victim, Louis E. Caporaletti, 43, was awakened during the burglary attempt at 12:45 a.m. and confronted the two suspects, police said. align="right"> During a scuffle, police said Caporaletti...

Tale of Two Cities: Toledoan shot, robbed; Deerfield Beach (FL) man defends

4:13pm Wednesday, September 03, 2003
Toledo Blade September 1, 2003 A North Toledo man was shot late Saturday by a man who then took the victim’s wallet. Dickie Isom, 2239 North Erie St., told police he was about to enter his vehicle in front of his home when a man approached about 10:10 p.m. Mr. Isom said he ran when he saw the man had a handgun. The suspect chased him and fired two shots, one hitting Mr. Isom in the right buttock...

Criminal victimization at lowest level in 30 years

9:34am Thursday, August 28, 2003
The 2003 National Crime Victimization Survey, which is released by the Dept. of Justice, reveals long-term declines in victimization are at the lowest per capita rates in nearly 30 years. Highlights: * Overall violent victimization and property crime rates in 2002 are the lowest recorded since the inception of the NCVS in 1973.***Footnote 1: Based on adjustments to pre-1992 estimates to account...

Scholars debate numbers of 'defensive gun uses' in U.S.

11:27am Wednesday, August 27, 2003
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Beiting was heading for work one day when, realizing he had left something at home, he returned to his apartment and found a stranger walking out. The man held a portable television in one arm and a case of beer in the other. The intruder dropped the items and reached for a knife tucked in his pants pocket. Beiting, a criminal-defense lawyer, also packed a weapon - a .380-...

AP: Woman STABBED THROUGH CAR WINDOW after refusing to give beggar money

10:16am Friday, August 22, 2003
The Associated Press 8/22/03 9:11 AM SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) -- A panhandler chased a woman who refused to give him money and stabbed her six times in a supermarket parking lot before a driver used his vehicle to knock the man off a bicycle as he tried to leave, police said. Mark Adrian Tyler, 26, of Springfield, asked the woman for $5 while she sat in her car outside the supermarket Thursday,...

Tale of Two Cities: Akron bicyclist killed in blackout; Orlando biker defends

4:25pm Thursday, August 21, 2003
Akron Beacon Journal August 19, 2003 Police have arrested a 24-year-old suspected gang member and charged him in the Friday morning shooting of a bicyclist during the blackout. John Isaacs of the 500 block of Kenmore Boulevard was being held in the Summit County Jail on a charge of attempted murder for allegedly shooting Dave Drushal, 45, of Akron, as he rode his bike at Sweitzer and East Miller...

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