Gun Grabbers

Newspaper carrier raped on the job; her employer bans self-defense

6:53pm Monday, December 20, 2004
The Toledo Blade reported today that one of its delivery personnel was raped early yesterday morning by a man who forced himself into her car on Tremainsville Road in the northwest part of Toledo. Toledo police Sgt. Paul Hickey told the newspaper the suspect assaulted the woman at 5:30 a.m. in the 2800 block of Tremainsville. The Blade said he declined to release further details of the attack...

Cincy police officer's firearm stolen from parking lot outside ''no-guns'' biz

6:18pm Monday, December 20, 2004
December 19, 2004 WKRC.com (Ch. 12 Cincinnati) Off-Duty Police Officer's Car & Weapons Stolen An off-duty police officer's personal car, containing his service weapon was stolen from a mall parking lot Saturday afternoon. Police said the Sergeant, who works with the Cincinnati Police Department, was shopping at Northgate Mall today, when he noticed his car keys were missing. The officer kept...

Dayton bus stop crime highlights ongoing violations by Ohio RTAs

Chad D. Baus
3:59pm Sunday, December 19, 2004
On December 5, the Dayton Daily News published a story documenting a growing problem that is facing the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority (the city's public bussing system). According to the newspaper, high crimes at and around a downtown hub building at Third and Main is increasing pressure on the GDRTA to reconsider its transit hub system that concentrates large numbers of busses...

Salvation Army bans CHL-holders; complains when Target bans bell-ringers

9:55pm Friday, December 17, 2004
Banning donors who happen to be exercising their right to bear arms for self-defense from its retail stores seemed alright with the leadership of the Salvation Army, which has posted "no-guns" signs at stores across Ohio. But a ban of a different kind has the Army howling, and hurting... December 20, 2004 Business Week The Salvation Army's Leaky Kettle Just when the agency needs more cash,...

State-mandated victim zone: Man fires handgun during bar robbery

7:14am Thursday, December 16, 2004
The Fremont News-Messenger reported yesterday that a Fremont man was arrested Tuesday morning, accused of holding up a local bar, threatening and assaulting at least one patron, and discharging his weapon. Fremont police arrested Anthony Howey, 27, 412 Chestnut St., around 11 a.m. after he was accused of an armed robbery early Tuesday morning at Copper Penny, Inc., 502 E. State St. Police...

Robbers murder clerk, chase down & kill fleeing witness

4:47pm Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Anti-gun police spokespersons are fond of endorsing the idea that it is better to be a good witness than to actively try to defend yourself when robbed. This theory comes to a crashing halt when a criminal decides it would be better not to leave any witnesses behind. The Cleveland Plain Dealer first reported on this tragedy Tuesday, and followed up with an in-depth report today. The story goes...

Dayton Daily News reporter's truck taken at gunpoint; used in armed robbery

2:18pm Wednesday, December 15, 2004
The Dayton Daily News reported Wednesday on yet another in a series of DDN employees being victims of crime in 2004. According to the newspaper, this latest incident occurred when a black-and-gray 1986 S10 Chevrolet pickup truck belonging to a Dayton Daily News reporter was stolen about 6 p.m. Tuesday from a downtown parking space and used in a robbery of a pizza business by two armed men. The...

''Ban the guns''? Perhaps cars and Tazers too...

1:15pm Wednesday, December 15, 2004
If the gun ban extremists truly believe banning inanimate objects can save lives, where are their calls for bans on cars? Vehicles kill more officers than guns Columbus Dispatch, December 12, 2004 The deadliest weapon law-enforcement officers face isn’t a gun. It’s a moving vehicle. In the past decade, traffic-related incidents have overtaken gunshots as the leading cause of officer deaths in the...

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