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LTE: Schools are easy targets

12:10am Friday, October 13, 2006
October 10, 2006 USA TODAY In the article “ ‘A horrendous crime scene,' ” the crucial sentence was, “Police believe that he chose the school because it was an easy target.” Schools are not “gun-free” zones; they are killing zones because we insist that no one inside is armed. Feel-good programs only encourage attacks. We've seen many times that police do not arrive in time (News, Tuesday). The...

Op-Ed: Massacre at Nickel Mines: Legislation no solution

12:05am Friday, October 06, 2006
October 4, 2006 Pittsburg Tribune-Review The horrendous execution of Amish schoolgirls in Lancaster County, Pa., will embolden handgun-control advocates to seek passage of stricter gun-control measures. And they would solve nothing. Charles Carl Roberts IV, 32, described as an affable milk-truck driver, delivered carnage to the West Nickel Mines Amish School on Monday. He was armed with three...

Idaho town: Proposed ordinance asks each household to have a firearm

12:05am Thursday, October 05, 2006
Last week, Boise's Fox 12 reported that a small Idaho town is contemplating an idea similar to Kennesaw, GA's successful 1980's crime-prevention technique. It's called the Civil Emergencies Ordinance, and if city council member Steve Jett has his way, each head of household that can legally own a gun, will. Along with that they're encouraged to have ammunition and appropriate training. "I think...

LTE: Appeals court ruling sets bad precedent

12:15am Thursday, September 28, 2006
September 26, 2006 Toledo Blade Recently the 6th District Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision that the Ohio state law licensing qualified persons to carry a concealed firearm is not a "general law." This potentially allows local governments to apply arbitrary restrictions to that state-issued license. Judge Dennis Parish, who voted against the ruling, was quoted in The Blade as saying "If [...

DDN readers respond to articles about candidates and guns

12:05am Monday, September 25, 2006
By Chad D. Baus The Dayton Daily News has published three letters to the editor written in response to a recent series of articles by DDN writer Laura Bischoff, who had the opportunity this summer to shoot clay targets and discuss gun issues with both major Ohio gubernatorial candidates. The first letter was written by Buckeye Firearms Association volunteer Larry S. Moore, who co-wrote an article...

Violent Crime Rising......or is it?

12:10am Monday, September 18, 2006
By Tim Inwood "Murders, gun crimes rise - A federal report confirms increases in U.S. homicides and violence with firearms." - recent headline in the LA Times. From the story, commenting on the FBI preliminary crime report... "This report tells us more the serious events - robbery and gun crimes - increased and the FBI already told us homicides increased," said criminal justice professor James...

EDITORIAL: Gun control - The great deception

12:05am Monday, September 18, 2006
Toronto Sun September 15, 2006 The gun registry didn’t stop Kimveer Gill from carrying out his shooting spree at Montreal’s Dawson College. The three weapons he used were all legally registered, according to sources. And even if they hadn’t been, so what? All that would have shown is that criminals don’t usually register their guns. The real issue here — despite calls from all the usual suspects...

Alternative reality: Anti-gun journalists ignore facts to push agenda

12:05am Thursday, September 14, 2006
By Chad D. Baus One of the things that has surprised me most over the past few years as I have interacted with the media as they prepare news stories is the lengths some journalists are willing to go to in order to create their intended angle on a story. Before, when reading stories in the newspaper, and noticing how particular points or angles are missing, I always just assumed that the points...

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