Guns in the News

Vietnam veteran forced to register gun he keeps as reminder of service

8:57am Friday, August 12, 2005
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that just four people registered their guns on the first day of registration under the city's new Mentel Ban. One of the four is a man who fought for the very freedom the City of Columbus is now trying to steal away. From the story: Walter C. Rakes went to the city’s License Section office at 750 Piedmont Rd. on the North Side yesterday to pick up an application...

Toledo: Judge mulls dismissing gun activist's city citation

8:49am Saturday, August 06, 2005
The Toledo Blade is reporting that Toledo Municipal Court Judge Gene Zmuda heard oral arguments yesterday on a motion to dismiss the charge against a Wood County man who was cited for carrying a gun in a city park. From the story: Bruce Beatty, of Luckey, Ohio, was cited April 9 for carrying a firearm in Ottawa Park during a party he hosted to challenge Toledo's prohibition of concealed weapons...

LTE: A double standard on gun control issue

8:17am Saturday, August 06, 2005
August 4, 2005 Toledo Blade Why do those in Ohio's Legislature who support Second Amendment rights always get labeled as "doing the NRA's bidding," but those who support gun control are somehow doing it for the people? Why the double standard? Does The Blade also scapegoat and stereotype NAACP, NOW, or any other liberal groups like it does the NRA? Would The Blade also accept the argument of...

LTE: All amendments merit vigilant protection

7:48am Friday, August 05, 2005
August 04, 2005 Columbus Dispatch Why is it that The Dispatch fairly seeps righteous indignation when defending The New York Times writer who chose jail over revealing a source but then lauds the assault weapons ban? I agree with The Dispatch that protecting the First Amendment, freedom of the press, is part of protecting our country and all it stands for. I am not a member of the National Rifle...

LTE: Concealed-carry can prevent crime tragedy

10:11am Tuesday, June 07, 2005
June 7, 2005 Columbus Dispatch The May 24 Dispatch article "Missing daddy" was extremely powerful, especially to me. If it weren’t for my father-in-law having a Tennessee permit to carry a concealed handgun, an article in Nashville back in 2000 might have been headlined, "Missing papa," the name my kids have for their grandfather. After shooting another driver in the face after she gave him her...

Man describes attack by teen robbers; defense of his own life

7:11am Monday, June 06, 2005
The Dayton Daily News has published an interview with what police say is the first CHL-holder in Dayton to have fired their weapon in self-defense since OhioCCW became law last year. From the story: Facing two armed teenagers intent on robbing him early Friday, Mark Hill pulled out his Glock 23 handgun, then hesitated. "These kids reminded me of my kid," Hill said Saturday. "Then I really had to...

Two ''no-guns'' Ohio businesses suffer robberies

8:09am Saturday, June 04, 2005
WKYC.com is reporting that a Brinks security guard was robbed in the food court at Prime Outlets Mall in Lodi while loading an ATM Machine. Prime Outlets Malls are posted with “no-guns” signs (in Ohio only), not just on the buildings, but in parking lots as well. Mall owners have asserted that these signs make their patrons and leasees safer, but since the postings Prime Outlets has made news for...

Gun banners who can’t shoot straight

7:59am Saturday, June 04, 2005
By John R. Lott, Jr. New York Post June 3, 2005 When the federal assault- weapons ban expired last September, its fans claimed that gun crimes and police killings would surge. Sarah Brady, one of the nation's leading gun-control advocates, warned, "Our streets are going to be filled with AK-47s and Uzis." Well, over eight months have gone by and the only casualty has been gun-controllers'...

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