Guns in the News

News coverage of developments in Wonderland (Clyde, OH)

3:51pm Tuesday, May 03, 2005
As expected, Attorney General Petro's move to intervene in interve in Ohioans For Concealed Carry, Inc. v City of Clyde is bringing new attention to our suit against the city. The Toledo Blade has published an excellent report on these developments. From the story: In a lawsuit that could have statewide implications for Ohioans who carry concealed weapons or for those who try to limit them in...

LTE: Carrying a weapon helps lower crime rate

7:14am Tuesday, May 03, 2005
May 1, 2005 Marion Star Dear Editor: Re: "' The gun demands respect ,'" April 4: I'm curious - what made Ms. Daley chose Mr. White out of the 299 people who have received licenses up to the end of last year? Would readers have been more interested, perhaps, in a woman protecting herself from an abusive former husband or a newspaper or pizza carrier who works in a job with risks rivaling that of...

LTE: Avoiding unsafe businesses

6:57am Tuesday, May 03, 2005
April 28th, 2005 The (Cleveland) Sun Messenger As a long-time resident of South Euclid, it saddens me to see the notices posted at many South Euclid businesses that prohibit concealed firearms on their premises. It has been over one year since Ohio's state senators and congress people passed Ohio House Bill 12, which was signed into law by Governor Taft. Many people thought that with the new law...

Attorney General Jim Petro Defends Concealed Carry Law

8:46am Monday, May 02, 2005
Monday, May 2, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Attorney General’s Office COLUMBUS - Attorney General Jim Petro today defended the constitutionality of Ohio's concealed carry law against a challenge by the City of Clyde in Sandusky County. Petro intervened in the case, Ohioans For Concealed Carry, Inc. v City of Clyde , in the Sandusky County Court of Common Pleas, arguing Ohio's concealed...

Dayton Daily News: Fight rages on gun disclosure

8:35am Sunday, May 01, 2005
As a set-up for a roundtable forum the Dayton Daily News is sponsoring this Thursday, May 5, the newspaper has published a story which attempts to examine both sides of the debate. As most readers have come to expect from the DDN, however, their story leans heavily towards the position the writers and editors themselves hold personally. From the story: Kettering resident Patt Duffy figures she...

CCW news from around the nation

10:07am Saturday, April 30, 2005
AZ: Guns-in-bars bill vetoed Gov. Janet Napolitano said no on Monday to mixing guns and alcohol in Arizona nightspots. Napolitano rejected a bill that would have allowed patrons to carry loaded guns into bars, nightclubs and restaurants as long as the patrons didn't imbibe. She delivered that veto along with eight others, rejecting more bills in one day since the 16 budget measures she vetoed...

Sticking to their guns

4:08pm Thursday, April 28, 2005
Whether for safety, skill or sport, pistol packin' mamas are everywhere April 25, 2005 FloridaToday.com You see them every day, shopping or dining with children, stopped at traffic lights next to you or walking alone at night through store parking lots. Chances are, a woman you saw today was carrying a gun. In fact, nearly 50,000 women in Florida are licensed to carry a weapon concealed on their...

LTE: Happy anniversary

7:42am Saturday, April 23, 2005
22 April, 2005 Portsmouth Times On April 8th, 2004 the State of Ohio joined over 40 other states that allow it’s law-abiding citizens the right to the means to afford them the right of personal protection. The overturning of the 150-year-old ban to carry a concealed handgun was finally lifted when Governor Taft signed H.B. 12 into law on January 7th, 2004. In the first 9 months of the new law...

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