Guns in the News

LTE: Handgun would have aided road-rage victim

12:47am Thursday, April 14, 2005
April 13, 2005 Columbus Dispatch The senseless act of a lowlife last week took the life of a father of three, Jason A. Schmalenberger, who was simply on his way to play golf ("Father of three stabbed to death," Dispatch article, April 4). Just another prime example of the type of society that exists today and just another reason to be armed. There’s not a doubt in my mind that Schmalenberger...

Ohio denies press pass to concealed-carry backer

8:32am Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Regular readers of the Cleveland Plain Dealer will likely not be surprised that the following report contains less than half of the whole story. Commentary from OFCC's Chad Baus provided in blue . April 13, 2005 Julie Carr Smyth Cleveland Plain Dealer Columbus- A volunteer for one of Ohio's most vocal concealed-weapons groups tried last month to join an enemy camp of sorts: the press corps. Chad...

Activist protests citation at park

7:16am Wednesday, April 13, 2005
The Toledo Blade is reporting that the man who was cited on Saturday for violating a Toledo park rule which enforces a prohibition of concealed weapons in city parks, filed a police report yesterday indicating the city violated his civil rights. The newspaper reports Bruce Beatty also spoke with the city prosecutor's office and requested that the case be handled by a special prosecutor so there...

LTE: Concealed-carry list not news

6:51am Wednesday, April 13, 2005
April 11, 2005 Ashland Times-Gazette Saturday, March 19, you wrote an editorial criticizing members of the state Legislature for threatening to restrict media access to lists of concealed carry permit holders. You find it absurd pro-self-defense people believe publishing lists of those who are exercising their right to defend themselves invites criminals to single them our for theft or attack...

Privacy a concern for many licensees

1:15pm Tuesday, April 12, 2005
After a number of thinly-veiled swipes by several Gannett-owned newspapers that appeared an attempt to lessen the impact of the success of OhioCCW in its first year, the Chillicothe Gazette has published a story examining an issue that has had a negative effect on application rates. From the story: For the people who fought for Ohio's concealed weapons law, the fight isn't over. As the law...

Ret. Army Major's CHL denial may go to top court

4:44pm Monday, April 11, 2005
The Dayton Daily News is reporting that the Ohio 2nd District Court of Appeals on Friday denied Harris' appeal of a Miami County judge's order upholding Sheriff Charles Cox's denial of Harris' permit request last May, and as a result, a New Carlisle man will go to the state Supreme Court to challenge the Miami County sheriff's denial of his application for a concealed weapon license. From the...

City of Toledo hangs ''park-ban hat'' on vague park rules ordinance

8:24am Sunday, April 10, 2005
A full thirty minutes after park-ban protest leader Bruce Beatty and dozens of supporters arrived in Toledo's Ottawa Park yesterday, Toledo Police finally showed up and issued a citation to Mr. Beatty yesterday for carrying a concealed firearm in a city park. Police cited Beatty for violating Toledo Municipal Code Section 131.02, Rule 18, which outlaws weapons in the city's parks. The citation, a...

LTE: ''Dangerous signs''

7:30am Sunday, April 10, 2005
April 8, 2005 The (Martins Ferry) Times Leader Dear Editor, I am writing with hopes of educating local Ohio business owners and their management on the signs we all see posted on the front doors of some establishments stating "No Guns Allowed". Posting a sign banning guns on their property is pointless if the reason for posting the sign is preventing a gun crime. Do these business owners and...

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