Guns in the News

Marion Star: Gun law means freedom to Waldo man

7:44am Sunday, March 20, 2005
The Marion Star has published an interesting interview with one of the 301 Ohioans who have received a concealed handgun license in Marion County. The CHL-holder, Dwight Cimino, is a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and served three tours in Vietnam. The story begins like this: When Dwight Cimino was almost 5, a drunken driver hit and killed his 21-month-old sister and left him with a scar between his...

Letter to the Editor: ''No Guns'' signs say 'Welcome' to robbers

5:20am Saturday, March 19, 2005
March 16, 2005 Akron Beacon Journal Two branches of FirstMerit Bank, a Dairy Mart store and the Lucky Corner bar have one thing in common: They all had "No Guns Permitted'' notices displayed, yet all four establishments were robbed by a man with a gun. More than 135 Ohio firms, including some chains, have removed such notices from their door because they realized these notices were merely a feel-...

Letters to the Editor: Number of applicants does not negate carry law

7:25am Thursday, March 17, 2005
Several Dayton Daily News readers have responded to a narrow-minded, uninformed rant from DDN columnist Martin Gottlieb, in which he attempted to make the case that because about 1% of eligible Ohioans have obtained licenses in the first nine months, that support for Right to Carry laws are a "narrow interest". In each case, the writers prove to have far more of an understanding than this...

Ottawa Co. Sheriff says number of women obtaining Ohio CHLs ''surprising''

2:00pm Tuesday, March 15, 2005
The Port Clinton News Herald is reporting that Ottawa County Sheriff Robert L. Bratton has been surprised by the number of women who have obtained licenses to carry concealed handguns in his county. According to the story, eleven percent of those who have gotten permits to carry concealed guns from the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office are women. "We've had a lot of women come through, at least a...

Another shoot-out in the streets NOT perpetrated by CHL-holders

1:19pm Monday, March 14, 2005
The WHIOTV.com is reporting that an attempted robbery Saturday night turned into gunfire at a Dayton grocery store. According to the story, the shooting happened at the Kroger Store on Smithville Road, where bullets shattered windows. Officers told reporters a man and a woman whispered into a cashier's ear, making a security guard suspicious. Authorities the pair then ran outside and began...

Multiple victim public shootings in places where guns are banned

7:26am Sunday, March 13, 2005
The headlines are filled again with news of multiple victim public shootings, and as do 90% of these types of crimes, they occurred in victim zones - places where guns are banned. Defendant overpowers deputy, kills three at courthouse Friday morning, Nichols overpowered a deputy on the way to court, then shot Fulton County Superior Court Judge Rowland W. Barnes and court reporter Julie Ann...

Column: Where are the gun problems?

8:06am Friday, March 11, 2005
Another excellent article from the Lima News pointing out how ridiculous the posting of "no-guns" signs are...at the Lima News. March 9, 2005 Lima News As the Ohio Legislature worked in late 2003 to restore the people’s right to carry concealed weapons, the alarmists were out in force. They continued even as Gov. Bob Taft signed the legislation in January. The arguments were the usual ones from...

Op-Ed: Shooting my mouth off about right to carry guns

7:41am Friday, March 11, 2005
March 9, 2005 Tucson (AZ) Citizen by Jeff Smith They told us not to talk about politics or religion - not if we wanted to keep peace in the family. But they failed to mention guns. Bring up the subject of firearms in most circles and you get a pitying expression that says you aren't among the species that brought air-conditioning and Ingmar Bergman films to the planet. It's this quick, cold...

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