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Lawmaker wants to close Media Access Loophole

8:01am Thursday, March 03, 2005
The Dayton Daily News is reporting that State Rep. William Seitz, R-Cincinnati, who chairs the pivotal House Civil & Commercial Law Committee, announced Wednesday he wants to use legislative proposal concerning "open records", which proponents say is needed to strengthen access to public records, to close public access to the names of Ohioans who have received concealed handgun licenses. From...

45,497 Issued: Ohio sheriffs report NO problems with Ohio CCW

7:52am Wednesday, March 02, 2005
Toledo Blade Columbus Bureau Chief James Drew has filed a report on the Ohio Attorney General's release of data on the success of the concealed handgun license program in 2004. As noted in the story, Attorney General Jim Petro said the measure had a "smooth rollout.'' From the story: Of Ohio's 88 counties, Lucas ranked 13th in the number of licenses issued, with 882. "I have not heard of or...

Study: “No-guns” signs cause negative reactions, and not just among CHL-holders

7:07pm Monday, February 28, 2005
According to a new academic study, and as reported in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal, ‘no-guns’ signs have a negative emotional effect on whomever passes by -- employees and customers alike. Stephen Morgan, Ph.D., an associate professor of psychology at Concordia University-St. Paul, told the newspaper he felt "weird and ill at ease" whenever he passed one of those signs. So he decided...

Wayne Co. Sheriff’s Capt: “No-guns” signs do nothing to deter criminals

3:52pm Monday, February 28, 2005
The Wooster Daily Record is reporting that neither Wayne or Holmes County sheriffs have experienced problems relating to the new law. “From time to time, an officer will have the opportunity to engage in a traffic stop with a CCW [license] holder, but we’ve had no negative consequences as a result of that, and they all have been in compliance with the CCW law at the time of the stop,” Wayne...

Editorial: When private guns save lives

3:41pm Monday, February 28, 2005
February 27, 2005 Henderson (NC) Daily Dispatch Much is written about gun violence in America, and many sets of teeth are gnashed over prevalence of firearms in society. Then we see how guns in private hands can save human lives. During an incident in Charlotte Friday, an unnamed shoe store clerk fought off a group of would-be armed-robbers, killing at least one of the thugs in the process...

Op-Ed: Gun owners have rights, too

5:15am Sunday, February 27, 2005
February 21, 2005 Meridian (CT) Record-Journal By Mike Roberts Instead of legislators taking their time to try and take various firearms away from honest gun owners, why don't they use that time to insure proper measures that would prevent children from using video games and CDs that promote just about every type of gun violence and mayhem imaginable? Why don't they make more laws protecting...

FL: Bill would relax rules on self-defense

5:00am Sunday, February 27, 2005
The St. Petersburg (FL) Times is reporting that some Florida legislators want to give people the right to shoot an attacker in a public place. It would be a dramatic departure from current law, notes the newspaper, but supporters say people should be able to defend themselves without fear of being sued or charged with a crime. Click on the "Read More..." link below for more. From the story:...

TX: Bill Protects Privacy of Right-to-Carry Permit Holders

12:24pm Saturday, February 26, 2005
Dallas-Ft. Worth's WFAA.com is reporting that a bill that would protect the identities of Texans who carry concealed handguns easily passed the House Law Enforcement Committee on last week. According to the story, the bill would block requests from the public to learn whether an individual has a concealed-gun license. Law enforcement officials would still be able to access the records. From the...

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