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Letter to the Editor: Ohioans have legal right to bear arms

6:00am Sunday, January 09, 2005
January 05, 2005 Columbus Dispatch I respond to Lyman Duncan Jr.’s Dec. 24 letter about Columbus City Councilman Michael Mentel’s desire to ban guns. When he was sworn in as councilman, I’ll bet Mentel swore to honor and protect the Ohio Constitution. He needs to read it, especially Section 4, which states, "The people have the right to bear arms for their defense and security." Think about that...

Letter to the Editor: Not looking to play pseudo-cops, robbers

5:00am Saturday, January 08, 2005
January 5, 2005 Cleaveland Plain Dealer In response to John J. Myers' Dec. 28 letter, "Gun bans don't ensure safety": I must speak out on behalf of gun owners who are not vigilantes waiting for the opportunity to pull our weapons out and shoot potential criminals. In places such as bars and banks, which often leave people tightly packed into a small space, the last thing that I want is to be...

Letter to the editor: Mosh pits no place for concealed arms

7:58pm Monday, January 03, 2005
January 3, 2005 The (OSU) Lantern It broke my heart to open the paper on December 9th and read that Dimebag Darrell, former guitarist for the great band Pantera, had been killed in Columbus by a gun wielding "fan." The sadness of the news was only compounded by the fact that it happened in the town that I live and often see concerts in. However, the tragedy of the concert was overshadowed by...

MORE: State-mandated victim zone robberies

6:02pm Monday, January 03, 2005
Criminals just seem not to be getting the message that guns and other weapons are banned in these places... Damon's restaurant robbed in Montrose, pursuit leads to Akron Damon's holds a Class D license to serve alcohol for consumption on premises. Firearms are prohibited. These armed bandits were undeterred. Police seek tips about Columbus post-office robbery It is against both state and federal...

Another good Samaritan beaten, robbed in ''setup''

7:54am Friday, December 31, 2004
Two days after a Greene Co. couple was shot at and assaulted after stopping to help a woman who was flagging them down on a roadside, another violent attack on a would-be good Samaritan in Akron highlights the need to be prepared to defend your life in ANY situation. The Akron Beacon Journal is reporting that a 59-year-old good Samaritan was jumped and beaten after he stopped to help a woman...

Op-Ed: Shooting Blanks

7:30am Friday, December 31, 2004
December 29, 2004 New York Post by Dr. John Lott Jr. This month the National Academy of Sciences issued a 328-page report on gun-control laws. The big news is that the academy's panel couldn't identify any benefits of decades-long effort to reduce crime and injury by restricting gun ownership. The only conclusion it could draw was: Let's study the question some more (presumably, until we find the...

Quid pro quo: Taft taps former Senate president to lead Commerce Department

8:08am Wednesday, December 29, 2004
FLASHBACK: Sen. White admits to existence of HB12 vote trading for Taft job appointments According to sources for the Cleveland Plain Dealer , term-limited Senate President Doug White will join the governor's Cabinet as director of the Ohio Department of Commerce. The appointment, which the newspaper says is expected to be announced today, allows Gov. Bob Taft to fill the vacancy created when he...

Letter to the Editor: Gun bans don't ensure safety

6:36am Wednesday, December 29, 2004
December 28, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer Two Dec. 14 letters to the editor, under the headline "Bars are last place where guns should be allowed," call for a response. Rosie Craig wrote, "If anyone is really interested in saving lives, they should join the crusade for a comprehensive nationwide, public-health policy to prevent and reduce gun violence." Has Craig ever heard the term "dedicated...

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