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On duty: Woodlawn Police take action against CHL-holders

7:56am Wednesday, September 29, 2004
---- Original Message ----- From: Julie S. Sent: September 26, 2004 Subject: Woodlawn police Late Friday (9/24/04) a Woodlawn police officer arrived at my job with a sign to ban concealed carry weapons. I walked out into the lobby as he was asking the operations manager for permission to place it on our door. I immediately told the boss that he did not have to put the sign up. The police officer...

Letter to the Editor: Editorial just gun-control propaganda

8:16am Monday, September 27, 2004
September 26, 2004 Dayton Daily News Re "Bush gun pledge just weasel words," Sept. 10: The sunset clause on the assault weapons ban was put into the legislation for the simple reason that many rightly believed there was no need for it. Now that the 10 years has elapsed, I challenge the Dayton Daily News to provide evidence that there is a need to renew it. The editorial's hyperbole about "...

'Patient' robber calm & cool in ''no-guns'' banks

8:11am Monday, September 27, 2004
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that a 'patient' robber has quietly been robbing banks in northeast Ohio. The robber has hit the same Fifth-Third bank, inside a Tops supermarket, on two separate occasions within four weeks, advising tellers he has a gun. In an August 23 robbery, the 24-year-old female teller at the Fifth Third Bank was handed a note and the robber "stared at her as if he...

''Mr. Hero'' robbed at knife point

7:44am Saturday, September 25, 2004
A Mr. Hero restaurant in Mentor is listed among the unsafe businesses in OFCC's Do Not Patronize While Armed database . It is not yet known if this particular Mr. Hero was posted as well. September 25, 2004 The Akron Beacon Journal is reporting that a man attacked a manager of a Mr. Hero restaurant from behind and robbed the business at knifepoint Thursday night. According to the newspaper,...

Summer slump: CCW instructors looking forward to autumn rebound

1:34pm Thursday, September 23, 2004
Reprinted with permission of the Dayton Daily News September 23, 2004 Dayton Daily News Concealed-carry applications post sharp drop MORAINE | — Bill Seevers got his permit to carry a concealed weapon as soon as he could. Seevers already had taken a concealed-carry course and was ready to apply under Ohio's new law when sheriff's offices opened their doors April 8 to potential applicants. "Do I...

Law Enforcement Officer's Safety Act resisted by Beavercreek Police Chief

8:19am Wednesday, September 22, 2004
The Dayton Daily News has reported on September 20 that Beavercreek Police Chief Arthur Scott is delaying the issuance of ID cards which are necessary for retired law-enforcement officers to exercise their new rights under House Resolution 218, the Law Enforcement Officer's Safety Act. The federal law allows retired and off-duty officers to carry concealed guns across state lines. Retired...

Letter to the Editor: 'Rifleman' Kerry good for a laugh

7:35am Wednesday, September 22, 2004
September 21, 2004 Toledo Blade Only the most politically naive or the most pathetically ignorant would not double over in laughter reading the description of John Kerry burnishing his skills as a "rifleman" in an attempt to impress the hunters, shooters, and gun owners in Ohio. Senator Kerry has spent his entire political career attempting to limit the rights of citizens and sportsmen to own and...

Athens CHL-holder threatened in road-rage incident will NOT be charged

11:00am Monday, September 20, 2004
September 20, 2004 Athens News Charges dismissed in road-rage incident By Jim Phillips Two men who were involved in a July "road rage" incident in which one of them pulled a gun both have had criminal charges against them dismissed, and have agreed to enter court-ordered diversion programs. On Sept. 13, the cases of Dr. Jeffrey McAdoo, 43, and James Kirkendall, 49, were resolved in Athens County...

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