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Cleveland Plain Dealer fulfills promise to violate privacy of CHL-holders

12:18pm Wednesday, July 28, 2004
On January 15, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer Editor Doug Clifton stated the following in his very first weblog: "The "how to reach us" box on 2A lists e-mail addresses and phone numbers for senior editors and similar information appears at the bottom of every staff produced story. Those devices make the communication more personal and more immediate. Some times it's so personal and so immediate you...

Editorial: Smoke clears on hidden-gun myth

10:54am Wednesday, July 28, 2004
July 26, 2004 Sandusky Register When Ohio activated a concealed carry law for guns April 8, opponents of the measure painted visions of aBuckeyestatecitizemy embracing the wild West mentality of shoot -'em ups in the streets... Now the law is in place and it's clear: . Permit applications have not reached projected estimates. . Gun violence in Ohio hasn't markedly increased. .There are now...

Police, gun-rights supporters watch local case with interest

11:56am Tuesday, July 27, 2004
July 26, 2004 Athens News by Jim Phillips In a case that is reportedly creating a buzz among local police officers and gun-rights advocates, an Athens doctor who allegedly pulled a gun during a traffic confrontation has had his concealed-carry permit temporarily suspended. "It has been a topic of discussion in the law-enforcement community, and amongst the gun owners," confirmed Jerry Sullivan of...

Plain Dealer editorialists find Ohioans they DON'T want to disarm

11:05am Tuesday, July 27, 2004
July 27, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer Don't disarm police anywhere Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro issued an opinion last week that defines the places where off-duty officers may not legally carry a concealed weapon. The ruling is welcome only in that it clears up confusion as to whether police officers are subject to the same restrictions civilians face when it comes to carrying concealed weapons...

Letter to the Editor: Coalition tries to deny citizens their rights

6:09pm Monday, July 26, 2004
July 26, 2004 Sidney Daily News To the editor: In response to Toby Hoover's letter, I would like your readers to know that the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence is a gun control advocacy group and seeks every opportunity to deny all citizens their Second Amendment rights. The idea that a citizen who has submitted to a thorough background check, has been fingerprinted, has successfully passed a...

Op-Ed: Risk or Fear?

1:08pm Monday, July 26, 2004
July 26, 2004 Crain's Cleveland Business Ohio's concealed carry firearms law is now three months old. Crain's has published several articles and editorials urging businesses to ban firearms. Let's sort out fact from fiction. Toby Hoover and OCAGV filed suit to stop sheriffs from issuing licenses. She is represented by James Kline, of Ulmer & Berne LLP, the same firm of Stephanie Trudeau, who...

Victim zone prohibitions fail to stop Ohio shootings

9:45pm Saturday, July 24, 2004
Wherever guns are banned, it can be assured that only criminals intent on harming others will possess guns. Should your right to self-defense stop at the door of a business that sells alcohol? Gun prohibitions in liquor establishments did NOTHING to help these victims: Columbus, July 24, 2004: Accidental bump led to gunshots, victim says When he thinks about what happened as he left a bar early...

Road rage against Ohio CHL-holder under investigation

8:20am Saturday, July 24, 2004
July 22, 2004 Athens News Road rage incident witnesses sought Athens police are looking for witnesses to come forward in a road rage incident earlier this month at the intersection of Shafer and West Union Street. Police officer James Michael said that, so far, the department has only one impartial witness to a July 9 incident in which Dr. Jeffrey McAdoo pulled a revolver on James Kirkendall. As...

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