Guns in the News

Op-Ed: Reducing crime, but not in the nation’s capital…

4:35pm Sunday, July 11, 2004
July 8, 2004 Townhall.com As readers of C-Log know, I am interning this summer at The Heritage Foundation, located on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. I had the good fortune of finding an apartment right next to Heritage, close to a lot of the other fun stuff in town. But where I live is also fairly close to some not-so-great parts of town – and from that hangs a tale. I moved in the very weekend...

300,000 Hoosiers have gun permits

4:29pm Sunday, July 11, 2004
July 11, 2004 Indianapolis Star Indiana second only to New York in number per 1,000 adult residents, Star survey shows By Mark Nichols and John R. O'Neill [email protected] In May, when pizza deliveryman Ronald B. Honeycutt was confronted by a gun-toting robber, he drew his own 9 mm and pulled the trigger, pumping more than 10 bullets into the Indianapolis man, killing him. Two months...

Women and guns, a sign of the times

4:13pm Sunday, July 11, 2004
July 10, 2004 WKYC.com SUMMIT COUNTY -- In Summit County, nearly 1,000 people have received concealed carry permits and one in 12 of those gun carriers are women. “A gun makes me feel confident very confident because I can’t wrestle a man to the ground,” said disabled Sharon Pulling. “I look very vulnerable in a wheelchair, so people may want to take advantage of me more. If I have a gun, I feel...

Letter to the Editor: Selective concern for wasted tax dollars

7:23am Saturday, July 10, 2004
July 10, 2004 Lorain Morning Journal To the Editor: In reference to your July 3 "Frowns" editorial about the lawsuit filed against the state regarding the "plain view" car provision of the concealed carry law: I agree the state should not have to spend money hearing this lawsuit. Using the court to change and-or create laws is normally a popular liberal tactic; utilizing a loophole to our...

"Constant flow" of CHL applicants in Summit Co.

7:18am Saturday, July 10, 2004
July 9, 2004 Akron Beacon-Journal Summit lets 973 carry guns There are nearly 1,000 more people packing concealed weapons in Summit County today than there were just three months ago. Since April 7, when Ohio became the 46th state to allow law-abiding citizens to carry weapons, the Summit County Sheriff's Office has issued 973 concealed-weapons permits. An additional 97 permit applications still...

Op-Ed: Gun permits an explosive issue still

12:53pm Thursday, July 08, 2004
July 8, 2004 Columbus Dispatch by Mike Harden, Dispatch Metro columnist Three months after Ohio became the 46th state to implement a conceal-carry law, some Buckeyes feel safer and others don’t. "I usually carry a Smith & Wesson .38 special revolver," said Dr. Joe Wildi, a Columbus dentist who totes the weapon with him three to five times a week when making bank deposits from his East Side...

Is your home a target for burglars?

12:34pm Thursday, July 08, 2004
July 8, 2004 Dayton Daily News Story edited for space Here's an exercise for you to try: take a walk down the street where you live and think like a burglar. If you wanted to get into a house, which ones would you pick? Can you tell just by looking that someone is probably away on vacation? Knowing that some people stash keys outside in case they lock themselves out, where would be the first...

Conceal, carry law still has a few kinks

12:32am Thursday, July 08, 2004
July 7, 2004 Fairborn Daily Herald GREENE COUNTY — The Ohio General Assembly passed revised House Bill 12 on Jan. 7 to allow licensed Ohioans the right to carry a concealed weapon. The next day, Jan. 8, Gov. Bob Taft signed the bill, and on April 8, the concealed carry bill became law. Ohioans began standing in line to apply for their license to legally conceal and carry their firearm. Almost...

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