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Editorial: Leave guns out of parks

10:37pm Tuesday, June 22, 2004
June 22, 2004 Elyria Chronicle Telegram When the state's concealed carry law went into effect in April, the Elyria City Council voted unanimously to ban the carrying of guns onto city-owned property, including parks. Now the state Legislature is considering whether to pass a law that would support Council's decision. State Sen. Eric Fingerhut, D-Cleveland, is among those sponsoring a bill that...

Troy Daily News latest to violate privacy of CHL-holders

by Chad D. Baus
12:01pm Tuesday, June 22, 2004
Editor's Note: Please keep the following position of the Ohio Attorney General's office, which can be found in a document entitled "Use of Personally Identifying Information" (.pdf) , in mind as you read the following story: In limited instances, a journalist may make a written request to a county sheriff to obtain a licensee’s name, date of birth, county and the type of license (standard or...

Public’s right to know vs. privacy is important battle for everyone

7:53am Tuesday, June 22, 2004
June 21, 2004 Columbus Dispatch by Lee Leonard You could stuff in a broom closet the number of folks who gave a hoot last week when Ohio’s newspapers complained about the lack of compliance with the public-records law. Who cares that half the time a secretary will stall or flatout refuse a request to see a school superintendent’s salary or the minutes of the last board meeting for a public agency...

Letter to the Editor: Breaking the law of concealed carry

7:48am Tuesday, June 22, 2004
June 20, 2004 Toledo Blade I read with interest stories about bureaucrats in Toledo, Clyde, Arcanum, and other cities passing ordinances or rules banning concealed carry, in spite of a firm statement by the Ohio attorney general that their acts are illegal under Section 9 of House Bill 12. Had the law-abiding citizens of Ohio acted as these city officials are, they would have begun to carry...

Disarmed at home: when landlords get political

11:17pm Monday, June 21, 2004
June 19, 2004 Dayton Daily News Man shot, robbed in parking lot HARRISON TWP., Montgomery County — Montgomery County sheriff's deputies are looking for a man who robbed and shot a Piqua-area man outside an apartment complex Friday. The victim, 33, was with a female relative at Northland Village Apartments, 5216 Embassy Place. He was standing in the parking lot with another woman when a male...

More good news about liberalized gun laws...from gun ban extremists!

6:22pm Monday, June 21, 2004
June 14, 2004 Jointogether.org Teen Gun Suicide Rate Declines A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study finds that the number of suicides by youngsters and teens declined 25 percent in the last decade. The study also shows a significant decrease in gun suicides, the Associated Press reported June 10. According to the CDC report, the number of suicides declined from 2,151 in 1992 to...

ON TARGET: Increasingly, women are carrying guns...

6:00pm Monday, June 21, 2004
...and learning to use them. June 15, 2004 Grand Rapids (MI) Press WYOMING -- Sharon Crow used to cry at the first pop of gunfire. The sound traumatized the 49-year-old Wyoming woman years ago when her brother attempted suicide by shooting himself. Now, Crow is turning the corner and looking to arm herself, the result of conquering her fear through handgun education. "My motto in life is,...

Deputy accused of threatening cabbie with gun is charged

3:41pm Monday, June 21, 2004
Gee, wonder if she was carrying more than one... June 19, 2004 Columbus Dispatch An aggravated-menacing charge has been filed against the Franklin County deputy sheriff accused of aiming a gun at a cab driver while off duty last month. Steve Schumaker, an Acme Taxi driver, filed a complaint against Deputy Tressa Brinkley after a May 17 incident that he described as road rage. Yesterday, a...

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