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Op-Ed: Waiting for gun permit can be deadly

12:23pm Thursday, February 19, 2004
February 15, 2004 (New Hampshire) Union Leader By BERNADETTE MALONE NEVER DID I expect to wind up living alone, in a new area, with a violent acquaintance threatening me because of some perceived offense. Never did I expect to ever need to carry my handgun to and from work in case that man tracked me down and physically threatened me. So naturally, I didn’t have the paperwork I needed to defend...

Youngstown: Some hail, others fear concealed-carry law

5:33pm Wednesday, February 18, 2004
One local gun shop has had a large increase in business in recent weeks February 18, 2004 Youngstown Vindicator Diane Demetrios remembers well the intruder who once entered her Boardman candy shop and robbed a teenage worker at knife-point. Standing in her business, where shiny, decorative hearts dangle over a tempting array of treats, Demetrios cited the episode in explaining why she backs the...

Op-Ed: Ohio sniper and disarmed populace

2:25pm Wednesday, February 18, 2004
February 18, 2004 Joseph Farah WorldNetDaily.com The case of the Ohio sniper is a perfect illustration of the dangers of disarming the public – and leaving crime-prevention and deterrence to the government. The sniper has been shooting at people and cars since November of last year. He is linked to at least 24 shootings, including one murder. Last weekend, he took a potshot at a Chevrolet...

Ohio gun banners advocating prank ''man-with-a-gun'' calls

4:45pm Monday, February 16, 2004
As if Ohio law enforcement doesn't have enough to do, Toby Hoover's Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence is now advocating a course of action that will waste even more of cops' precious time, and perhaps endanger CHL-holders: In a February 13, 2004 OCAGV media release , Hoover states as follows: "If you see someone with a gun, continue to assume their activity is suspicious. There is no way for...

A few anti-self-defense cops still claim sky will fall April 8

8:10am Monday, February 16, 2004
Legislators finally realized the claims of opponents were not consistent with the experience in 44 other states who had passed similar legislation, and passed House Bill 12 into law. But that hasn't stopped gun ban lobby and a few anti-self-defense cops (with the willing help of our sour grapes press ) from using the same tired fear tactics. Cleveland Plain Dealer: Ohioans fired up about gun law...

Concealed Carry [Licenses] Meet Complications

8:18am Saturday, February 14, 2004
The following story highlights the reason OFCC and the OFCC PAC continue to need your support (via membership dues and donations). OFCC will obviously watching these developments very closely. Ohio's defenseless citizens have waited far too long for their right to bear arms for self-defense to be restored. Innocent people continue to be victimized. False issues like a supposed HIPAA conflict...

Signs must be up to bar weapons, businesses told

8:00am Saturday, February 14, 2004
February 14, 2004 Cincinnati Enquirer HAMILTON - About 75 business owners and others on Friday quizzed Butler County sheriff's officials on Ohio's new concealed-carry law. The information session was aimed at business owners, and covered their rights and responsibilities under the new law. One main concern by employers: Does the concealed-carry law mean they cannot ban employees and customers...

Huh? DDN's Doug Page says ''Carry law benefits marginal''

3:13pm Friday, February 13, 2004
We're not sure from the title OR from the article, but we think this is a pro-concealed carry article. If so, it'd likely be a first for the Dayton Daily News. By Doug Page Dayton Daily News February 11, 2004 More than 200 people gathered in Xenia last week to find out how to carry a concealed firearm. More were turned away from the door for fear the fire marshal might close the crowded meeting...

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