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Marion (IN) Chronicle Tribune: ''Number of permits to carry gun rises''

12:15pm Tuesday, September 09, 2003
County on pace to hit six-year high If the number of permits issued in the second half of this year keeps pace with the first half, the Grant County, IN will hit a six-year high for permits issued. "I'm not sure why, all of the sudden, there's a jump. Maybe people need some security because of the economy and the way things are in the world today," said Marion Police detective Sgt. Stephen Dorsey...

Port Huron (MI) Times-Herald: ''2,581 gun permits, zero trouble''

12:03pm Tuesday, September 09, 2003
Two years after new law, still no 'Wild West' Murder rates, shootings and crimes expected by some to rise once Michigan liberalized its concealed weapons law two years ago haven't happened. Since the state began to allow more people to carry concealed firearms, only two St. Clair County residents have had their permits revoked for violations, officials said. The state won't release its 2002-03...

Minnesota school board: School employees may keep guns in cars

11:56am Tuesday, September 09, 2003
The Winona school board will allow district employees to have guns on school property in accordance with Minnesota's revised "conceal and carry" law. The board's 5-1 vote on Thursday concluded a discussion that has lasted much of the summer concerning how to adapt Winona Area Public Schools' weapons policy to the law approved by the state during the last Legislative session, which allows...

Missouri legislators gear up for veto session

11:28am Tuesday, September 09, 2003
Legislative leaders willing to convene to consider a veto DO exist - in Missouri. The Missouri House will convene on Wednesday, Sept. 10th at 10:00 a.m. They will vote to override their Gov. The Senate will vote sometime between 10 and 4 the following day, with the outcome in that body a bit more in question. To override a governor's veto, a bill needs 23 votes in the Senate. On the concealed-...

Detroit Free-Press: Court decision a win for gun owners

5:23pm Thursday, September 04, 2003
September 3, 2003 In a victory for gun owners, the Michigan Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal of a lower court decision that cities can't ban handguns from city halls, libraries and other public buildings. The decision gives a victory to a statewide gun-rights group that challenged a 2001 ban by Ferndale on guns in city buildings. In a 3-0 decision, a panel of Michigan Court of Appeals...

FLA CCW licenseholder dies to save family

3:41pm Wednesday, September 03, 2003
Father Killed While Buying Milk For His Daughter - Victim Shoots Back September 1, 2003 A Jacksonville man is dead after defending his family from an assailant at a gas station late Saturday. Charles Day, 30, of the 3500 block of Broadway Avenue, died about 7:30 yesterday morning after he was shot in the stomach, said homicide Sgt. Shannon Douberly of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. The...

Letters to the Editor: Citizens should support concealed carry

9:48am Thursday, August 28, 2003
Rick Jones, OFCC PAC Senate District 14 Coordinator, had two letters to the editor published recently: Citizens should support concealed carry - Zanesville Times-Recorder Portsmouth Daily Times - Hand guns should be legal for family protection If you live in Senate District 14, which is represented by Senator Doug White, please contact Rick at [email protected] )

Op-Ed: Defense of self, family is a personal duty

3:24pm Thursday, August 21, 2003
Guest columnist Will Dougan, 30, is director of music ministries at a Memphis, TN church. August 17, 2003 "Legitimate defense can be not only a right but a grave duty for one who is responsible for the lives of others." - Catechism of the Catholic Church, No. 2265 (1997) The question "why do you choose to carry a firearm?" has haunted me. I am a fairly normal guy. I love to eat barbecue, I pay...

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