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Fleeing carjacking victim shot in Dayton - AGAIN!

10:18am Thursday, August 21, 2003
The Ohio State Highway Patrol says that you don't need to be allowed your self-defense rights in a car, because you can just "drive off" from a carjacking or other violent attack. The Dayton Daily News reports Antonio Ward, 27, was shot in the chest as he drove away from an attempted carjacking at a gas station. He was later transported to a hospital. The car-jackers then approached another...

Letters to the Editor: Gun foe's argument is expensive - and silly

3:29pm Tuesday, August 12, 2003
On August 6, the Clevaland Plain Dealer published a letter to the editor calling for stricter gun control laws and opposing gun manufacturer immunity bills. Because we are a one-issue group, we chose not to publish the letter. But leave it to the good citizens of Ohio to show us why we SHOULD have. Two letter writers have proven this issue most definitely pertains to the concealed carry reform...

National F.O.P. President says CCW saves lives

10:23am Saturday, August 09, 2003
Ohio Highway Patrol Superintendant Paul McClellan opposes HB12 , claiming that "there is no statistical or anecdotal evidence which supports that concealment and transportation of a weapon in a motor vehicle is effective or safe as a defensive or deterrent measure." But Chuck Canterbury, president of the National F.O.P., knows better. While speaking at the F.O.P.'s 56th Biennial National...

Gannett News Service: ''Work continues on concealed-carry bill''

10:53am Friday, August 08, 2003
COLUMBUS -- Sen. Steve Austria still thinks a compromise on Ohio's concealed handgun bill is out there waiting to be discovered. As the Legislature takes time off this summer, the Beavercreek Republican has sent bill revisions to the Ohio House and governor's office in hopes of breaking the stalemate that has put the bill's fate in jeopardy. "I'm still optimistic we might be able to do something...

Dayton Daily News publishes two more CCW-related letters to the editor

3:30pm Monday, August 04, 2003
The Dayton Daily News has printed two more letters to the editor debating the merits of concealed carry reform. And unless there are two "Jaime Pacheco"'s in the Dayton area, the anti-CCW letter comes from none other than Wright State University Medical Department's Associate Professor, Chief, Hematology/Oncology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Click on the "Read More..." link below for more...

Tax $$$ at work: Columbus program lets students debate gun bill with lawmakers

10:15am Thursday, July 31, 2003
Thursday, July 31, 2003 THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Eight Columbus Public Schools students attempted yesterday to do what Ohio lawmakers could not — decide whether Ohioans can legally carry concealed weapons. The students were role-playing in front of real senators and representatives as part of a summer leadership program designed to teach them what it’s like to work in the field of law. Each was...

Letter to the Editor: Senators disregard safety of constituents' kids

4:02pm Tuesday, July 29, 2003
An excellent letter to the editor has been written and published by John A. Unruh of Brookfield, regarding the actions of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee members on HB12. Click on the "Read More..." link below to read the letter. Date July 11, 2003 Section(s) Letters Sen. Marc Dann and his committee in the Ohio Senate erred in amending weapons measure EDITOR: I am writing this letter first...

Letter to the Editor: Critics pick selectively at gun studies

2:11pm Monday, July 28, 2003
Since they can't argue with basic observations of successes of concealed carry reform legislation in 35 shall-issue states, anti-self-defense extremists have resorted to personal attacks on the academics who first observed these successes. After several recent discussions about John Lott's credibility on the opinion pages of the Columbus Dispatch, Dr. Lott himself has responded. Click on the "...

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