Wherever guns are banned, it can be assured that only criminals intent on harming others will possess guns. Should your right to self-defense stop at the door of a business that sells…
Road rage against Ohio CHL-holder under investigation
July 22, 2004 Athens News Road rage incident witnesses sought Athens police are looking for witnesses to come forward in a road rage incident earlier this month at the intersection of Shafer…
Attacked in workplace parking lot
Senators on the Committee which considered the bill, which was chaired by Sen. Steve Austria, saw fit to remove a parking lot exemption at the request of the cash-rich Ohio Chamber of…
Another ”no-guns” First Merit robbery; Branch once held OFCC’s accounts
Ohioans For Concealed Carry has learned that the Garfield Heights branch of First Merit bank was robbed on Wednesday, July 21. According to sources, the perpetrator walked right past “no-guns” sign on…
Ashland’s Harris expected to become Ohio Senate president
July 21, 2004 Gannett News COLUMBUS — Sen. Bill Harris, R-Ashland, is expected to take over as president of the Ohio Senate in 2005, after his primary rival dropped out of the…
Police fight for exception to gun limits off duty
July 22, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer Columbus – Restrictions on the right of off-duty police officers to carry concealed weapons could create headaches, Bob Beck, president of the Cleveland Police Patrolman’s Association,…
Workplace Violence: What No-Guns Signs or Policies Will NEVER Prevent
July 16, 2004 USA TODAY In an average week in U.S. workplaces, one employee is killed and at least 25 are seriously injured in violent assaults by current or former co-workers. Many…
Virginia Open Carry Still Making Waves
Where were these elite media-handwringers when thousands of openly carrying Ohioans took to the streets in a mass action to protest a ban on their self-defense rights? Oh yeah, they, and even…
Op-Ed: It’s Time For Some Gun-Rich Zones
Sometimes a bit of humor is just as effective at making a point as are serious discourses on violent crime statistics or criminal protection zone robberies… American Handgunner September/October 2004 By John…
”Quiet Revolution”
July 20, 2004 Reuters Guns Lobby Racks Up Legislative Gains Across U.S. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The powerful U.S. gun lobby seems poised for victory in a high profile battle to end a…