The Warren Tribune Chronicle was one of the first of now four Ohio newspapers to have published the names of concealed handgun license-holders as though they were social pariah. For this act,…
Letter to the Editor: Miss-Led is a bigot
June 27, 2004 Toledo Blade I was intrigued by Marilou Johanek’s June 18 column regarding Ohio’s new concealed-carry law. In the course of her ill-informed rant against this law she made mention…
Tellers thwart robbery
Ohio has one of the highest rates of bank robbery in the nation. Certain banks disarm customers by hanging discriminatory signs banning concealed carry. The signs, which are often obtained from the…
Kroger security guard charged after shooting robber
June 26, 2004 Columbus Dispatch Guard shoots man he says stole groceries Shot fired into car after fight in Kroger parking lot A struggle over a shopping cart full of meat led…
When Businesses Disarm Employees…
June 25, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal Barberton man sought in robbery AKRON – A Barberton man is wanted in connection with a violent robbery Wednesday night. Ozzie M. Mannwright, 22, of the…
Letters: An unconcealed attempt to scare gun opponents
June 26, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer The June 20 pdQ article “Ohio concealed-weapon law carries its own smoking gun” portrayed a 12-gun-toting, villainous fictional character, “Captain Ohio.” I see this as another…
First Year of MN CCW Finds No Predicted ‘Bloody Streets’
June 20, 2004 Gun Week Late June marks the anniversary of the first issuance of a “shall-issue” concealed pistol license (CPL) in Minnesota, and in the past 12 months, none of the…
Op-Ed: More Lott, Less Moore
June 24, 2004 TownHall.com By Mike S. Adams Last semester, one of my students told me that he was down on America. In fact, he said that he was ashamed to be…
Op-Ed: Docs Gun for a Ban
June 23, 2004 National Review Medical journals trade science for antigun propaganda By Timothy Wheeler The gun-control movement’s stock has tanked. Violent crime overall has continued to drop, leaving partisans to fret…
Toby Hoover admits posting discriminatory signs is a ”business risk”
On Thursday, OFCC made readers aware of the fact that Ohio-based Carter Lumber is discriminating against its Ohio customers who choose to bear arms for self-defense by posting signs, but that the…