Mar. 15, 2004 By Mike Dooley Ft. Wayne News-Sentinel Nearly 14,000 Allen County residents had permits for handguns as of last year. You might be surprised at who’s licensed to pack heat…
State sold Ohioans’ driving records to Florida database
The ACLU rightly objects to this as a right to privacy issue, but was strangely silent when Bob Taft raised the spectre of making law-abiding CHL-holders subject to media scrutiny. March 14,…
Akron Beacon Journal whines they don’t get enough back-pats from gunnies
Mar. 14, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal By Mike Needs, Public Editor They call me Mr. Negative. At least a few newsroom colleagues do because of my daily reports on reader comments. They…
Missouri man repels 3 robbers by firing hidden pistol
03/11/2004 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Robbers pointed a gun at Bryan Rutherford and demanded that he hand over valuables from his pickup Tuesday evening in Lemay. Rutherford didn’t pull out cash or jewelry….
City to arm itself against the new carry-concealed laws
At the recent Canfield City Council meeting, city manager Chuck Tieche reported on the new conceal-carry laws that will go into effect next month.He said there are several issues that need to…
Anti-Gun attorneys in Ohio continue to give biased legal advice to businesses
This Toledo Blade story has been picked up by Knight Ridder News Service, and published in the Miami (FL) Herald. March 10, 2004 Toledo Blade Attorneys Advise Ohio Employers to Tighten Ban…
Ex-con shot dead during home invasion
Mar. 12, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal Man shot to death in Canton Woman calls 911 to report acquaintance attempting to break into apartment. Officers say her daughter fired gun at intruder CANTON…
President Bush steers clear of Taft on Cleveland visit
(Compiled from Columbus Dispatch campaign report, March 11, 2004) Gov. Bob Taft, Ohio chairman of the Bush-Cheney re-election campaign, often introduces President Bush to Ohio audiences. But Taft was absent yesterday when…
Attacked at work: Robber shoots at employee during chase
One more citizen who may have felt that Ohio’s affirmative defense law was inadequate as a means of legal self-defense, even though she carries large amounts of cash for her job. April…
Attacked at work: Police seeking vendor’s shooter
March 9, 2004 Cincinnati Enquirer MONROE – Police are asking for the public’s help to find clues to the shooting death of a veteran vendor at the popular Trader’s World flea market….