It would be impossible to research every local race in the state of Ohio for an off-year election. But there are a few contests which have peaked our interest, some because they…
OH ‘justice’ system frees victimizers & (in one case) jails defenseless victim
Those who are interested in Ohio’s criminal justice system travails, and who have a heart for the ever-growing statewide victim list, would have found several recent stories in various Ohio newspapers to…
Tony Gordon Memorial Fund Established
James A. “Tony” Gordon, a 27-year-old father, died on Wednesday, August 6, 2003 after being shot in the chest during an attempted carjacking. Ohioans For Concealed Carry is concerned with all criminal…
FINAL 2003 OHIO OPEN CARRY ”DEFENSE” WALKS ANNOUNCED
WHAT: Local organizers in nearly twenty Ohio cities held "Defense" Walks in late 2003, at which local activists interested in protesting Governor Bob Taft's obstruction of concealed carry legislative reform "openly carried"…
AP: Can gun control cut violence? Even anti-gun CDC finds NO proof
October 3, 2003 A sweeping federal review of the nation’s gun control laws – including mandatory waiting periods and bans on certain weapons – found no proof they reduce firearms violence. The…
Second chance for rape victim’s affirmative defense plea??
October 3, 2003 Concealed weapon case sent back to Common Pleas court An Ohio State Supreme Court ruling on the carrying of concealed weapons sent a local case that was in the…
Could the fear of a felony CCW arrest have led to this man’s death?
[Homicide victim] had reported threat days before his death October 2, 2003 McARTHUR — Five days before Nicholas Wheeler was shot to death, he complained to authorities that a gun was pulled…
More and more law enforcement expressing support for self-defense
October 2, 2003 Chillicothe Gazette Efforts to introduce versions of a concealed weapons law into legislation is like walking a fine line between public safety and constitutional rights, local law enforcement agencies…
Op-Ed: O’Connor opinion ”good news for anyone who believes in the rule of law”
O’Connor a ray of hope in Klein gloom Michael J. Maurer The Ohio Supreme Court’s Klein decision on the constitutionality of concealed carry laws is good news for supporters of gun rights:…
Letter to the Editor: A decided disadvantage
October 2, 2003 To the editors of the Toledo Blade: Do Buckeyes realize that the recent Ohio Supreme Court ruling affirming the ban on handgun concealed-carry will place them at a great…