Late last week, Ohioans for Concealed Carry urged its members and supporters in the Akron area to attend a debate at Akron University on Tuesday, February 11. The Akron University Sociology Club…
Ohio sex offenders: Where are they?
Ohio law officers cannot find at least 301 sex offenders — including 38 in central Ohio — who have failed to register their address as required by the state’s Megan’s Law. Of…
Akron: Yet another attack after ”restraining” order fails to restrain
Akron man charged in woman’s stabbing AKRON: An Akron man was charged Saturday with stabbing the mother of his 4-year-old son in front of the child. Mickie T. Barmore, 23, is charged…
Cincy cop assaulted with his own nightstick shoots, kills attacker
This from the Cincinnati Enquirer: Burglary suspect shot, killed by police in Cincinnati In Hamilton County, where two courts and four judges ruled Ohio’s felony prohibition against carrying firearms for self-defense is…
Latest Million Mom attack on Jim Trakas (R-17)
The Million Mommies just won’t let up on Jim Trakas (R-17). After enduring a littany of televised attack ads, and the staging of a poorly attended and politically unsuccessful election eve opposition…
HB12 Assigned to Criminal Justice Committee
House Bill 12 was assigned to the Criminal Justice Committee, which meets at 2:30pm Tuesday afternoons. After a one week inclement weather delay, HB12 is scheduled for its first committee hearing on…
Sheriffs warn of apparent desire to turn Highway Patrol into State Police
The Gongwer News Service is reporting that representatives of sheriffs and county commissioners are scheduled to meet later this month to address what the county law enforcement officials believe may be a…
Tale of Two Cities: West Jefferson family robbed; Tacoma couple shoots back
WEST JEFFERSON – Police report that a 27-year-old man, his 20-year-old wife and the couple’s infant child were returning to their 50 1/2 S. Main St. apartment after cashing their tax return…
New online poll asks if votes in ’04 will be affected by failure to pass CCW
A new survey has been added to the OFCC PAC website, inquiring as to whether or not your votes for incumbent Representatives and Senators in 2004 would be effected by another failure to pass a CCW reform bill into law.
Terror Alert prompts further concerns with CCW ”victim zone” exclusions
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 — The Bush administration Friday raised the national terror alert from yellow to orange, citing a U.S. intelligence warning of a “high risk” of terrorist attack, a senior administration…