April 13, 2005 Collegiate Times by Jon Laird One of the most common defenses for owning or carrying a handgun is “It’s my Second Amendment right.” Although this argument appeals to the…
Richland detectives find suspect in string of area robberies
The Mansfield News-Journal is reporting that a man who, after being found guilty of two fifth-degree felony counts in connection with robberies at Puffs Cigarette and Tobacco store, 855 Lexington Ave. on…
Gratiot area loses 911 service
The Newark Advocate is reporting that almost 1,300 Alltel customers in and around Gratiot were without 911 emergency phone service for about six hours on Monday. Erin Ascione, a spokeswoman for Alltel,…
CCW news from other states
ALASKA: Limits on local gun laws sail through the House ARIZONA: House OKs bill to let guns in bars, restaurants ILLINOIS: Dark day for Mayor Daley’s gun control proposals MICHIGAN: Mich. weapons…
”No-guns” Fifth Third profit falls 6 percent in first quarter
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that Ohio-based Fifth Third Bancorp has announced that its first-quarter profit fell 6 percent. According to the newspaper, the financial services company said its quarterly income declined…
Eddie Eagle program makes a big impact
April 13, 2005 Houston (TX) Chronicle The NRA’s Eddie Eagle GunSafe program, which has reached an estimated 18 million children nationwide and 1.4 million Texas kids since inception in the early 1990s,…
LTE: Concealed Carry [License] holders deserve privacy
04/07/2005 (Salem Ohio) Farm and Dairy Editor: It defies logic that some newspaper publishers advocate listing the identities of Ohio’s concealed-carry permit holders – law-abiding and honest citizens who have a license…
OFCC issues public records request to State Highway Patrol
In light of the recent leak of OPIO State of Ohio News Media Credential Card application materials, and the denial of an application by OFCC’s News Manager, OFCC has submitted the following…
Party in the Park II Tickets now available!
Lunch tickets for OFCC’s Party in the Park II, to be held in Powell, Ohio on July 30, 2005, are NOW AVAILABLE through the OFCC Webstore. Prices are $13 per person or…
Grassroots action at work: Another ”no-guns” sign comes down
Submitted by: Robert H. April 11, 2005 I was just walking in the door at the Best Buy on Monroe Street, when I noticed the dreaded “red circle with slash on handgun”….