The Palm Beach (FL) Post is reporting that three law enforcement agencies have launched a criminal investigation to find out who is sending letters threatening the privacy of the 4,500 AIDS patients…
Toledo gun control laws provide criminals a target-rich environment
The Toledo Blade is reporting that a North Toledo man was arrested yesterday less than 12 hours after police said he forced a South Toledo woman into his car and sexually assaulted…
Letters to the Editor: Number of applicants does not negate carry law
Several Dayton Daily News readers have responded to a narrow-minded, uninformed rant from DDN columnist Martin Gottlieb, in which he attempted to make the case that because about 1% of eligible Ohioans…
Two dead, one critical after shooting in New Lexington
The Zanesville Times Recorder is reporting that a shooting just across the street from the Perry County Sheriff’s Office late Tuesday night left two men dead and sent a critically wounded 30-year-old…
Newsflash?: There have not been problems with concealed carry in Ohio
In a April 2003 Columbus Dispatch op-ed, Dr. John R. Lott, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, said as follows: "A year after the right-to-carry law is enacted, Ohioans will…
Editorials: No problems (AND NO FIXES!) for OhioCCW
After a quick concession from the Hamilton Journal-News, which admits “we believe Ohio’s concealed-weapons law has worked well in its first nine months — especially here in Butler County,” the newspaper immediately…
Change: Plain Dealer doesn’t waste paper space on CHL list
Have editors at the Cleveland Plain Dealer finally realized its readers are not interested in seeing the names of Concealed Handgun License (CHL)-holders from Northeast Ohio printed in their newspaper? Have they…
Gun control fails again; it’s time to focus on education
Despite a host of state and federal laws prohibiting children from possessing firearms, and from bringing them into a school safety zone, the Columbus Dispatch is reporting that 117 kids were either…
Ottawa Co. Sheriff says number of women obtaining Ohio CHLs ”surprising”
The Port Clinton News Herald is reporting that Ottawa County Sheriff Robert L. Bratton has been surprised by the number of women who have obtained licenses to carry concealed handguns in his…
OSHP seeks $1.5 million in new spending authority
The Gongwer News Service is reporting that the Ohio State Highway Patrol is petitioning for additional funding. Citing increased costs of providing security during the 2004 presidential campaign among other factors, the…