FLASHBACK: Sen. White admits to existence of HB12 vote trading for Taft job appointments According to sources for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, term-limited Senate President Doug White will join the governor’s Cabinet…
Warren Tribune Chronicle publishes ”firearms shopping list” again
The assault by a few media outlets in Ohio on thousands of concealed handgun license-holders who have broken no laws, violated no other persons’ rights, and who simply wish to exercise their…
Good samaritans shot at, assaulted on highway
Where will you be when it happens to you? Will you have the means to defend yourself and your family? The December 29, 2004 Dayton Daily News story begins like this: “With…
Letter to the Editor: Gun bans don’t ensure safety
December 28, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer Two Dec. 14 letters to the editor, under the headline “Bars are last place where guns should be allowed,” call for a response. Rosie Craig wrote,…
Off-duty officer’s CCW foils bank robbery
On Christmas Day, the Toledo Blade reported that police are seeking information about two men who tried to rob the University of Toledo/Medical College of Ohio Hospitals credit union but were thwarted…
Evaluation: First 180 days with Ohio’s Concealed Carry Law
The Ohio Attorney General’s office has released data on the second three months of concealed handgun license issuance (July – Sept 2004). —->Concealed Carry Licensure Statistics Report – 3rd Qtr 2004 (.pdf)…
Criminals use Plain Dealer to pre-plan armed robbery
This wasn’t supposed to happen. Time and again, when told that publishing lists of gun owners (CHL-holders) would provide criminals lists of homes from which to steal guns, the media (led in…
Victim zone robbery: Another Family Dollar gets hit
The Akron Beacon Journal is reporting that a Family Dollar discount store was robbed Thursday night after a man posing as a customer said he had a gun and demanded cash, police…
Letter to the Editor: Columnist had biased gun information
December 27, 2004 Cincinnati Enquirer In regard to the “Your voice” column “Let’s make peace one of our ‘values,’” (Dec. 20): The Brady organization is probably the most untruthful anti-gun outfit extant….
Letter to the Editor: Push to ban guns puts citizens, city at risk
December 24, 2004 Columbus Dispatch According to The Dispatch, motor vehicles kill more law-enforcement officers than guns (Dispatch article, Dec. 12). According to recent testimony by Columbus Police Lt. Stephen Schwab at…