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| Tuesday, August 31 |
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Taft doesn't quite make it to prime
time (0) |
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Ohio CHL: ''Do what's right, rather
than what's easy'' (0) |
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2 frantic calls about stabbing in
progress; ''protection'' comes too late (0) |
| Monday, August 30 |
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NO SSN: Hamilton Co. CHL applicant
obtains license in 8 days (0) |
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NRA: DeWine and Voinovich ''out of
touch'' with Ohioans (0) |
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Op-Ed: Let Americans provide their
own security (0) |
| Sunday, August 29 |
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Friends don't let Ohio friends
carry on a non-resident permit (0) |
| Saturday, August 28 |
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Wanted teen breaks park rules/CCW
law; shoots self in Columbus park (0) |
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Home alone and defenseless, thanks
to Akron police (0) |
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Letter to the Editor: Clyde,
editors should know better (0) |
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Letter to the Editor: Change the
name of your list (0) |
| Thursday, August 26 |
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Evaluation: First 90 days with
Ohio's Concealed Carry Law (0) |
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Editorial: List of permit holders
shouldn't be a secret (0) |
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Plans for shooting range move ahead
despite noisy minority (0) |
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Letter to the Editor: Shooting
Blanks (0) |
| Wednesday, August 25 |
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Fifth Third customer reveals
conundrum facing defenseless victims (0) |
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Workplace victim zone: Cincy Kmart
shooting leaves 2 dead (0) |
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OFCC Picnic Agenda Announced
(0) |
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Anti-gun judge illegally
confiscates CHL-holder's firearm; defendant to appeal (0) |
| Tuesday, August 24 |
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Bureau of Workers' Comp snub: OFCC
members' concerns ''overblown'' (0) |
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VICTIM ZONES: Three Columbus Fifth
Thirds robbed in same day (0) |
| Monday, August 23 |
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''No-Guns'' truck stop robbed at
knife-point (0) |
| Thursday, August 19 |
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UNsafe: OH Workers' Comp
bureaucrats advise ''ban'' (0) |
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Columbus: Parties pick candidates
to run for positions on state Senate (0) |
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Op-Ed: Cities should have right to
ban guns from parks (0) |
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Plain Dealer: Business as usual,
even with guns (0) |
| Wednesday, August 18 |
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"Mum's the word" from Clyde
officials after judge halts ban (0) |
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Media exception to privacy
protections abused again (0) |
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Store owner: ''We're going to have
to start carrying guns to protect ourselves'' (0) |
| Tuesday, August 17 |
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Op-Ed: Kerry Sharpens Aim on Gun
Vote in Red States (0) |
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Man shot while mediating
dispute (0) |
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Middletown Fifth-Third bank latest
''no-guns'' business to be robbed (0) |
| Monday, August 16 |
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Letter to the Editor: Armed
citizens are first line of defense (0) |
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11 yr.-old raped in ''hell'';
otherwise known as a ''gun-free'' Toledo city park (0) |
| Sunday, August 15 |
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NRA-ILA Names OFCC Volunteer
Organization of the Year For 2003 (0) |
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List of cities removing illegal
signs continues to grow (0) |
| Saturday, August 14 |
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Temporary Emergency License system
in need of attention (0) |
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And they say criminals aren't smart
enough to profile their victims... (0) |
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Arrests made in ambush and murder
of CHL-holder Bill Singleton (0) |
| Friday, August 13 |
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Sheriffs find positive new use for
CHL equipment (0) |
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Clyde is sued over ban on guns in
parks (0) |
| Thursday, August 12 |
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FLASH: Temporary Restraining Order
issued against City of Clyde (0) |
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Ohioans For Concealed Carry Sues
City of Clyde Over Concealed Handgun Ban (0) |
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More than 600 Lucas Co.
CHL-holders' names published by Toledo freebie rag (0) |
| Wednesday, August 11 |
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More Ohioans use firearms to stop
crimes/ protect lives (0) |
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Several guns stolen from home
(0) |
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Letter to the Editor: A more valid
examination of Texas gun statistics (0) |
| Tuesday, August 10 |
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Double-standard: Privacy a right
for everyone but law-abiding gun owners (0) |
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Strike Two: Another PD editor tries
to justify discriminatory actions (0) |
| Monday, August 09 |
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''Paper Protection'' fails another
battered wife (0) |
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OFCC PAC announces 2004 Endorsements
Calls for making legislative improvements to Ohio's new concealed handgun license law started
almost the day it was passed. But know this - efforts to "reform the reform" will only be as
successful as are efforts to achieve victory in the November elections. We must protect our
"veto-proof" majority in the Ohio House, and we must change the makeup of the Ohio Senate, if we
are to make improvements to this law anytime before Bob Taft leaves office in 2006.
Please review the ENDORSEMENTS listed below, keeping in mind that candidate surveys have been
submitted to all House and Senate Candidates, and that a few final endorsements are
forthcoming:
Ohio House
2004
Ohio Senate
2004
It's time to GET INVOLVED! With your financial
contributions and volunteer
support, we will be able to ensure that future Ohio general assemblies protect and improve
upon Ohio's new concealed carry law.
Key Races
Needing Pro-Conceal Carry Reform Activism
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Safer parks in Clyde: Order that bars gun ban is
extended indefinitely
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September 2, 2004
Fremont News-Messenger
Unless the City of Clyde requests a hearing, a temporary court restraining order barring enforcement of
a ban on legally concealed weapons from public parks will continue indefinitely.
According to records from Sandusky County Common Pleas Court, Clyde City Solicitor Barry Bova consented
in a phone conversation to the extension of the original temporary restraining order imposed by Common
Pleas Judge Harry A. Sargeant, Jr. on Aug. 12.
A court hearing is not required "until and unless one or more of the defendants file a written demand
for a hearing," records show.
Sargeant's action was in response to a motion filed on behalf of Ohioans for Concealed Carry Inc., a
Second Amendment advocacy group based in Delaware, Ohio. Such a court action was anticipated since city
officials said they would not repeal the ban despite pressure from the advocacy group.
The Ohio concealed carry law lists places, including public buildings, where concealed weapons may be
banned. The law, which came into effect this year, does not list public parks among those places.
Related Stories:
Letter to the
Editor: Clyde, editors should know better
Op-Ed: Cities
should have right to ban guns from parks
"Mum's the word"
from Clyde officials after judge halts ban
Clyde is sued over
ban on guns in parks
Ohioans For
Concealed Carry Sues City of Clyde Over Concealed Handgun Ban
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FLASH: Shots fired by robber at ''no-guns'' First
Merit bank
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September 2, 2004
Akron Beacon
Journal
LAKEMORE - Police are investigating the Wednesday robbery of the FirstMerit Bank at 1502 Canton
Road.
Police said that a lone gunman wearing a black ski mask and sunglasses told tellers at 9 a.m. to put
money into a bag he had brought with him.
He fired a shot from a small-caliber semiautomatic pistol at one of the tellers, just missing her, then
ran north from the bank to Stinard Avenue, where an older model tan Toyota Camry was waiting for
him.
When two bank customers chased him, he fired shots at them, too, also missing.
While getting into the car, the dye pack with the money went off and he dropped the bag and money.
Commentary:
On July 22, following another First Merit robbery in Garfield Heights, a First Merit employee told
OFCC:
"Over and over we are robbed, and one day someone is going to be hurt or killed. But they will not
even consider the safety of their employees or their customers. They think and claim that they are,
but it never fails - this happens and they are helpless to stop it. This robbery is another perfect
example of them being helpless in protecting us, leaving us helpless to do it ourselves."
"We've tried and tried to tell them - posting signs will not keep out armed criminals, and may even
provide them incentive," remarked Jeff Garvas, OFCC President. "When it became clear that bank
management was unwilling to put the safety of their patrons ahead of imaginary liability concerns, OFCC
began the process of moving our accounts, just as many other Ohioans have moved their business away from
businesses who deny their self-defense rights. First Merit is proving to be a very unsafe place to do
business."
Ohio has one of the highest bank robbery rates in the nation. The Ohio Banker's League is distributing
instructions on how banks can ban CHL-holders. Did anyone honestly think the bank robbers would honor
the signs?
FirstMerit has been serving Northeastern Ohio for over 155 years, and purchased branches in Western
Pennsylvania in the past decade. Pennsylvania has had a concealed carry law since the late 80's, and up
until frustrated Ohio customers began pointing out the hypocracy, these stores have never been posted
with discriminatory signs.
Customer Contact Center - 1-888-554-4362
In the Akron area, please call 330-996-6025.
Email: customerservice@firstmerit.com.
(If you would like to hear back from a FirstMerit customer representative, please indicate that in your
message.)
Related Stories:
Another ''no-guns''
First Merit robbery; Branch once held OFCC's accounts
Medina victim sues man who
robbed her at First Merit ATM
First Merit:
Another armed robbery in ''gun-free'' bank
FIVE: FirstMerit
victim zone robbed again
Ironic timing for
FirstMerit bank to begin posting discriminatory signs
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Investigation of Shelby Co. Sheriff and Sidney Daily
News ongoing
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Ohioans For Concealed Carry continues to received requests for updates to the investigation of Shelby
Co. Sheriff Kevin O'Leary and Jeffrey Billiel, editor of Brown Publishing's Sidney Daily News.
On June 17, Miami Co. Prosecutor Gary Nasal was appointed special prosecutor by Shelby Co. Court of
Common Pleas Judge John D. Schmitt, to look into possible criminal violations by Shelby Co. Sheriff
Kevin O'Leary and Sidney Daily News editor Jeffrey Billiel, a Brown Publishing Co. employee.
Earlier that month, Sheriff O'Leary responded to a public records request from Billiel by releasing the
protected, private information about concealed handgun licenseholders. Billiel then published the
protected information in the Sidney Daily News.
Under Ohio law, the release or dissemination of information beyond name, county of residence, and date
of birth is considered a felony, and is subject to a $1000 fine, as well as civil action by each of the
87 inviduals who were violated.
Although little has been revealed publicly since Nasal's appointment, source tell OFCC that the case is
still being investigated, and is expected to be presented to a Grand Jury in the near future.
In the days following the actions of the Sheriff and newspaper editor, at least ten Ohio Concealed
Handgun License-holders contacted OFCC for advice on seeking legal recourse for damages related to the
release of their private, protected information. These people were referred to Attorney Ken Hanson with
the firm of Firestone and Brehm, Ltd., for legal help.
The special prosecutor is investigating allegations that Sheriff O'Leary "did release or otherwise
disseminate records that are confidential under Ohio Revised Code Section 2923.129(B)(1), and against
the peace and dignity of the State of Ohio, a fifth degree felony." The investigation is also examining
charges that O'Leary committed dereliction of duty and violated the civil rights of the 85
license-holders whose private information was disseminated. Those crimes are misdemeanors of the second
and first degree, respectively.
"When Governor Taft insisted on inserting this loophole at the eleventh hour, it was justified, in part,
by adding penalties for violating this same section," said attorney Ken Hanson. "My clients have asked
the [Shelby Co.] prosecutor to enforce these protections. This investigation will decide whether
violators will be held accountable, or whether Sheriff O'Leary and the Sidney Daily News will be Exhibit
A offered with legislation that will be introduced to repeal the media access loophole."
Related Stories:
Adding Insult to Injury: Sidney Daily News publishes more CHL-holders' names
BSSA tells O'Leary
''county of residence'' means ''county of residence
Special Prosecutor
Appointed to Investigate Release of Protected Records
Sidney Daily News
and Shelby Co. Sheriff maintain they committed no crimes
Shelby Co. Sheriff
releases CHL-holders' protected, private information to media
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Letter to the Editor: Do us a favor, ban the
rapists
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September 1, 2004
Port Clinton News Herald
If cities can guarantee safety in parks, then they can ban guns in the parks
This is in response to your editorial of Thursday, Aug. 19, in regards to cities having the right to ban
guns from parks. Once again the editors of The News-Messenger have demonstrated their bias and complete
lack of understanding of anything relevant to what they are writing about.
You say it is too bad that cities can ban skateboarding, grilling, loitering, walking a dog, being an
unlicensed vendor, riding a bike or driving a car and not ban guns. Where in the State or Federal
Constitutions are these things declared as guaranteed rights that shall not be infringed?
You were able to write that article because of your constitutionally protected right to freedom of the
press. Using only that very freedom with no evident understanding of the existence of any other rights,
you completely fail to realize the nature of the right to keep and bear arms. Thanks for demonstrating
your complete ignorance once again.
How about this: When cities can ban criminals, rapists, molesters, robbers, and attackers from their
parks, then they can ban guns. Also keep in mind that the cities will have to guarantee 100 percent that
these criminals, rapists, molesters, robbers, and attackers will never show up illegally once the ban is
put in place.
Or better yet, when cities can post the exact time and location of criminal activity in their parks,
then the law-abiding citizens can avoid those areas during those times.
Perhaps you should stick to reporting the facts and the news and stop trying to mislead your readers
with your biased opinions.
John Salyers
Port Clinton
EDITOR'S NOTE: In passing the concealed carry law, the state has, in fact, "infringed" on this right by
setting aside places such as businesses, bars, churches and public buildings of a municipality where
concealed weapons can be prohibited. We believe that list should also include city-owned parks.
Commentary:
Despite repeated requests, none of the newspaper editors, gun ban advocates, or anti-CCW legislators
have provided any proof of the need for city parks to be listed among the victim zones. Note that the
editors ignored another opportunity to do so here, by ignoring the entire focus of this well-reasoned
letter.
Related Stories:
Letter to the
Editor: Clyde, editors should know better
Op-Ed: Cities
should have right to ban guns from parks
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Op-Ed: Pistols and rifles and cans, oh, my!
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August 29, 2004
The Daily Camera
by Jon Caldara
The so-called assault-weapons ban is about to sunset. About time.
It was one of the goofiest gun laws on the books. It outlawed guns because they look mean � the perfect
law for a superficial world.
The assault-weapons ban was racial profiling for guns.
Before we start, you should know I used to be like you when it came to firearms. I had a religious-like
hatred of guns. In fact, I was a member of the anti-gun organization Handgun Control Inc.
It was a long slow, conversion for me, spurred by the patient influence of my older brother Paul, who
bought a gun. We weren't raised with guns. I thought he was nuts.
He slowly taught me guns don't have free will. Mean-looking guns are not actually mean. We'd argue back
and forth about gun-violence statistics and gun policy. Which just led me to do my own research and
reach my own conclusions � guns are not evil, only people are.
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