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Written by Harry Bryan
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Tuesday, 26 June 2007 00:13 |
Ohioans For Concealed Carry is organizing a response to the June 26 actions of The Sandusky Register and managing editor Matt Westerhold, after their recent decision to print blanket lists of Ohio CHL holders' names, age, and county of residence, from four northwest Ohio counties.
Jeff Garvas, President of OFCC, is in contact with other gun rights organizations to enlist their support and assistance. The organized response will include a letter writing campaign and a directed effort to communicate with the ad sponsors of the Register in order to educate them about the despicable and dangerous practice of of "outing" people who have undergone training, passed a rigorous background check, been fingerprinted, and received a Concealed Handgun License from their county sheriff.
Mr. Garvas has released a statement saying,
"Sandusky Newspapers Inc. and The Sandusky Register should immediately demand the resignation of managing editor Matt Westerhold for his role in putting the lives, homes, and lawfully-owned firearms of countless citizens in Northwest Ohio at risk of violence or theft."
"When newspaper management chooses to put a juicy headline controversy with no journalistic news worthy content ahead of the safety of the public, the only acceptable answer is to terminate their employment post haste."
"Ohioans For Concealed Carry and its supporters intend to send that
message to the owners of the paper by targeting advertisers and
encouraging them to pull advertising until this dangerous course of action is reversed and an apology is made to those citizens whose privacy has already been violated by the paper".
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Written by Mike Kinsey
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Wednesday, 20 June 2007 00:45 |
The Cleveland Plain Dealer has published an article reporting on the fact that many senior citizens choose to carry a handgun for personal defense. The account does a fair job of explaining two things. First, it describes how some senior citizens realize they are at a disadvantage to younger, faster, stronger criminals that prey on our streets. Second, it accurately depicts the illogical, elitist, and dangerous mentality of anti-gun zealots that want to tell a 75 year old woman that she shouldn't be able to protect herself effectively and should be left to duke it out with a 22 year old 6'2" 230 lb crack addict.
"You are out in a park, riding a bicycle trail and all of a sudden you're confronted by a drug addict who would kill you for $5," Geis [a licensed senior] said. "Are you going to sit there and say, 'Boy, I hope the police show up?'...
Seniors make up 40 percent to 50 percent of students at concealed-carry license certification classes at the Phoenix Center in Painesville, said Mike McKenney, who runs the 12-hour courses. Some are recent victims of violent crime, he said.
"An 87-year-old woman with a gun is equal to anybody," McKenney said...
Jeff Garvas, president of Ohioans for Concealed Carry, said seniors should consider carrying a gun because criminals can interpret their physical weakness as an opportunity. John R. Lott, author of the book "More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun-Control Laws," said guns are a safer method of self-defense for seniors because they may run slower or have less strength...
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Written by Terry Jeffries
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Tuesday, 19 June 2007 23:55 |
While we here in Ohio still have the right to keep and bear arms, our friends in Illinois appear to simply have the right to remain silent. Without our vigilance, we will eventually share their fate. This story can be found on the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA)website.
ISRA Press Release:
ISRA Asks Senator Kotowski to Explain State Police Infringements on First Amendment Rights of Illinois Gun Owners:
CHICAGO, June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released
today by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA):
The ISRA is expressing great concern over reports that Illinois State
Police (ISP) detectives have been visiting the homes of people who phoned
or faxed Sen. Dan Kotowski (D-Park Ridge) to express opposition to gun
control legislation sponsored by the senator. The ISRA has recently
conducted a thorough investigation into one complaint, and is gathering
additional information on as many as several dozen other reported incidents
of police questioning citizens who have spoken out against gun control
legislation.
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Written by Jeff Garvas
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Friday, 15 June 2007 01:52 |
There is no doubt that Damon Wells, the Cleveland man forced to shoot a neighborhood punk in self-defense, is apprehensive and remorseful for his part in the ordeal. In testimony given in a hearing Thursday the Plain Dealer reported that Wells stared at the floor while recounting the ordeal.
In the end Arthur Buford's accomplice in the attempted robbery, Mardale Williams, was sent to adult court to face charges in his friend's death.
We learn from the testimony that Wells did everything he could to avert the situation. He tried to de-escalate the violence by telling the two thugs he recognized them from the neighborhood in an attempt to either earn some respect or create the fear that Wells could identify them later. Despite his efforts Bufford wouldn't back down.
Thats when Wells, pretending to go for his wallet, drew his concealed firearm and shot Bufford, who was within arms reach. Prosecutors state that Williams had already been involved in a number of robberies in the neighborhood and concluding that he was a part of this one isn't much of a stretch.
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Written by Mike Kinsey
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Thursday, 14 June 2007 00:36 |
On June 14, both bodies of the Ohio General Assembly introduced necessary legislative bills that clarify self-defense laws and when it is justified for someone to protect their life or the lives of others.
Senator Steve Buehrer has put forth Senate Bill 184 and Representative Lynn Wachtmann has introduced House Bill 264. Both aim to bring a version of the nationally known Castle Doctrine to Ohio that self-defense rights activists have long worked towards. You may recall that very similar "Stand Your Ground" legislation was in the Ohio Assembly last year before the calendar expired and it was not moved upon.
The Castle Doctrine as introduced would bring two very important and necessary clarifications to Ohio law:
First, it states that the victim of a violent attack that was forced to defend himself/herself with justified means can not be pursued in civil court for any injuries suffered by the violent attacker. HB264 as written says:
A person who properly establishes the affirmative defense of self-defense or defense of another is not liable in damages to any person in a tort action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly caused by the person while acting in self-defense or defense of another.
This is a long overdue attempt to legislate common sense in saying that someone who is about to kill or cause grave bodily harm can not sue for damages if they are injured while being stopped.
Second, both bills recognize a victim's right to self-defense if a violent attacker is forcibly breaking into your home or is about to cause death or serious injury anywhere the intended victim has a right to be. HB264 as written says:
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