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2009 OFCC Calendar
| Cincinnati Homicide Crisis |
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| Written by Jeff Garvas | |
| Thursday, 10 April 2003 | |
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The plight of Cincinnatians continues, as law-abiding citizens there continue to suffer (with the rest of Ohio) from the denial of their self-defense rights. As we have previously reported, Cincinnatians are under a violent crime seige. Cincinnati has recorded two more homicides in the past two days -- bringing the total for the year to 23 and putting the city on a pace for a record 84 homicides this year. The all-time record, according to Cincinnati's Homicide Unit, was 81 homicides in 1971. Compare this to Indianapolis, in a state where concealed carry has been legal for 70 years. The homicide rate has declined steadily for the past four years - from 130 to 83 last year. Yet Indy is the 13th largest city in the nation, with a population DOUBLE that of Cincinnati. Every day that Ohio's Republican leadership waits to pass concealed carry reform increases the defenseless victim list in our state, and forces otherwise law-abiding citizens into making a choice between facing felony arrest or being unable to defend themselves. This simply should not be. Click here to read the entire story in the Cincinnati Post. |
