Patrick Havas carried two pistols and a Taser.

State campaigns fund their own security, since no agency protects sub-federal candidates.

Open, unticketed county fairs like this one give candidates zero screening or metal detectors.

Havas faces a court decision on charges six weeks before Ohio votes November 3.

How each outlet framed it

drawn from 100+ reports worldwide

Al Jazeera Online
Newsweek
identifies assailant as registered Republican and licensed nurse, linking political affiliation to Democratic candidate attack

Sources: Al Jazeera Online, Newsweek