As the grassroots effort to draw attention to the absurdity of the Supreme Court ruling rolls across the state in the form of open carry 'Defense' Walks, organizers have met with overwhelming support from the local governments. The Mayor of Gahanna made an appearance at the Columbus-area Walk, and Chief of Police Dennis Murphy was most helpful and supportive. In Lima, Allen County Sheriff Dan Beck helped plan the Walk route, and walked side-by-side with organizer Charlie Triplett. In Xenia, more of the same offered by public officials there. Organizers for next week's walks in Manchester, Swanton (Toledo-area), and Lorain (Cleveland-area) have all reported similarly.

And then there's Youngstown.

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