"In the March 18 issue of The Advocate, there was a letter addressing the proposed Ohio concealed weapons law. I no longer live in Ohio, having moved to Florida. I have a concealed weapons permit and do carry a weapon.

It has been shown since the implementation of this law that the crime rate on senior citizens here in Florida has fallen. The Ohio Highway Patrol and the public need not get paranoid over this proposed law becoming law. Crimes are committed by criminals not by the general public. As a rule, the police cannot prevent crime. However, citizens carrying a concealed weapon are in a much better position to prevent crimes on their person than are the police."

Jerry Gall
Florida

Ed. Note: Mr. Gall's letter was printed in the Newark Advocate on Friday, April 25. His letter (which has been edited) also revealed a misunderstanding that Ohio's HB12 would required gun registration. To access a Fact vs. Fiction analysis of HB12, click here.

Boyd Allen Tucker, the Democratic candidate for the 3rd Ward Troy City Council seat, has been charged with carrying a concealed weapon in connection to a March 31 incident in front of his Race Street home.

Tucker, of 19 W. Race St., admitted Thursday he had the weapon but said he was attempting to help a man who had been "jumped" and was being beaten on the sidewalk of 22 W. Race St., across the street from his house.

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If only Mr. Tucker had listened to the Ohio Supreme Court oral arguments, and secured his firearm in the open...he certainly wouldn't have been charged for any crime then, right?

Click here to read the entire story in the Troy Daily News.

David Volk of Blissfield Michigan wrote a letter to the editor which appears in Friday's Toledo Blade. Volk says his state is more civilized because it recognizes his right to self-defense.

Since we're Buckeye fans at OFCC PAC, it's hard to say this, but...David's right - Michigan (or West Virginia, or Pennsylvania, or Indiana, or Kentucky) IS a better place to live for law-abiding people who want to protect themselves.

Perhaps that's why Ohio's border counties have experienced the lions-share of Ohio's population decline in the past few years. Move across just the border and win your rights back. Not a bad deal. Perhaps the Ohio General Assembly needs to consider the economic impact of loosing those residents to our right-to-carry neighbors, as they struggle to balance the budget.

Click here to read the entire letter to the editor in the Toledo Blade.

Medina resident John J. Myers has written an excellent letter to the editor" in the Cleveland Plain Dealer addressing Ohio's status as one of only 6 states that denies its citizens the right to defend themselves, family and home with a firearm. John is fed up with the fact that, according to that city's police chief, Medina has become ''easy pickings'' for armed robbers".

Paradoxically, a second letter writer points out that an AK-47 was used in a recent New Orleans school shooting, and argues that the incident gives reason to uphold the assault weapons ban. Uh...let's think that one over...the ban became law 10 years ago...and the shooting happened 10 days ago. How can that be? Wasn't the ban supposed to prevent such crimes?

Law enforcement bureaucrats like the OHP's Capt. John Born, and liberal media editorial writers like ThisWeek's Vince Dunbar say we shouldn't defend ourselves, but rather need to "let the professionals do the threatening."

Friday's Akron Beacon Journal contains yet another story about people who depended on the professionals for a neighbor's defense.

Mother of four dead; 40 minute response time despite multiple 911 calls

Here are some other recent examples:

Multiple restraining orders fail to restrain; Hamilton County woman dies

Killing: 911 Response too late

Akron: Yet another attack after ''restraining'' order fails to restrain

Dial 911 & Die

On the other hand, here are two examples of 911 callers who didn't wait for the "professionals" to defend themselves:

Off-duty Summit sheriff's deputy shoots suspected intruder at his house
*In the Canton Repository's Friday poll question, relating to this story, 72% say they'd do the same as this off-duty deputy did.

Robbery suspect forced to dial 911 at homeowner's gunpoint

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