The Toledo Blade has printed an excellent letter to the editor addressing the exploitation of the CWRU shooting by anti-self-defense extremists.

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An Ohio police officer and former Marine has copied us on a letter he submitted to the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice.

In the letter, Officer Douglas debunks any notion that Ohioans may exercise their constitutional right to self-defense by carrying a firearm "openly", by informing Senators that he was trained in police academy to charge persons doing so with disorderly conduct or inciting panic.

Mr Douglas also concurred with Gahanna Police Chief Murphy and Deputy Chief Rinehart, who testified that loading and unloading a firearm to comply with "victim zone" or parking lot bans is unsafe.

Senator Austria,

My name is Matt Douglas. I work as a Police Officer for [two city police departments] and also do off-duty security in the greater Cleveland area. I am also a former Marine Infantryman.

I am writing this email to tell you that I support concealed carry in Ohio as HB12 is worded, as no citizen can open carry without fear of arrest for inciting panic or disorderly conduct in most areas of the state. Also, I feel that the fears expressed by OHP and the FOP are groundless and have told them my opinion.