A Capital University Law Professor has responded to John J. Dononue III's letter to the editor (which contained at least one blatantly false statement) with a letter of his own.

Whether or not the Dispatch's anti-CCW editorial board chooses to print the letter, you can read it here, by clicking on the "Read More..." link below.

UPDATE! The Dispatch printed Dr. Mayer's letter in the Friday, June 13 edition. Click here to read the letter in the Columbus Dispatch (subscription site - paid access only).

I recently sent Senator Robert Schuler (7th District) a letter concerning HB. 12. In my letter to the senator I explained that my vote would be based on the ccw issue more so than any other issue in the legislator including the budget.

Here is a verbatim copy of the main paragraph of the senators reply letter.

"I'm in favor of concealed carry and supported it when I was a member of the House. I currently am a sponsor of Senate Bill 24, Senator Watchman's concealed carry legislation. I will support House Bill 12 without any restrictive changes to it and will vote for it when it comes before the full Senate."
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Last week, we reported about Trooper DeLong, a woman who has failed to qualify with her firearm on two separate occasions, has been suspended for abusing the law enforcement database for personal use, and has been fired (then reinstated) from a post at the Statehouse for sleeping while on duty.

We also told you about Trooper Burd, a three-time "trooper of the year" who has been fired from his job with the State Highway Patrol for conduct unbecoming an officer, after being charged with attacking several people in the parking lot of a Kenton bar, about 60 miles northwest of Columbus.

The latest example of an out-of-control Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper comes from Lucas County, where Trooper Rosemary Sullivan was fired for untruthfulness and conduct unbecoming an officer. Sullivan has been convicted, after firing her patrol-issued weapon into the air several times after quarreling with a neighbor's teenage son.

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