1 in 6 packing heat, some during sessions

The Associated Press

One in six Indiana lawmakers has a permit to carry a firearm, and some even pack their guns when they walk onto the floor of the Indiana House and Senate, The Journal Gazette reported Sunday.

These pistol-packing politicians have no problem with the availability of weapons in the Statehouse, and some even welcome the guns given the lax security at the state Capitol.

"If someone opens fire from the balcony, I want all the guns I can shooting back," said Rep. Matthew Whetstone, whose small .22-caliber pistol weighs no more than a set of keys in his pants pocket.

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The Dayton Daily News has printed two more letters to the editor debating the merits of concealed carry reform. And unless there are two "Jaime Pacheco"'s in the Dayton area, the anti-CCW letter comes from none other than Wright State University Medical Department's Associate Professor, Chief, Hematology/Oncology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

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Submitted by an OFCC supporter to www.OhioCCW.org:

Apparently some residents don't trust the police in Cleveland. That's what the Plain Dealer article says about the failed police union bid to equip officers with .40 cal Glocks to replace the 9mm guns. The article goes on to say that bigger guns (bigger bullets) aren't politically realistic.

But that's not the real reason for scrapping the proposal. The Cleveland Safety Director explained the situation:

(from the article) Saturday, 08/02/2003
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But Safety Director James Draper sees no reason to change. The kind of guns police use now - 9mm semiautomatics - are so dependable that two-thirds of the police departments in the country use them, Draper said.

"It was not a political issue. It was a safety issue," Draper said. "My concern is our police officers don't get hurt and die and neither do our citizens. These weapons have worked well since we've had them."
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It's nice to know that the Safety Director is concerned about the criminals that the police are shooting. Or, is he saying that police don't always shoot only at criminals?

Perhaps similar logic is being used by politicians to discourage CCW by ordinary citizens.
Criminals could get hurt!

I suggest you read the Plain Dealer article and draw your own conclusions.