By Chad D. Baus
"Guns don't belong in public parks." Anti-gun extremists and their media accomplices have repeated the "fact" many times over in effort to get the general public to believe it.
As recently as last week, Toby Hoover, who often appears to be a one-woman show at the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, told The BG News that she disputes the notion that anyone might need to defend themselves in a public park. "Parks are made for kids going to swing and play ball," she said.
As the article continues, Hoover further mocks gun owners (many of whom are past victims of violent crime, attempting to hide from an abusive former spouse, etc.), saying she notices that gun owners have "an extra measure of fear than a lot of people."
Buckeye Firearms Association has already documented any number of proofs that would cause a prudent person to make plans to defend themselves in a public park (see the many news stories linked at the end of this article). The Columbus Dispatch has just documented one more.
From the Dispatch story, entitled Deer, people on collision course - Attack on dog a sign of deer populating parks:
The ungodly yelp sent a shiver down Georgina Dodge's back.