Alliance Review highlights rural vs. urban CCW debate
In their coverage of the passage of HB12, the Alliance Review brings the issue of rural vs. urban voting on concealed carry reform to light.
"Supporters said the issue is important and beneficial to both rural and urban areas, but agreed there is a lot of support for the issue in rural areas, saying that in rural areas, police cannot be everywhere.
According to state Rep. Keith Faber, R-Celina, many rural police believe a neighbor is more likely to be their first backup in some situations in rural areas.
There are simply no compelling, logical or statistical reasons to deny Ohioans the kind of gun rights already held by the vast majority of the nation, Aslanides said."
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