Cincinnati Enquirer columnist: ''You have the right to carry''
Cincinnati Enquirer columnist Peter Bronson has published an excellent piece in today's paper, and really hits home on several key issues:
"Ohio is unarmed. Many expect the court to rule likewise: Ohio's ban on packing violates the simple language in the state constitution. Makes sense. How can Ohio residents "bear arms for their defense and security" if they have to leave their guns at home or locked in the trunk of their car?"
"Thanks mainly to Gov. Taft, who ran as an advocate of CCW and then flip-flopped and now threatens to veto the law (emphasis added), Ohio looks like an island of stupidity surrounded by a sea of gun-rights sanity."
The article is not without a minor complaint, however. Cincinnati's Rep. Seitz, while pressing for passage of HB12, is quoted as saying a Vermont-style Ohio "really will be the Wild West, with no training, no background checks and no law at all."
While we understand Rep. Seitz may be trying to put the pressure on those who oppose HB12 to consider the alternative, we wish he'd avoid resorting to the kind of rhetoric that the gun grabbers use. The truth is, an Ohio after a Supreme Court ruling would look much like Vermont has for the past century.
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