Concealed carry supporter glad to see clarification appear in Athens News

August 5, 2004
Athens News

I see that you have published a clarification to the supposed "road-rage" incident involving Dr. Jeffrey McAdoo, and I want to thank you for doing so (The NEWS, Aug. 2).

I have very low regard for reporters in general, but the fact that you chose to publish this correction speaks well for you, in my humble opinion. Since I have only read the correction in the online version, I can only hope that you gave the clarification the same prominence that you gave the original story.

If not, the uninformed member of the public was left with the grossly incorrect impression that Chad Baus, and Ohioans for Concealed Carry by extension, endorsed a very disproportionate response to an unknown, and possibly non-existent, threat.

I can assure you that neither Chad, OFCC, nor the rest of us Ohio CHL holders endorse anything other than reasonable responses by all parties involved (including the police and prosecutors, if necessary) in evaluating events.

Jeff Smith
Cincinnati

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