Supporters of concealed carry plan Defense Walk on Sunday

XENIA - Local concealed carry supporters will hold Defense Walks statewide to protest Sen. Doug White and Gov. Bob Taft's obstruction of the concealed-carry legislation on Sunday.

The walk is intended to offer a visual display of support for the legalization of concealed carry permits by openly wearing their firearms through the neighborhood.

Organizers cite the Supreme Court ruling of Klien vs. Leis, which upheld open carry, as right to self-defense.

A safety meeting will be held at 1 p.m. and the walk will follow, starting at the parking lot on Church Street in downtown Xenia.

It is one block off Detroit Street and two blocks south of the courthouse.

For more information, call Larry Moore at 675-6464.

Click here to read the story in the Xenia Gazette.

Click here for the current schedule of "Defense" Walks, directions and contact information, and also for more details on future Walks.