WDTN: "Gun Advocates Wish to Carry Weapons on RTA Buses"

OFCC's Senate Disctrict 10 Coordinator Larry S. Moore participated in an on-camera interview with Dayton's WDTN last Friday. A short summary of the news report is available on the news channel's website.

After a violent downtown riot you saw first on 2 -- gun advocates think it's time to let RTA passengers to protect themselves.

Larry Moore, a representative for Ohioans for Concealed Carry, says gun owners should be able to carry weapons on RTA buses. He says he's prepared to take the battle to court. “Ohio law clearly provides Government buildings are posted but not public places and I believe the bus is a public place not a building. It might take a court case to prove that.”

Some people we talked to last night say allowing bus passengers to carry guns may only lead to more problems downtown.

According to Senator Randy Gardner's office, the Ohio Attorney General's office has taken a firm position when it comes to "no-guns" signs posted on busses.

In an email response to a CCW advocate in April 2004, Sen. Gardner's office said the following:

"The AG's office is under the belief that public busses are not exempted and that local ordinances can't override state law."

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