[Ninj500]

FYI for those in and around Columbus.

PRESS RELEASE

COLUMBUS AREA OPEN CARRY DAY

Sunday, OCTOBER 12th at 2:00 p.m.

WHAT: Local organizers in Columbus Ohio will be holding a "Defense"
Walk, at which local activists interested in protesting Senate President
White and Governor Bob Taft's obstruction of concealed carry legislative
reform will "openly carry" their sidearms on a walk through the
neighborhood.

WHY: This "Defense"Walks is intended to offer Ohioans a "visual display"
of the choice Ohioans and legislators have before them as a result of the
Supreme Court ruling: open carry, with no training, background checks or
"defenseless victim" zones, as is current law; OR a more subtle form of
exercising the right to self-defense - concealed carry, as would be made law
with passage of House Bill 12. The Ohio Supreme Court recently upheld the
practice of "open carry" in Klein v. Leis. If Republican leadership in the
Senate continues to obstruct this legislation in the name of Party
solidarity, as Ohio Sen. Carnes recently put it, Ohioans are ready and
willing to exercise our fundamental right to bear arms for self-defense by
carrying our firearms openly.

WHERE & WHEN:

Sunday, October 12, 2003:

COLUMBUS area "Defense" Walk in Gahanna -

2:00 p.m. Safety meeting, "Defense" Walk to follow immediately thereafter:

Staging area: Veterans Memorial in Gahanna, just off Mill and Granville Rd.

GERARD VALENTINO - gvalentino@prodigy.net - cell phone number 614-778-4874
and
BOB MAROLDY - RSMar@aol.com

[falconer]

I'd show up for that, but I'll be shooting at Tusco on the 12th.

Gahanna is a good choice. Their chief is pro-ccw.

[StonerStudent]

If you mean to carry openly a firearm in public. That would be a big mistake, The media would have a field day, even if they where unloaded I think you could get popped for a Branishing bust.I would be up for a march but not armed in anyway.

[Pheonix]

Stonerstudent, If you are over 21 your chances of getting arrested and convicted for doing this by yourself or in a group are slim. I am still trying to find all the laws. If you are walking down the street, open carrying, and not near a school and obaying everyother law including jay walking you will be (99.9%) fine. You can participate in the march without carrying!!

[Henry Bowman]

Here is what we did in Cincinnati (from a rabidly anti perspective). CityBeat Magazine (http://joe.the-eatons.com/OhioCCW/Cincy_Walk/City_Beat_BS.pdf) :rolleyes:

[StonerStudent]

It maybe legal to carry openly. as in no law against it. But as you pointed out,but only IF you don't break any other laws [Branishing, insiting a panick,mencing etc.] Also if you have 100 armed people walking down a city street what is the media going to say about it [remember the militia groups] the media is going to spin this against us and all 2nd amendment groups as nut balls and a threat.

[Ebbtide]

StonerStudent,

Get on board with the program:

http://www.ofcc.net/

BTW: Welcome!

ehenz

[StonerStudent]

I'm not surpised CityBeat hated it, What did the mainstream media say about it?........I'm with the program.... I hate gun laws bad as anybody.I 'm going to have the kiss my chief LEO's ??? just to get his sign off on a SBR soon.

[Henry Bowman]

Some somewhat less biased media coverage in Cincinnati:

See Here. (http://www.fogus.net/WP/Download.nsf/Carry?OpenPage)

[Atticus]

I live in Gahanna. The police chief here is VERY pro- gun- and was carrying a 1911 last time I saw him. A few years back during "Gahanna days" (or sumpin like that), the local PD had their own triathalon of sorts, where they ran on foot - then rode bikes to the local park, and finished with a rapid fire pistol competition in said park. Blew my mind. You have to realize how urban it is here to appreciate that. Hasn't been repeated though, to my knowledge. But I predict more PD encouragement than not.

[standingbear]

who knows...maybe itll catch and get concealed carry to finally pass in occupied ohio.glad gahanna has a sensable chief.some other places dont,they would freak.i cant imagine what would happen if someone tried it here.havnt met the chief.

[Atticus]

Open carry “protests” are really ironic. How many protest's involve doing what the Government tells you CAN and HAVE to do? And yet we all feel guilty about it, and fear doing it because of repercussions from employers, etc.