...looks who's famous....

[Frohickey]

Ohio Defense Walks

Look who's mug is at the bottom of the page?

 

[sm]

Word is she IS the real deal...I heard that somewhere

attagirlrunt

 

[cuchulainn]

Any prudent person carrying a loaded handgun should be a little uncomfortable. It represents a risk of instant injury or death. Carrying it concealed doesn't remove that risk; it just hides it from everyone else, which isn't fair to law-abiding citizens who may not want to expose themselves or their children to the potential deadliness of loaded guns. When a gun is carried openly, those around the carrier at least have the choice to remove themselves from the vicinity of the gun. Concealed guns take away that choice.

 

[C.R.Sam]

Looks like another theft of a copyrighted image....

Sam.

 

[Don Gwinn]

Sam, the site carrying the picture is a pro-ccw group in Ohio. The quote above was from an article by an anti-gun group, which was only quoted on the site.

Thus, the people using the picture are pro-gunners using it to further the cause, which is allowed under Oleg's conditions.

 

[C.R.Sam]

Don...
No credit, contrary to the stipulation on Oleg's site.

And it appears to be in support of the editorial by Lori O'Neil, President local MMM. Against concealed carry.

Sam

 

[sm]

Sam is right, I didn't read the whole page either. Yeah Sam I know. "Walk down slowly..."

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Picture is next to this letter:
http://www.ofccpac.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=866
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WALKS SHOW CONCEALED CARRY IS UNNEEDED

Wednesday, October 22, 2003
EDITORIAL & COMMENT 16A

The "defense walks'' that Ohio's gun supporters have staged the past few weekends offer the best proof yet that Ohio's current law banning the carrying of concealed guns works ("Protesters openly carry guns in bid to carry concealed ones,'' Dispatch article, Oct. 13).

Gun proponents are finding that when they strap on their handguns and parade around town, no one bothers them. Isn't that the point of carrying a loaded handgun openly? To prevent others from bothering you? The gun lobby's hope is that these public handgun displays will persuade the General Assembly to pass the stalled bill allowing the concealed carry of handguns.

Supporters of a concealed-carry law claim that their rights to self-protection are compromised by the ban on carrying a hidden gun. But what could be more of a deterrent to violent crime than the sight of a person carrying a gun openly? In case of attack by a violent criminal, an openly carried gun is far more accessible than one that is stuffed in a pocket or purse.

Statements by the gun lobby that carrying openly is uncomfortable or socially unacceptable won't wash. If those in the pro-gun camp genuinely are concerned for their safety, they should be willing to deal with a little disapproval from their fellow citizens.

Any prudent person carrying a loaded handgun should be a little uncomfortable. It represents a risk of instant injury or death. Carrying it concealed doesn't remove that risk; it just hides it from everyone else, which isn't fair to law-abiding citizens who may not want to expose themselves or their children to the potential deadliness of loaded guns. When a gun is carried openly, those around the carrier at least have the choice to remove themselves from the vicinity of the gun. Concealed guns take away that choice.

I hope the gun walks will make concealed-carry proponents more comfortable with their guns, calm their fears of their fellow citizens and finally convince them that they already have a legal way to protect themselves.

LORI A. O'NEILL
President
Greater Cleveland chapter
Million Mom March
Chagrin Falls

 

[c_yeager]

I couldnt find this editorial on the Columbus's webpage. But, the pictures looks like it is linked directly from Oleg's site. It seems to me that the pro-gun page inserted the picture into the article themselves. Probably as a means of making an (appropriate) editorial comment.

 

[C.R.Sam]

Just learned that they had Oleg's permission.
They certainly formatted it funny when they wrapped the anti editorial around the pic.

Sam

 

[jimpeel]

I'd like to know more about this little tidbit from the story:

since most people are not trained in retention techniques to be used if someone tries to gain control of their firearm (such as the handful of anti-gun protestors in Cincinnati did to 'Defense' Walkers there).