FB:
I've spent roughly the last year keeping track of mom. She had an argument with a piece of steak last May and has been in and out of the hospital since. At 91, it's been kind of interesting.... (She's 91. I just feel that way some days
.)
IAC, she's doing fine - we were out for supper last night - her first time out in some months. Naturally, it was raining and snowing, and guess who has to put the wheelchair in the trunk, etc.
Anyway, we don't really disagree.... My concern is in two areas. Too much "reaction" by the PD is the first. The local kids have enough time and resources to respond to all kinds of stuff during the day watch. (They're short on money right now and may have to cut back, though.) It's kind of interesting when the MDT lights up with "You're Going To DIE!" when they run a CHL holder's registration.... (That was fixed - wild when OH's CHL program kicked on in 2004, though.)
The City PD, OTOH, are lucky they've got cars, and wouldn't have Officers if this wasn't the Rust Belt. They sometimes can't respond to "I've got two BG's on the ground at gunppoint." (Or so it's said by a buddy who's spent some weekends trying to catch a guy that wants to burn down the neighborhood.) The result is that some PD's will do a full court press on a "man with a gun" call without thinking about it. Drop by the OFCC board (
http://www.ohioccw.org) and look at the forums area.
I really think that common sense on the PD's part would probably be all that's needed. There are two cases on the OFCC board of interest. The first is over a year old, and involves a Felony Stop on a guy reported to be wearing two
unconcealed Bersas at a gas station. (Dan Sayers. Open carry is legal in OH, if a little risky.) Dan was a pizza driver, and worked a really bad area. OH's idiotic plain sight made uncovering when in the car, and covering up when getting out enough of a PITA that he just tended to leave things open. Somebody called him in, and the local PD (Oregon OH) grabbed him up a few blocks away. Here's where it gets upsetting. The Officers on-scene reacted a little badly (Dan didn't keep his mouth shut either) and after some consultation found out that Oregon OH had a "no weapons" ordinance. They confiscated the guns (and the holsters?!), and cited him on that basis. Oregon still has the guns. (OH's new HB347 blows that Oregon ordinance away, but it's not retroactive.)
Another case - still pending too, but too recent to really comment on, runs similarly. This one sounds like "Contempt of Cop", too.
The other concern is more important to the general public. If a drug dealer sets up across the street, there are some serious hazards should you try to get the local PD to take action. Even if you walk around wearing two Bersas, the BG's may not be deterred, and should you act in your own defense, OH's very fuzzy Castle Doctrine (
inside your own home), makes it nearly as dangerous as letting the guys sell the drugs. "Rat on your neighbor" can open up some nasty consequences where the PD (and the Citizen) can't defend.
The approach should be "turn in criminals".... With some protection for those who make legitimate complaints, and some protection for those who need to defend themselves....
Turning in "me", OTOH, since I'm not a protected minority, and don't have any criminal record, means that I may end up in a world of (legal and financial) hurt, and the caller won't be at any risk.
Robert Hairless: Sorry if I upset you.... To some extent I was razzing you.... What I meant was that if you call in Sarah Brady and the other criminal and terrorist friendly folks (like Rosie O'Donnell, Chuch Schumer, etc.), they're not likely to ever hear of the call, or at least the PD won't bother. Call in the guy down the block with a beard, and plan on seeing how many black & whites the local PD has.... He's not "priveleged".... The sign in question is too general. We all know that it means "support Bloomberg".... (One of my buddies' gun store got hit by his Felons.... I gotta support him by buying a couple more guns.)
The ArchDuke: Even if the sign is fake, the attitude isn't. Maybe not "right there", but just look at the threads about Bloomberg and "illegal guns"....
Regards,
