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| Letter to the Editor: Dem. Senator's aide in the market for a carry gun |
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| Written by Jeff Garvas | |
| Wednesday, 21 May 2003 | |
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A letter to the editor in the May 19 Zanesville Times-Recorder gives an interesting account of a recent trip to a Columbus sporting goods store: "Last Friday I was in a sporting goods store in Columbus, buying some things for a fishing trip... At the counter was a young lady looking at carry guns. I noticed what she, and the sales guy were looking at. "Too small." I said. "Don't buy anything smaller than a .45 cal." "But they are so big," she said. "Look at this," I said (doing the guy's job for him.) "These are the compact models for concealed-carry. You might also look at the titanium .38 special + P, it is light, and will get the job done." She said, "You seem to know a lot about carry guns!" I told her that I had a carry permit from the state I moved from, and that I was trying to do my part to see that we get a good carry law in this state. She told me she had read the whole proposed bill, and how bad the Senate had screwed it up [last December]. She then told me she worked for a Senator - a Democrat - then she paused, and said, "not one of the gun grabbers! We are all for, and want a carry law, but a good one." That was good to hear. Bill Carper Philo This is no time to get over-confident...but it is always nice to hear that a Senator's aide seems to think Ohio law may soon recognize her Constitutional right to self-defense. |
