I haven't heard anything from the Chief Ranger. I have been a little side tracked with my detention in the City park. Which I think will have some effect on the Chief Ranger later on.
It seems that some political subdivisions/entities are too stupid and/or stubborn to bring their firearms regulations into compliance with ORC 9.68. (Statewide pre-emption.)
Letters an e-mails have been sent, telephone calls have been made to these cities, park districts, and the like, and it only helps a certain percentage of the time. My belief is that this will never completely stop until the first time a mayor (or other official of equivalent rank) goes to prison and perhaps gets anally raped for flagrant disregard of ORC 9.68
I feel that more organized open carries are necessary. Once a month, different cities / political subdivisions (parks) around the state. The last 'sponsered' OC for me was Northwood. After that, Cleveland. That was miserable. Anybody know an organization that sponsors OC walks any more?
I've always thought the OC walks were useful too. In fact I've suggested something even a bit bolder at OFCC to get our point across...I refer to it as "The Day Of 100 Open Carry Sightings".
The idea would be to pick a city that has been the unfriendliest to OCers and organize an effort to have as many of us as possible, singly or in groups of two or three, be spotted OC'ing all over the town in question, making sure to be visible enough that the local police get swarmed with calls to their dispatch. Of course in most instances, by the time they'd show up those toters would likely be gone. And if the OCers were still present they'd have audio/video equipment, and of course carefully pointing out that what they were doing was indeed legal. Any arrests of those individuals would very likely make for some expensive payouts in the future of the town in question.
By the next day OFCC (or whatever group did this) could send a press release of sorts to that city, with copies to the local media outlets explaining what had happened, and our willingness to do it again.
By having those individuals (as opposed to one large group) acting in this manner, no parade permit/prior notification to the 'burg would be needed to stay "legit" per local ordinances.
Only problem would be organizing the event outside of a forum that is doubtless monitored by certain gov't officials around Ohio--wouldn't want to tip our hand ahead of time and ruin the nice surprise, would we?
I've quietly run this idea up the OFCC flagpole in the past without much success, for what it's worth. They did hear me out though, to be fair.
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