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Students protest Ohio gun laws
Group argues licensed individuals' right to carry weapons at universities
Ann Koblenzer
Issue date: 10/23/07 Section: Campus
"With concealed carry being prohibited we still have a majority of respondents saying they feel safe on campus," Powers said.
The group is concerned that people will not notice the holsters or will be put off by the protest.
"I'm worried more that people just won't notice," Feltoon said. "Anecdotal evidence shows that people who carry firearms in the public who are legally allowed to no one comes up to them."
Feltoon hopes that people won't be uncomfortable by the empty holsters.
"We are trying to be really receptive to comments," he said. "The point is not to scare anybody."
Miami's administration alerted students to the protest through an e-mail last week, informing the university that students would be wearing empty holsters to class.
"I thought it was reasonable because in the context of Virginia Tech and other things people might be uneasy if they saw people with gun holsters around," Herbst said.
The university made no comment of the appropriateness of the method of protest in regards to it being held so close to the Virginia Tech shooting incident.
"Our view is that it's protected speech and it's not our judgment to make whether it's appropriate or not," Herbst said.
Miami University police are not doing anything out of procedure in response to the protest.
"We don't anticipate any significant problems, but we are obviously prepared to respond if we need to," Powers said.
The group is concerned that people will not notice the holsters or will be put off by the protest.
"I'm worried more that people just won't notice," Feltoon said. "Anecdotal evidence shows that people who carry firearms in the public who are legally allowed to no one comes up to them."
Feltoon hopes that people won't be uncomfortable by the empty holsters.
"We are trying to be really receptive to comments," he said. "The point is not to scare anybody."
Miami's administration alerted students to the protest through an e-mail last week, informing the university that students would be wearing empty holsters to class.
"I thought it was reasonable because in the context of Virginia Tech and other things people might be uneasy if they saw people with gun holsters around," Herbst said.
The university made no comment of the appropriateness of the method of protest in regards to it being held so close to the Virginia Tech shooting incident.
"Our view is that it's protected speech and it's not our judgment to make whether it's appropriate or not," Herbst said.
Miami University police are not doing anything out of procedure in response to the protest.
"We don't anticipate any significant problems, but we are obviously prepared to respond if we need to," Powers said.
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Ron Payne
posted 10/24/07 @ 8:06 PM EST
I agree that lawful concealed carry should be permitted on any college campus. These are constitutional RIGHTS and not subject to permission from an academic "Board". (Continued…)
Matthew
posted 10/24/07 @ 9:03 PM EST
The web site is not up yet.
As far as the comments from the dean. The police will not generally promote open or concealed carry... because the official attitude is that less guns and less positive news about guns = less gun violence. (Continued…)
Kay Stoen
posted 10/24/07 @ 10:05 PM EST
I applaud the Students for Concealed Carry on Campus. I hope they wake some people up. I agree with Ron Payne that carrying a firearm for self-defense is a constitutional right, and would add: it also is a natural right which predates the Constitution. (Continued…)
Adamm Easley
posted 10/25/07 @ 3:01 PM EST
I have to agree with Ron Payne. In order to get the CCW permit you have to go through an extensive background check in order to obtain it. I also believe that people know that law abiding citizens are "packing", those who are not carrying legally may think twice about the crime they are about to comit. (Continued…)
Stephen Feltoon
posted 10/25/07 @ 6:14 PM EST
The website in the article is wrong. The correct one is concealedcampus.org
Thank you all for your kind words of support!
jasonglades
Dissertation Abstract
posted 2/16/09 @ 10:04 AM EST
Great words of Feltoon "We think one person at the right place at the right time could have lessened or eliminated the body count," I completly agree with Feltoon. (Continued…)
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