Post by The Big Dog on May 27, 2009 17:44:45 GMT -5
Firearms are currently being transferred in California at a rate of 1000 - 1500 or more per day on average since last November's election. If the state continues to screw around and starts forcing local authority to lay off cops because the Legislature is unwilling to make real, meaningful cuts in spending I would imagine what is being reported in the story below will be like the tip of the iceberg.
Of course in Ohio they actually have shall issue concealed carry like most of the rest of the country... but totally unlike California.
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By Colleen Wells
WTOL.com
TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - The first round of Toledo police layoffs, in which 75 officers were let go, may already be having an affect on gun ownership.
"I just don't feel safe with the amount they're laying off," says Jonna Ewing. "I think it's going to be a longer respond time."
She is spending the day at a conceal carry class. She's been thinking of getting a gun for awhile, but feels now's the time due to the recent layoffs.
She's not alone. Case in point, someone in Jonna's class wears one those infamous police t-shirts: "I called 911 and all I got was this lousy garbage can" that showed up soon after the TPD cuts.[/quote]
Of course in Ohio they actually have shall issue concealed carry like most of the rest of the country... but totally unlike California.
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By Colleen Wells
WTOL.com
TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - The first round of Toledo police layoffs, in which 75 officers were let go, may already be having an affect on gun ownership.
"I just don't feel safe with the amount they're laying off," says Jonna Ewing. "I think it's going to be a longer respond time."
She is spending the day at a conceal carry class. She's been thinking of getting a gun for awhile, but feels now's the time due to the recent layoffs.
She's not alone. Case in point, someone in Jonna's class wears one those infamous police t-shirts: "I called 911 and all I got was this lousy garbage can" that showed up soon after the TPD cuts.[/quote]