Freud does journalism?

Recently, asute readers have been treated to a couple of tasty freudian slips in mentions of Ms. Toby Hoover's personal anti-gun campaign, the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence.

In a recent article, an OSU Lantern writer referred to Hoover's group as the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Control, and said Hoover "would applaud Taft's efforts on initiating background checks, only if he plans to update the database in which they are stored." If all her comments were like this, and with a group name like that, we might consider joining.

Before you pass it off as a rookie error, consider that the Dayton Daily News recently termed Hoover's group the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Safety. This is, perhaps, even more appropriate than the name Hoover originally gave it, considering the policies she is known for promoting, which even the CDC agrees are proven to do nothing to stop gun violence, and everything to do with making sure only criminals (who, by definition, care nothing for the law) can get guns.

This may all seem a bit like kicking a person when they're down, but as The Lantern pointed out, Hoover hasn't stopped fighting against your right to self defense. She is now working to convince businesses to post discriminatory signs banning CHL holders. "He [oops, Freud again? "He" is a she] has attempted to allot private businesses the option of declaring their private property as an area unacceptable to enter with a concealed weapon."

"All this bill has done is set a policy that contributes to the belief of fearing our culture," Hoover said. "People are going to start to think that since the world is such a dangerous place, they can't go anywhere without a gun. It has all been reduced to politics. The governor can not legislate public acceptance, and the bulk of Ohioans will not accept the idea of people carrying around weapons."

Apparently she hasn't seen the latest poll from Zogby International. The survey examined how Americans feel about Right-to-Carry laws. Zogby found that voters overwhelming favor these self-protection laws by a margin of 79% to 18%. Right-to-Carry drew better than 70% support in every demographic group, with even non-gun owners indicating their backing by 73% to 23%.

Unfortunately for Hoover (but fortunately for Ohioans), there appear to be far more people these days who are ready to support a group like the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Control. And that is no freudian slip.