National F.O.P. President says CCW saves lives

Ohio Highway Patrol Superintendant Paul McClellan opposes HB12, claiming that "there is no statistical or anecdotal evidence which supports that concealment and transportation of a weapon in a motor vehicle is effective or safe as a defensive or deterrent measure."

But Chuck Canterbury, president of the National F.O.P., knows better.

While speaking at the F.O.P.'s 56th Biennial National Conference last week, Canterbury called for passage of a national concealed carry bill, "which would allow the 750,000 or so police officers outside their jurisdictions to carry guns."

"There are a number of cases", said Canterbury, "of police officers, outside of their jurisdictions, saving citizens' lives."

Isn't it interesting that when it comes to securing self-defense eights for it's members, the F.O.P. is very suddenly very interested in quoting real-life examples of lives being saved by a person with a concealed firearm?

This isn't the first time an F.O.P. spokesperson has unwittingly revealed the falacy in ongoing opposition to concealed carry reform by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

In February, Michael Taylor, secretary of the Ohio FOP, said local police officers have different concerns than Highway Patrol troopers.

"Their job is traffic stops,'' he said. "The majority of our work is responding to robberies and investigating crimes. Traffic is not a primary function.''

Click here to review the types of investigations the Ohio State Highway Patrol, which Bob Taft continues to hide behind, is involved with.

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