Ridiculous “plain sight” law; “no-guns” sign puts stolen gun on the street

11:22am Tuesday, February 15, 2005

Mon Feb 14 06:25:07 2005
From: Mike
Subject: Stolen Gun

Hello-

I had a gun (and some other stuff) stolen out of my car Wednesday at the “no-guns” Alladin Shrine Temple in Columbus.

There was even a cop on scene that saw the guy and gave chase, but lost him. The cop said there had been a few smash and grabs there lately. In addition to my gun, this dirtbag has my home address and my appointment schedule for work.

I’ll be writing the Governor to tell him he’s partly responsible for another illegal gun in the hands of criminals due to the ridiculous “plain sight” provision in the law.

Mike

Car break-ins have made news recently across Ohio:

Beavercreek Police May have Clue in Recent Car Break-ins
Another series of car break-ins, and another news story with the police telling people to not leave valuables in our cars. Meanwhile, state law requires CHL-holders to leave their firearm in a case that is visible in many situations.

Seventeen car break-ins reported in Newark over weekend
One of the victims was a judge's wife and another victim had a Bible stolen after the passenger side window was smashed in.

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