Still more Toledo crimes show danger of 'victim zone' firearms bans

Toledo Blade
August 22, 2003

Toledo police auto squad detectives have seen an increase in thefts of vehicles throughout the city the last few weeks.

A few juveniles were arrested after they were found in some of the stolen vehicles. The detective said juveniles may be taking the vehicles for joyrides, going until the vehicles run out of gas or they find another car to take.

"It’s appalling that in the year 2003 a 12-year-old can steal a car," said Neal Wisner, senior special agent with the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

OFCC PAC Commentary:
Since 12 year-old can steal a car these days, why did the Senate add even more victim zone exclusions to HB12, ensuring that more firearms will be left in vehicles to be stolen?

According to FBI's Uniform Crime Reports, 1 in every 99 vehicles are stolen in Toledo; 1 in every 93 are stolen in Columbus; 1 in every 53 are stolen in Cleveland, and Dayton tops the list of Ohio cities - 1 in every 47 vehicles stolen.

From purse-snatching operations in Cincinnati and Columbus, to burglaries, vandalism and car theft in movie theatre and mall parking lots, it is obvious that Gahanna Police Chief Murphy was right when he told Senators that the safest place for a CCW-licenseholder's firearm is on the hip of it's owner.

Upon returning to Columbus next month, Senator Doug White should appoint a conference committee, which could then remove the dangerous new "victim zones" from Am. Sub. HB12.

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