Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Seniors feel safer when they carry gun"
May be things are starting to change when you see articles like this in a paper such as the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Even at 69 years old, Russ Geis has enough vitality to bike through Stark County's remote nature trails.
He said the .380-caliber handgun on his handlebars will ensure he's doing it at 70.
Geis is among a growing number of seniors licensed to carry a concealed firearm. Because of the way the state collects such information, it's hard to determine exactly what portion of concealed-carry permit holders are 60 or older. However, some local permit data and anecdotal information indicate they have steadily packed heat since the state's concealed-carry law passed in 2004.
"You are out in a park, riding a bicycle trail and all of a sudden you're confronted by a drug addict who would kill you for $5," Geis said. "Are you going to sit there and say, 'Boy, I hope the police show up?'
"Having a concealed weapon today is more to my advantage than it perhaps would've been when I was 30 years old.". . . .
He said the .380-caliber handgun on his handlebars will ensure he's doing it at 70.
Geis is among a growing number of seniors licensed to carry a concealed firearm. Because of the way the state collects such information, it's hard to determine exactly what portion of concealed-carry permit holders are 60 or older. However, some local permit data and anecdotal information indicate they have steadily packed heat since the state's concealed-carry law passed in 2004.
"You are out in a park, riding a bicycle trail and all of a sudden you're confronted by a drug addict who would kill you for $5," Geis said. "Are you going to sit there and say, 'Boy, I hope the police show up?'
"Having a concealed weapon today is more to my advantage than it perhaps would've been when I was 30 years old.". . . .
Labels: ConcealedCarry, Crime, DefensiveGunUse
posted by John Lott at 1:43 AM
1 Comments:
But how about this particular bit of stupidity from a sworn law enforcement officer?
"Also, despite the vulnerability older people might feel, there is a "code" among criminals against attacking women, children and the elderly, said Lt. Reginald Eakins, who's in charge of the division of the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office that issues concealed-carry licenses."
Say WHAT??? I guess that means rapists, pedophiles, and the men caught on video beating up older people in carjackings and purse-snatchings aren't really criminals...
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