It is time for me to weigh in on the so called “Gun Free Zones.” Since at this point in my life it is improbable that my becoming President of The United States of America I do not have to equivocate, vacillate or mitigate.

Plain and simple, placing a piece of paper on a building declaring it a gun free zone means nothing to a miscreant who is intent on killing or wounding as many innocents as possible. Actually it tells the low life that he will be able to kill numerous people who are unprotected before being stopped by people who do have guns.

When you see a person with a gun shooting at other people you do not call the local elementary school principle, you do not call the dean of the local college. If you have any sense, you call the police, people with guns.

Where is the logic in forbidding law abiding citizens from carrying concealed weapons when they are dropping their children off at school? To get the CCW license the Sheriff has to run a background check, fingerprint the applicant and assure the applicant went through the necessary training.

Should a law abiding citizen in Ohio make the mistake of carrying concealed at a school or some other forbidden location, that person will become a felon, lose their job, and house and all respect.

In my pocket I carry a copy of the United States Constitution. The framers of this great document knew what it was like to live under the tyranny of a government (The King of England) bent on subjugating what they considered to be second class citizens.

The Bill of Rights is what gives us our protections FROM the government. In

Amendment I they give us the right of free speech, freedom of religion, free press and the right of the people to peaceably assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances.

The very next Amendment states “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a Free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. The muskets our forefathers used to fight off the English Army are today’s assault rifles, shotguns and pistols.

I say it right here and now, I will not give up my guns to the government. I will not live under the finger of any government, liberal or conservative who intends to take my Constitutional Rights away.

As a trained police officer who worked the road for over 37 years, even I cannot carry a gun into a gun free zone. So I avoid them. I will not frequent any business that prohibits guns. It has been my honor to back up on duty police officers when I drive by and see them alone with a violator. The wife asked me the other day why I pulled into the Taco Bell and parked then when she saw a lone police officer talking to a citizen, she replied, “Oh, never mind I see why.” We left as soon as backup arrived.

The old adage, “It is better to have a gun and not need it than it is to not have a gun and need it.” It is your right to carry or not carry, but do not infringe on my right to carry.

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