Open Carry walk in Massillon this Saturday

[JustaShooter]

I'm surprised I haven't seen anything about this here in the forum before now, but I read in yesterday's paper that Northeast Ohio Carry (http://www.neoopencarry.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) is planning an open carry walk in Massillon on Saturday 7/27 starting at noon in the Buffalo Wild Wings parking lot. More info in an article at the IndieOnline website. Looks like they are also planning a walk in Canton on Saturday August 17th.

Is anyone here familiar with this group? Anyone here planning on attending either event?

[JediSkipdogg]

You haven't seen anything because to post something like that one needs approval on here and I haven't seen the subject in charge of NEOC request the walk to be posted.

[JustaShooter]

I'm sorry, was I wrong to post about it like I did?

I'm not trying to advocate for it or to get OFCC to advocate for it, I'm genuinely curious about the group and the event and if any OFCC folks are likely to be there. Is that verboten?

[JediSkipdogg]

I'll let someone else chastise you. LOL

The group seems OK and the leader seems to put up a good stand in that he won't push the issue to far with authority and will handle it outside of the walk. So he keeps a level head to avoid arrest and giving the group a bad name. He also provides literature to hand out educating people on gun ownership and the legality of open carry. If he posted here more often, I'd have no problem approving his walks, but I'm just one person (without approval power yet, lol)

[MyWifeSaidYes]

Yeah, they are doing good work.

I went up to Youngstown for a walk with them in May (photo above). We had more people, but nobody thought to get a picture before people started leaving.

[Morne]

I'm sorry, was I wrong to post about it like I did?

No, you're fine. You reported on a news article about the event. That's kosher.

We do ask that folks using the forum to try and RECRUIT for their event get permission. That's different.

All that said, the group in question is, as others have already mentioned, pretty darn good and their chief is very level-headed. I admire what they are doing for the pro-2A movement. I certainly hope he asks for permission to promote his 8/17 event hereon. I'm certain that a lot of OFCC folks, me included, would attend.

While we are Ohioans for Concealed Carry we try to take a broader view of gun rights in general. In fact, HB 203 has some good stuff for open carriers in it and is very high on our legislative priority list.

Whoever does attend this Saturday's walk (I'm booked, too short of notice for me) please post here how it goes.

[JustaShooter]

I'm sorry, was I wrong to post about it like I did?

No, you're fine. You reported on a news article about the event. That's kosher.

We do ask that folks using the forum to try and RECRUIT for their event get permission. That's different.

I'm glad what I did was within the rules - to be honest I could not see it how it would have been wrong but I know sometimes rules don't make sense from the outside. Thanks for clarifying that recruiting (or presumably promoting) would require permission, I'll be sure to keep that in mind.

All that said, the group in question is, as others have already mentioned, pretty darn good and their chief is very level-headed. I admire what they are doing for the pro-2A movement. I certainly hope he asks for permission to promote his 8/17 event hereon. I'm certain that a lot of OFCC folks, me included, would attend.

While we are Ohioans for Concealed Carry we try to take a broader view of gun rights in general. In fact, HB 203 has some good stuff for open carriers in it and is very high on our legislative priority list.

Whoever does attend this Saturday's walk (I'm booked, too short of notice for me) please post here how it goes.

Thanks for the information on the group, after hearing positive things about them my wife and I are going to try to participate (though we won't be able to meet them at the starting point we are going to try to meet up with them along the way).

If it does work out that we can do so, I'll be sure to post a followup.

[Werz]

I'm glad what I did was within the rules - to be honest I could not see it how it would have been wrong but I know sometimes rules don't make sense from the outside.

I think the requirement for prior consent in organizing such events through OFCC forums is too prevent OFCC from becoming involved in extreme activities which are not under the control of the leadership. Not all such events are "extreme," but given the opportunity and the involvement of the right people, they could become like that. That said, the gun who runs NEO Carry seems very reasonable. He just posts most of his notices in OCDO, which is probably the best place to post them, anyway.

[JustaShooter]

He just posts most of his notices in OCDO

I know this doesn't matter a bit to the discussion at hand, but it's kind of the way I am - I'm trying to unravel the acronym OCDO. I can get Open Carry <something starting with D> Organization or if specific to the Ohio section of the website, Open Carry <something starting with D> Ohio, but I just can't seem to get that <something starting with D> part figured out...

[mreising]

Just a comment: it seems that (most?/all?/some?) Buffalo Wild Wings are posted against carry based on threads and comments in the Criminal Protection Zone section. The march may be starting from one but I hope that is not the lunch stop for the attendees; no sense giving them money unless it is confirmed that this one is pro-2A.

[JustaShooter]

Somehow, I doubt this group would forget to check something like that when arranging the lunch stop especially since there are other options in downtown Massillon.

[pirateguy191]

Open Carry Dot Org.

[JustaShooter]

Open Carry Dot Org.

Doh!

[JediSkipdogg]

Open Carry Dot Org.

Because OC just wasn't cool enough.

So we would be OFCCDO or OCCWDO.

[Tweed Ring]

Small town. Has anyone alerted the news media, some of wehom do not work the weekends?