i know - it was sad and funny at the same time. and i love how they choose a calm, safe, liberal-minded "urban area" like kent in which to "flex their political muscle". i'd like to see this clown posse do this in an a real urban neighborhood. and at night. while sipping their starbucks. i dare them.

It saddens me to see the amount of hate and misinformation directed at citizens who choose to carry guns. We walk in areas that have a lot of foot traffic so we can reach as many people as possible. Why would you want us to walk in an area that is not highly accessible to foot traffic, and at a time when even fewer people would be out? This has nothing to do with fear, and everything to do with common sense. We will be in Cleveland, Canton, Massillon, and Youngstown (to name a few) as soon as spring arrives. You are more than welcome to join us for a walk and discuss (rationally) your hatred toward what we do. We will provide you with as many facts as we can, and try to explain our position the best that we can. I challenge you to come with an open mind and not to immediately resort to intimidation tactics such as "bunch of scared white guys trying to be macho." We will not give you the satisfaction of justifying such ignorant remarks; however we will participate in a reasonable and open discussion with you. Hopefully you can accept our offer and we will see you in the spring.

Hey Doughnuts,
what's the common denominator of dangerous "real urban neighborhoods"?
They elect Democrtats to govern them.

brett, i'll forgo the invite to walk with your group and instead, continue to flex my political and anti-gun muscle at the ballot box. where - i remind james thomas - the citizens of ohio recently elected both a DEMOCRAT senator and a DEMOCRAT president. keep licking those wounds, james.

Doughnuts,
and Returned a Majority Republican State House of Representatives and State Senate. Keep facing reality.

i would choose "my" victory over "yours" any day, james.

James Thomas, Democratic candidates for the House of Representatives received 3 million more votes across the country than Republican candidates did. But because Republicans are in charge of drawing congressional boundaries in many states and Democrats dominate urban areas, it's much easier for them to game the system and draw a few super-safe Democratic districts and leave the rest of the state to Republicans. If Rs didn't play those games, they wouldn't be in charge of anything, at least according to the voters of this country.

I would certainly expect you to continue to vote, however that means you can not join us for a reasonable discussion? I plan on voting as well, but will happily hold conversations the other 729 days I am not voting.... The offer stands to anyone on here who would like to voice their opinions or concerns. We would love to have you come out with us and have a calm, polite, and rational discussion on all of your grievances. All I would ask is that you stay away from hateful comments such as "scared white guys" and "clown posse" as they do nothing for your cause and just show a lack of emotional control and maturity.

Mr. de la Fuente,
your redistricting argument does not wash. The same districts that elected Ted Strickland in 2006 and elected a Democratic Majority in the Ohio House decisively ousted them in 2010, before any redistricting happened. I submit that they did so knowing full well that it would mean the Republicans would control the redistricting process. I know I did.

...And Republicans don't want gay citizens to have equal rights, or the right for women to make decisions about their own bodies.
My point is that people need to stop siding with their party and think for themselves on their own issues. I think if we dissolved the two-party system, you'd find most Americans are socially liberal and fiscally conservative.

James Thomas, you are dangerously ignorant of history. When Lyndon Johnson implemented the Civil Rights Act of the 1960s, those intolerant Dems went and joined the Republican Party. LBJ himself saw it coming at the time and said he had lost the Democrats the South for a generation.

Members of both parties have problems with various parts of the Constitution, but it's just that -- BOTH parties, not just Democrats.

It just shows that both parties are the wrong choice.

Momma should have a gun on her hip.

I'm a 112 lb woman and I don't feel the need to carry a gun. I do have a close friend who lost her mother to a senseless drive by shooting. She wasn't afraid. She was standing in her living room. Her family were the ones that became so afraid they moved.
And so you're saying women should be afraid of men? Men seem to be the thugs raping and assaulting women, stuffing them in trunks, and robbing them.

I'm all for women's rights. I understand their plight. I have a uterus. Everyone seems to want to tell me what I can and can't do with it. When are women going to demand to control what men do with their penises? That seems to be where the real issues stem from. From the macho need to arm themsevles and waddle around in public to raping and assaulting/murdering women.

Chris (Kit) Myers, that isn't what Brunold is arguing. I haven't seen him argue yet that people shouldn't be allowed to own guns; it's the frankly nutty desire to parade them around like big swinging pinks that betrays a sense of inadequacy. He was also arguing that it's conservatives who are the hypocrites, defending their inaccurate interpretation of the Second Amendment while willingly trashing equal rights for all, or women's right to choose. Your rage blinds you to the fact that I haven't seen any contradiction from Brunold whatsoever. Painting gun enthusiasts as nutty isn't the same thing as arguing that they shouldn't be allowed to own weapons. But nice try.

Lions, wolves, and vultures don't live together in herds, droves or flocks. Of all animals of prey, man is the only sociable one. Every one of us preys upon his neighbor, and yet we herd together.
John Gay

MaLoBrRe,
in what way is a lion pride or a wolf pack a non-social entity? In what way is an Orca Pod not a social organization? By the way, vultures are not preditors they are scavengers.

Talk to John Gay about it.

No MaLoBrRe(Brunold),
since you posted the quote in support of your opinions the questions I raised go to you?

Every one of us preys upon his neighbor, and yet we herd together.

"the only way you can keep speech free is with a gun"
Woa.
"But don't tell me what I can and can not do when it is a actual protected right!"
Hope to see you supporting the 14th amendment sometime soon. Maybe we'll march down the street together. Hand in hand.

Yes, Jeff, and the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness can disappear very quickly when you are not equal to the adversary who would have his/her way with you. I do not walk around in fear but I think that I should have some say in whether or not I am one of the 30,000 people who die from firearm inflicted wounds. I also think a ninety-five pound elderly person in a wheelchair should have a say in his/her fate when accosted, and be able to take down the attacker with as many bullets as it takes.

Guns kill. Yep. That's all they do.
Soon America will look like all the photos of the middle east that are plastered throughout the newspapers and media. Everyone with weapons. Children with weapons. Machine guns, grenades. Death. Destruction. Hate. Everyone running around killing each other. Everyone believing they are right.
Maybe we should stop breeding like bunnies if we're so afraid of one another.