Feeling threatened by the sentiment of gun control, open carry activists planned to convene in the name of gun rights a year after the death of John Crawford. According to Truth Voice:
Ohio Open Carry, an independent organization advocating for our rights to open-carry firearms is planning a large open-carry demonstration on Wednesday, August 5, exactly one year after the shooting of John Crawford in the Beavercreek, Ohio Walmart.
Crawford was a 23 year old man who was shot and killed by Beavercreek Police Officer Sean Williams after picking up a small air rifle from a shelf in the store and walking with it throughout the store and after Ronald Ritchie, another customer, called 9-1-1 and claimed that Crawford was threatening customers with a gun.
Surveillance footage of the shooting incident was later released that completely refuted Ritchie’s statements made on the emergency call, and which showed that Crawford never even remotely threatened anyone with the bb gun and was simply wandering around the store talking on a cellphone while gently swinging the toy.
[…]Ohio is an open-carry state and the killing of Crawford for casually holding a bb gun in a non-threatening manner raised serious red flags amongst supporters of open-carry.
Several other open carry demonstrations have taken place at the location of the shooting, with protesters saying they wanted to remind residents and law enforcement that Ohio is an open-carry state and it’s legally protected activity.
Source: Truth Voice
Great. Take back our country. Condolences to his family.
yrs ago there was a town in GA. that had bad problems with breakins, robberies, $#%&!@*ults and burgulaies. the city council got with all the gun and ammo mfgs and arranged a show to buy wholesale. they then mad it manditory that everyone was to own and carry. Low and behold the crime offences went to ZERO. Guns dont kill people!!!! People kill people.
#$#%&!@*thepolice