Geritol & Gun Toting Grannies

The PD writes how more seniors are applying to get their CCW license. The pro gun crowd claims gun toting grannies are more safe when they are carrying guns as they are easy victims to street thugs.

Before the interview, the reporter must have had to wait for the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's & Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence's' spokesmen to pull their heads out of their ass to offer up this line of thinking..... seniors are not picked as easy victims. (????)

Why am I not surprised at this ass backwards way of thinking in Cuyahoga County where they feel criminals have a code of conduct AGAINST attacking women, seniors and children.

From the PD --

About 12 percent of all concealed-carry licenses issued since 2005 by the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office have been to people 60 and older.

In April, 18 out of 127 concealed-carry permits -- 14 percent -- issued by the Cuyahoga Sheriff's Office were to the elderly. It was the highest monthly total of permits given to that age group since August 2004, when the law was four months old.

Seniors make up 40 percent to 50 percent of students at concealed-carry license certification classes at the Phoenix Center in Painesville, said Mike McKenney, who runs the 12-hour courses.

Jeff Garvas, president of Ohioans for Concealed Carry, said seniors should consider carrying a gun because criminals can interpret their physical weakness as an opportunity.

Senior citizens are no more at risk of being attacked than any other demographic group, said Toby Hoover, executive director of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence.

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. More...

With Cleveland's violent crime rate over 50% higher than the national average, the thugs in this area must not be aware of the "Criminal Code of Conduct."

Maybe instead of trying to promote gay tourism in the area, the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland can print a "Criminal Code of Conduct" handbook to be passed out among our area thugs!