"Criminals carry guns, and they don't give a hoot what goes on in these chambers. Those law-abiding citizens deserve the right to arm themselves." -- Deputy Police Chief Larry Rinehart of Gahanna, OH. Rinehart was testifying before the Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice in favor of Ohioans right to carry concealed firearms. Rinehart added, "I cannot guarantee the safety of any citizens of Gahanna. Safety is a right and responsibility of the individual. Conceal-and-carry is a tool to be used in an emergency."

He also makes an excellent point that people carrying guns in their vehicles should not make police officers feel any less safe. They are (or should be) trained to assume that any person may be armed, and act with appropriate caution, until they can prove otherwise.