Earlier this year, the Ohio Supreme Court claimed that a concealed carry ban was not unconstitutional. They based their decision on the fact that open carry is perfectly legal in Ohio. Since open carry of firearms is legal, Ohioans are not being denied their right to self protection. The ruling has led to numerous self defense walks all over Ohio, including one in Youngstown.

While citizens walked through Youngstown openly carrying firearms unmolested, the Youngstown Police Chief Robert Bush had this to say about open carry (emphasis mine):

"If I get a call about one of you walking and carrying a gun, I will arrest you and you will go to jail and we'll let the judges figure it out. I am not going to explain to the person calling that you are simply exercising your right to carry. I don't care. I will arrest you and you can explain the situation in front of a judge."

I would expect as much from the land of James Traficant. Still, when we reach a point in time where officials of the state are willing to violate their oaths of office and willingly express an intent to break the law, it is time for them to be removed from office. Would Bush take a similar approach with people exercising their freedom of expression or press?

Even if you are not a gun owner or someone who would normally champion civil rights, you should at least be able to admit that police chiefs should obey the law. Especially when just up the road in Canton, innocent men are left to spend months behind bars. By expressing such contempt for the state supreme court and the law of the land in Ohio, Chief Bush has shown that he is no longer fit to serve in the executive branch. Bush should be removed from office for making such a statement.