Persian Gulf War Vet Wins Battle with Sheriff Over Ohio CCW License

“If I’m out on the street with a weapon the public is safer. I’m a trained expert,” Redmon said. (Photo credit: The Lima News) Guns dot com James Redmon sued Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas Riggenbach after he denied Redmon a license based on a post-traumatic stress disorder diagnosis from more than six years ago as well as felony charges, which were later dropped. Redmon accused Riggenbach of abusing his power and misinterpreted the law by denying him his license, which he claims he had no legitimate reasons for doing so. “The sheriff overstepped his authority and broke the law. I tried twice to tell him before filing the lawsuit and he treated me as if I were not worth of speaking to him and blew me off,” Redmon said. Had Redmon not won the case, he said would have simply continued to carry openly, as is legal in the state of Ohio and as he has done for the past 14 years. One of the felony charges was when "Redmon had warned a drug dealer to stay away from one of his friends who was trying to get clean. When the drug dealer didn’t heed his warnings, Redmon kicked in his door and assaulted him. " The article didn't provide details of the other felony charge that was dropped or pleaded down. This is exactly why "may issue" is a good thing.  Local law enforcement can make informed decisions based on all the information they have and not just rubber stamp those applications that meet rigid guidelines. Too bad the judge didn't see it that way, because in spite of what the gun nut said about himself, the public is not safer with guys like him carrying guns. The other thing Ohio needs to do is abolish open carry.  That way dangerous guys like Redmon who begin every sentence with "I'm a combat veteran," won't be able to carry guns at all. "“I was a combat vet who beat up a drug dealer trying to save someone’s life,” he said.  Sounds like Moonshine and all the other losers who joined the military because there were no jobs at home and never stopped telling us about their patriotism and heroism. What's your opinion?  Please leave a comment.