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S Mike Doss (3x All B1G, 3x 1st Team All-American, National Champion, OSU HOF, CFB HOF)

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BuckeyeFROMscUM said:
how long till ESPiN puts this headline on their college football page like they did with the girl's bball dental thing?
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If they did, how long would it be until any of us would notice? I'm perfectly content getting my online college football news from CBS, SI, CFBNEWS, FOX, and USA-Today.
 
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Deety said:
Since carrying a concealed weapon was one of the charges, seems safe to assume there was no license.
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Is it possible that the charge is made as Doss did not carry the license with him? Then, if he shows the license within a given period of time the sans license concealed carry goes away -- leaving discharge of weapon within city limits or some lesser charge.

Just hoping, I suppose, that this is the way it plays out.
 
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Sandgk, I don't think misusing a gun with a cc license would really help... but the question made me curious about a couple of things. Here's some related info:

IN licenses are not valid in OH - no reciprocity per packing.org. OH does not offer out-of-state licenses.

Let's say OH residency was maintained and he had a permit. In that case, carrying the permit is required, so yes, that would be a charge. I tried to look up penalties but the OH law (very large .pdf file) is a real bear and my search terms didn't do the trick. Likewise for any difference between penalties for a legally carried gun used illegally vs. an illegal gun used illegally. How unhelpful. Anyway, there's the file if anyone cares to check.
 
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:confused: I'm really shocked and disturbed by this news. Mike Doss would be one of the last former Buckeye I would think would have done something like this. Why put yourself in a situation with a concealed weapon near a restaraunt. It just makes no sense to do something like that. However, like others I will wait to hear Mike's side before making a complete judgement on this event. But still it is really shocking news. I hope for Mike's sake everything turns out ok for him.
 
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I know there are several of us on this net who have military experience and what sticks out in my mind, and I presume theirs also, is the naive attitude about what it means to fire a weapon.

I read about things like this and recall how careful we were with weapons in the army. I think it's difficult for those who didn't serve to understand just how much "safety work" goes into training, everything from making you learn how to take the weapon apart, clean it, and put it back together before you ever put a bullet in the chamber, much less pull the trigger.

It scares me to think that anyone, including NFL players, can walk into a store and walk out with a fully loaded weapon and no idea of how to safely operate it, let alone to realize that even a little .22 round is LETHAL up to a mile from whereever it is fired... including up into the air.

What ignorance.
 
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Free article from ColtPower.com (Scout)

Doss Charged With Felony

By Ed Thompson
Date: May 30, 2005

Colts defensive back Mike Doss was arrested by police in Akron, Ohio after alledgedly firing a 40-caliber handgun several times into the air while standing near a crowd of approximately 500 people.

Doss was arrested early Sunday morning in downtown Akron and charged with carrying a concealed weapon -- a fourth-degree felony. He was also charged with misdemeanor counts of obstructing official business, discharging a weapon within the city, and inducing panic according to the police.

The problem occurred at approximately 2:20 a.m. in the 300-block of South Main Street, outside of the Harry Buffalo restaurant in Akron's nightclub district. With an estimated crowd of 500 people in the area, Doss alledgedly discharged his gun from about 300 feet away. There were no reports of anyone being injured as a result of the incident.

According to a report by the Akron Police Department, police patrolling nearby heard shots and upon arrival found five to six shell casings in the area and a gun in Doss' vehicle.

Doss was released from jail Sunday afternoon after posting $1,000 bail. He's scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.

According to a published report, two of his relatives were also arrested.
 
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Maybe (I'm just hoping, here) Doss was only dumb enough to HAVE the firearm, and one or both of the relatives who were also arrested found it in his car, and stupidly shot it in the air. Doss then bitched the guy out, took his gun back, and hid it in his car. But by then, it was too late.Of course, it doesn't really matter who really fired the gun. Since Doss is the celebrity, he'll always be named in any news story of the event.
 
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Zurp said:
Maybe (I'm just hoping, here) Doss was only dumb enough to HAVE the firearm, and one or both of the relatives who were also arrested found it in his car, and stupidly shot it in the air. Doss then bitched the guy out, took his gun back, and hid it in his car. But by then, it was too late.Of course, it doesn't really matter who really fired the gun. Since Doss is the celebrity, he'll always be named in any news story of the event.
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I hope your right.
Maybe he was charged with carrying the gun only because it was in his property (i.e. car) and wasn't even his.
Who knows, I am not going to make a decision on how dumb he must be until all the facts come out.
 
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