From the Cleveland Plain Dealer:
Even at 69 years old, Russ Geis has enough vitality to bike through Stark County's remote nature trails.
He said the .380-caliber handgun on his handlebars will ensure he's doing it at 70.
Geis is among a growing number of seniors licensed to carry a concealed firearm. Because of the way the state collects such information, it's hard to determine exactly what portion of concealed-carry permit holders are 60 or older. However, some local permit data and anecdotal information indicate they have steadily packed heat since the state's concealed-carry law passed in 2004.
"You are out in a park, riding a bicycle trail and all of a sudden you're confronted by a drug addict who would kill you for $5," Geis said. "Are you going to sit there and say, 'Boy, I hope the police show up?'
"Having a concealed weapon today is more to my advantage than it perhaps would've been when I was 30 years old."
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.
I think America was a better place when old people watched Matlock instead of CSI.
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