Gunophobes Strike at Ohio U.

Newsnet5.com (Cleveland) ^ | March 4, 2002 | AP

[E Rocc]

OU To Prof: Get Rid Of Rifle
Gun Belonged To Great-Grandfather

ATHENS, Ohio -- An Ohio University journalism professor is riled over being forced to remove his great-grandfather's rifle

The rifle has been mounted on the wall of Patrick Washburn's office for 15 years.

Washburn, 60, said that neither he nor the 1878 Springfield rifle poses a threat to anyone. He also said that he does not know what kind of shell the gun needs.

OU officials said that the school's workplace violence policy forbids the display.

Kathy Krendl of OU's College of Communications said that someone complained about Washburn's rifle in January.

After consulting with OU's legal affairs office, Krendl turned the matter over to campus police, who told Washburn to remove it.

Washburn complied, but he barraged university officials with letters, e-mails and public-records requests in an effort to find out who lodged the complaint, all to no avail.

[E Rocc]

How does the song go? Something like "paranoia strikes deep"?

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[smith288]

So by this rationale, all scalpals are to be removed from medical institutions, scissors from all elementary schools and led pencils from all highschools.

Stupidity and hypocracy knows no bounds by friends.

[Eagle Eye]

Watching the local highschool JNROTC drill team twirl rifles and practice drill is a real treat compared to this crap.

[Deadeye Division]

bump

[P8riot]

Here is the e-mail address for the university president: president@www.ohiou.edu

[Phantom Lord]

The proper term for someone who is afraid of guns is a Hoplophobe.

[First_Salute]

"workplace violence"

Hmm...

So a model on his desk, of this:

is taboo?!

[First_Salute]

"workplace violence"

Or perhaps this:

is taboo?!

[First_Salute]

"workplace violence"

Or perhaps this:

is taboo?!

What happened in Reply 9, above, is, that geocities.com chopped the link!

[Jagdgewehr]

Washburn, 60, said that neither he nor the 1878 Springfield rifle poses a threat to anyone. He also said that he does not know what kind of shell the gun needs.

I believe it was a 45/70. Still available. However, this rifle is most likely a family heirloom and historical artifact.
Personally, I would have it at home, but, the fact that he is forced to remove it for the aforementioned reasons is ludicrous.

[Antoninus II]

That would be a Trap Door Springfield. And yes, chambered in 45-70 Govt.

[Jagdgewehr]

I didn't know for sure if it was indeed the "trap door" model. Thanks for the info.

[M Kehoe]

If the school has that policy, then why is the campus provost armed?

IMHO, it seems now that our universities are breeding PC socialist and radical Marxist.

Sheesh!

5.56mm