[Ghengis]

Lt. Rick Zwayer, spokesman for the Highway Patrol, said the agency has not taken an official position on the forthcoming bill. But the agency doesn’t see a need to change the current law, and he disagrees there has been trouble interpreting it.

"It has proven so far to be safe for passengers in the vehicle and the officers who are performing traffic stops on a daily basis," he said. "The law is safe as it is."

Gun safety statements coming from the agency that injured one of their own in a circular shootout with an armed subject on I-71.

I know many an Ohio police officer that loathe the Ohio State Patrol's weapons handling and training methods (along with their political lobbying). A retired Columbus SWAT officer just told me a few weeks ago, "If there is a single police agency in Ohio that should keep their mouth shut on firearms issues, it is the Ohio State Patrol. They are the most dangerous group I have ever trained with."

He gave me the Kehoe shootout as evidence that this point of view is accurate.

[Columbus Dawg]

I have the same experiences with police officers as well. They all are very critical of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.