To the Editor:

I believe that an issue of great importance to Oberlin residents, including students, is being overriden by state law of our local ordinance prohibiting guns in our public parks. I urge members of the College community to attend the Forum on “Ohio Gun Laws” that will be co-hosted by Oberlin Clergy Concerned About Guns and the League of Women Voters of the Oberlin Area at 4 p.m., Saturday, March 15, in the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, corner South Pleasant and Locust Streets.

The featured speaker will be David Eggert, one of the founders of God Before Guns: A Multi-Faith Coalition to Reduce Gun Violence. Mr. Eggert, a retired social studies teacher and union field representative, is on the Board of Directors of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence. The purpose of the forum is to review the history and present situation regarding concealed and open carry gun legislation in Ohio, including pending legislation in the Ohio House and Senate. The forum is free and open to the public. Co-sponsoring faith communities include Christ Episcopal Church, Christ Temple Apostolic Church, First Church (UCC), First United Methodist Church, Oberlin House of the Lord Fellowship, Oberlin Unitarian Universalist Fellowship and Peace Community Church. For information, contact Rev. David Hill at 440-775-1711.