By my count, 47 pros. I did not count antis, but would estimate 10-12.
Amazing day. A lot of good and useful interactions with the antis.
One person did drop a bombshell. He said that the repeal would not pass the third vote, but that the ordinance is unenforceable and that we should trust them not to enforce it! Ask Jonathon Norris, Roy Call, Skidmark, etc. about being charged for something unenforceable!
Anyway, this person dropped another bombshell which caused every jaw in the vicinity to also drop: He said that if the repeal passes, the he will run for the board and repeal the repeal. HUGE mistake to say that on tape. He is announcing the city's intent to violate 9.68. That should destroy any immunity for the city should anyone ever be arrested under the ordinance.
We have it on tape. The recording will be uploaded to the 'Net. Transcripts of the errant statement will be posted here. Once I pointed that out to him, he started backpedalling. He realizes that his recorded words just made it legally hazardous for him to follow through with his threat. Just as well. We should rather that the city NOT do anything illegal than we get to nail them for having done something illegal.
Also, look for more news on this later from folks better able to discuss it. But we may have just acquired some HEAVYWEIGHT help in our efforts. Our rallies are making a huge difference. They are grassroots, spontaneous, and networked (rather than directed top-down in a bloombergian way). Folks are finding out about these rallies from OFCC, BFA, Neo Carry, facebook, OCDO, and word of mouth, then just showing up in large numbers from all over the State. (BB62 probably travelled the furthest, about 4 1/2 drive time each way, picking up some passengers along the way.)
I have an eye95 Twitter feed that has not been really used for anything. I am going to start using it strictly to announce rallies everywhere in Ohio, regardless of initial source. If you know of an event that I have not put on the feed, tell me, and I will announce it, updating the details regularly. That is all I will do with the feed, so if you are looking for news on Ohio RKBA rallies, follow the feed, and keep me up to date on rally news so that the feed can be a central clearing house for that news.
Again, amazing day at Oberlin park. I anxiously await the vote tomorrow.