Ohio Barber Confronts White Man Walking Around Black Neighborhoods Carrying Gun

[Ban Hammer 13,619]

Deone Slater, owner and master barber at Kangaroo Kutz in Akron, had enough of the antics of Daniel Kovacevic, 25, who was walking around with a rifle strapped to his back.

An Akron, Ohio, barbershop owner had enough of one young white man who was walking around the neighborhood with a rifle on his back, so he confronted the 25-year-old outside his shop on Thursday and called the police, Cleveland.com reports.

Deone Slater, owner of Kangaroo Kutz, did not want Daniel Kovacevic in front of his shop that morning. "He was a threat to my community," Slater told the news site. "If I can prevent him from shooting up the city, I would. I won't condone it. Somebody's got to stand up."

Police arrived shortly after and tried to calm Slater, who was reportedly shouting at Kovacevic.

"[slater] was obviously emotional and concerned about his safety and the safety of everyone in the community," Police Sgt. Doug Sandor said.

"I told [Kovacevic] to take his guns off," Slater said. "I told him let me have five or 10 minutes with him without his weapons."

Slater also called officers out for trying to calm him instead of engaging with Kovacevic. "[The police] asked me why do I have a problem," Slater said. "He's a threat to me and my people. He's a threat to me.

"[The police] were more concerned about me than him, as if I were the threat," he added. "It it were me with a gun, they would have shut the whole block down."

Officers are claiming that they have their hands tied—even as Akron police spokesman Lt. Rick Edwards acknowledged that the man has been spotted in predominantly black communities—because of Ohio's gun laws, which allow open carry.

Some, however, aren't too thrilled with the police response and suggest that race may be a factor in the toned-down response, especially considering the deaths of Tamir Rice and John Crawford, both of whom were shot in Ohio by police while carrying toy weapons.

"It's different if it's a black person. People say it isn't, but it is," one person, 26-year-old Traneece Johnson, told the site, referencing Tamir. "[Kovacevic] was approached, and they gave him a chance to speak and say he was expressing his right. The little boy didn't get that chance."

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[Ban Hammer 13,619]

mind your own business, doing something legal, and be labeled a threat to someone's community.
ironic the person using that label wanted to fight the one exercising his rights to open carry.......

[Rob L 3,811]

mind your own business, doing something legal, and be labeled a threat to someone's community.

ironic the person using that label wanted to fight the one exercising his rights to open carry.......

Do you wear a rifle when you head out to pick up a gallon of milk?

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

Deone Slater, owner and master barber at Kangaroo Kutz in Akron, had enough of the antics of Daniel Kovacevic, 25, who was walking around with a rifle strapped to his back.

An Akron, Ohio, barbershop owner had enough of one young white man who was walking around the neighborhood with a rifle on his back, so he confronted the 25-year-old outside his shop on Thursday and called the police, Cleveland.com reports.

Deone Slater, owner of Kangaroo Kutz, did not want Daniel Kovacevic in front of his shop that morning. "He was a threat to my community," Slater told the news site. "If I can prevent him from shooting up the city, I would. I won't condone it. Somebody's got to stand up."

Police arrived shortly after and tried to calm Slater, who was reportedly shouting at Kovacevic.

"[slater] was obviously emotional and concerned about his safety and the safety of everyone in the community," Police Sgt. Doug Sandor said.

"I told [Kovacevic] to take his guns off," Slater said. "I told him let me have five or 10 minutes with him without his weapons."

Slater also called officers out for trying to calm him instead of engaging with Kovacevic. "[The police] asked me why do I have a problem," Slater said. "He's a threat to me and my people. He's a threat to me.

"[The police] were more concerned about me than him, as if I were the threat," he added. "It it were me with a gun, they would have shut the whole block down."

Officers are claiming that they have their hands tiedeven as Akron police spokesman Lt. Rick Edwards acknowledged that the man has been spotted in predominantly black communitiesbecause of Ohio's gun laws, which allow open carry.

Some, however, aren't too thrilled with the police response and suggest that race may be a factor in the toned-down response, especially considering the deaths of Tamir Rice and John Crawford, both of whom were shot in Ohio by police while carrying toy weapons.

"It's different if it's a black person. People say it isn't, but it is," one person, 26-year-old Traneece Johnson, told the site, referencing Tamir. "[Kovacevic] was approached, and they gave him a chance to speak and say he was expressing his right. The little boy didn't get that chance."

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Of course it's racial everything is. However gun owners that do stupid ####### like that, hurt the causw. Just because it's legal to burn a flag or fart on an elevator does not mean you should.

[ExPatty 502]

I am big on carry rights but this stuff can be easily solved by saying no more open carry except on your own property, or maybe limit it to handguns, because really there are so many videos of people walking around with ars and only king it to entice a reaction.

[Ban Hammer 13,619]

Do you wear a rifle when you head out to pick up a gallon of milk?

this story isn't about me nor a gallon of milk.

[JayJayH 546]

Of course it's racial everything is. However gun owners that do stupid ####### like that, hurt the causw. Just because it's legal to burn a flag or fart on an elevator does not mean you should.

Fortunately, it's legal to be an #######.

Should the guy be confronted for being an ####### however? Absolutely.

I can't help but wonder how pro-open carry Kovacevic would be if black men began walking around predominately white Cleveland suburbs with rifles..

Edited January 17, 2016 by JayJayH

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

Why is race even mentioned. Fan the flames

[ready4ONE 5,400]

I don't think that an intelligent discussion can be had without input from the "White Man Walking Around Black Neighborhood With Gun" but race appears to be in the thread title so I can see how Nature Boy missed it. RIF.

Seriously though, was he walking home from work? School? Squirrel hunting in the park?

I don't recall ever being concerned about the rifles on racks in pick-up trucks back when I was in High School. Many students went hunting before school started and of course mass shooting incidents were very rare. I kind of think that it's 2016 and times have changed.

What was the alleged purpose of walking around with a rifle?

[eieio 1,594]

What was the alleged purpose of walking around with a rifle?

I guess they are making a point. What point? Who knows? I think that a fair amount of these cases are done by anti-gun nuts.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

I guess they are making a point. What point? Who knows? I think that a fair amount of these cases are done by anti-gun nuts.

I don't think that the gentleman with the rifle was anti-gun. It sounds like this wasn't a one time event but his alleged reason for carrying a rifle around aren't even mentioned in the article.

Very strange story.

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

Racial turf pissing carries consequences.

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

Why is race even mentioned. Fan the flames

The topic headline in itself

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

If he was going from point A to point B with a rifle, fine no one should bother him. If he lingers or walks in circles, loiters he is probably another

mentally challenged person who could go postal at any time. I would be afraid if I saw it in my neighborhood. The level of creepiness depends on the motive

and intent.

[Teddy B 17,252]

If he was going from point A to point B with a rifle, fine no one should bother him. If he lingers or walks in circles, loiters he is probably another

mentally challenged person who could go postal at any time. I would be afraid if I saw it in my neighborhood. The level of creepiness depends on the motive

and intent.

I'll go as far to say that anyone in this day and age that thinks open carry is a good idea is challenged in the active brain cell area.