Suprised no one posted this yet!!
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20...gun_again.html
Soccer mom will be packing her gun again
By MARTHA RAFFAELE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEBANON, Pa. - A mother who angered fellow parents when she wore a holstered pistol at her 5-year-old daughter's soccer game got her concealed weapons permit back today after a judge overruled a sheriff's decision to revoke it.
Meleanie Hain testified that she did not intend to intimidate anyone, but felt she had to carry the gun openly because warm-weather clothing made it difficult to hide a firearm. She said her husband's line of work, which was not disclosed, made her a "greater target" than the average person.
Lebanon County Judge Robert Eby said the law required him to return Hain's permit, but he questioned her judgment.
"Fear doesn't belong at a kid's soccer game from any source," Eby said.
Hain lost the permit after other parents complained last month that she was openly carrying a loaded and holstered handgun at her daughter's soccer game.
A youth soccer coach said he approached Hain at the Sept. 11 game and asked her to move to the other side of the field, away from the sideline where the children were standing.
"I'm certainly not looking to shoot anyone over a goal," Hain told Eby on Tuesday.
Lebanon County Sheriff Michael DeLeo said he pulled Hain's license after fielding the parents' complaints.
A couple dozen courtroom spectators broke out in a light applause when the judge issued his decision.
George Christianson, DeLeo's lawyer, said the decision would not be appealed.
Hain said she was satisfied with the result and expected to return to the sidelines - with her gun - at a youth soccer game in the future.
"It's my preference," she said.