To Storms, who has no control over who shows up to the free event, it was an impossible request to fulfil. She flatly refused to ban anything, calling it a freedom-of-expression issue and arguing that such a ban would include the vests and patches worn by charitable organizations, too, such as Bikers Against Child Abuse or Bikers For Christ. What’s more, she worried it could backfire if the bikers decided to stay away from Smiths Falls altogether.
