Updated OH Concealed Carry Laws Manual available from AG

This forum is for discussion of general issues regarding Concealed Carry in your everyday life. This forum is not intended to be political or for discussing legislation.

Moderators: Chuck, Mustang380gal, Coordinators, Moderators

Post Reply
User avatar
Bruenor
Posts: 7306
Joined: Mon Jul 24, 2006 3:03 pm
Location: Geneva, OH

Updated OH Concealed Carry Laws Manual available from AG

Post by Bruenor »

Kind of surprised they got this done so timely.
Updated Concealed Carry Laws Manual Available
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that an update of his office's Concealed Carry Laws Manual has been released reflecting recent changes enacted by Senate Bill 199. The updated manual is currently available online, and printed copies of the guide will be available from county sheriffs.

"Our Concealed Carry Laws Manual is great resource for Ohioans interested in concealed handgun laws or interested in obtaining a CCW permit, and it is available at no cost to citizens online," said Attorney General DeWine.

Senate Bill 199, which became effective on March 21, 2017, included the following notable changes in law:
  • Active duty members of the armed forces may carry a concealed handgun without obtaining a license if they possess military identification and proof of training with handguns.
    Concealed handgun licensees may carry concealed handguns in daycare centers unless otherwise posted.
    Concealed handgun licensees may carry concealed handguns in airports as long as they do not pass screening checkpoints or enter restricted areas.
    Ohio colleges and universities may permit concealed carry on campus.
    Businesses and employers cannot prohibit concealed handgun licensees from keeping handguns in their privately owned vehicle as long as it is legally parked.
    Concealed handgun licensees may have handguns in vehicles in school safety zones as long as they are locked in the vehicle.

The Concealed Carry Laws Manual and other concealed carry information can be accessed online at http://www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/ConcealedCarry" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.
Μολὼν λαβέ

"Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. . . Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them."

- Thomas Paine

"Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem."

- Thomas Jefferson
User avatar
djthomas
Posts: 5961
Joined: Sun Jan 22, 2006 11:09 am

Re: Updated OH Concealed Carry Laws Manual available from AG

Post by djthomas »

Bruenor wrote:Kind of surprised they got this done so timely.
If memory serves they've always been pretty good about getting the updated manual out right around the time the new law comes into effect. Credit to them for sure.
Concealed handgun licensees may carry concealed handguns in airports as long as they do not pass screening checkpoints or enter restricted areas.
This part really, really bothers me and has since the law was passed. How do they reconcile this with the fact that virtually every airport is also a government facility? The new law doesn't allow people to carry, it merely removed a previously existing restriction. But the problem is before airport terminals were doubly restricted. Now they're just singly restricted.

If they can't get rid of this silly "government facilities may opt in" rule then at the very least they should add an affirmative defense that the entrance in question was not posted. Having just transited Cleveland Hopkins I can confidently say that neither the terminal check in doors nor the baggage claim doors are posted, nor have they been for a while. I guess there is a sign if you come in from the garages but we were dropped off. Be that as it may, my little old dad stepped inside the baggage claim door to help us with our bags. If he'd been carrying (maybe he was, I didn't ask) he would have been committing a felony, notwithstanding what the AG has said and the lack of any signs.
Post Reply