Ohio HB 225: "Improving" Ohio's Concealed Carry Law
| By Dave Harding, ProgressOhio - May 23rd, 2007 at 4:25 pm EDT |
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"Concealed Carry" In Action
According to Ohioans for Concealed Carry:
Points in HB 225 include:
- Authorization of a person to carry a concealed handgun without obtaining a license to the same extent as if the person had obtained such a license if the person qualifies for a concealed carry license and is legally permitted to purchase a handgun.
- Removal of the requirement to inform approaching law enforcement officers that the person has a license and is carrying the handgun when the person is carrying a concealed handgun.
- Removal of the prohibition of carrying a concealed handgun at all institutions of higher learning (public and private), places of worship, day-care centers and homes, and government buildings other than schools, courthouses, law enforcement offices, and correctional facilities.
- Removal of the “in plain sight or secure encasement” criterion that a concealed carry licensee must satisfy to legally possess a handgun in a motor vehicle for an unlocked container/case.
- Repeal of the “journalist exception” to the provision that otherwise makes confidential the records a sheriff possesses regarding concealed handgun licenses and applications for such licenses.
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