New Gun Law On Governors Desk

A concealed weapons permit would become optional and the requirement that individuals promptly notify police officers that they are carrying a concealed weapon would be eliminated…under legislation approved along partisan lines by Ohio’s GOP-controlled Legislature. It has now been sent to Gov., DeWine. Officials say it will likely be signed into law. The measure is one of several GOP-backed proposals in recent years, seeking to expand gun rights in Ohio. The bill, dubbed Constitutional Carry by its backers, was introduced by state Sen. Terry Johnson. He says the bill eliminates discrepancy in Ohio law, which currently allows people to openly carry a gun. A last minute change to the bill clarified that people carrying weapons without a concealed carry permit still face the same disqualifications as those with permits, such as a ban on fugitives from justice.