rightwinglibertarian
Regular Member
.....One of the conditions in the of agreement (section 1A) between WEBN and the city is that "The event shall be gated but must be **free and open to the general public**" (my asterisks) - so it's a PUBLIC event, not a private event.
At a private event, WEBN could impose various restrictions upon quantity, identity and behavior of the people attending - but this is a PUBLIC event.
Another condition of the agreement is in section 8 of the agreement, entitled "Compliance with laws and policies". That part says "...Contractor shall comply with all statutes, ordinances, regulations and rules of the Federal Government, the State of Ohio, the County of Hamilton, the City of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Park Board, the terms and conditions of the Central Riverfront Permit Application and the City of Cincinnati Special Permit Application".
So WEBN has to comply with various laws, including ORC 9.68, and 9.68 as well as at least two Ohio Supreme Court cases make it clear that public parks, when open to the PUBLIC, are places where one who can legally possess a firearm can carry.
So in fact to trespass a person for excising a right would be totally illegal and of course the firearms restriction they think they can impose is nullified. Carry at will and be prepared to cite state law if confronted and harassed.