Does Ohio have statewide preemption?

Greetings all

I am a PA resident, but my son-in-law is an Ohio resident. He is visiting right now for a week, and is telling me that Mahoning County is now requiring yearly testing for his carry permit. Is this something the county can do, or are they out of line? PA doesn't allow municipalities to make up their own laws (they keep trying anyway), but I have no idea about Ohio. I told him I would ask about it here, as he does not get much access to the computer.

Thanks.

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Greetings all

I am a PA resident, but my son-in-law is an Ohio resident. He is visiting right now for a week, and is telling me that Mahoning County is now requiring yearly testing for his carry permit. Is this something the county can do, or are they out of line? PA doesn't allow municipalities to make up their own laws (they keep trying anyway), but I have no idea about Ohio. I told him I would ask about it here, as he does not get much access to the computer.

Thanks.

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PennsyPlinker wrote:

Greetings all

I am a PA resident, but my son-in-law is an Ohio resident. He is visiting right now for a week, and is telling me that Mahoning County is now requiring yearly testing for his carry permit. Is this something the county can do, or are they out of line? PA doesn't allow municipalities to make up their own laws (they keep trying anyway), but I have no idea about Ohio. I told him I would ask about it here, as he does not get much access to the computer.

Thanks.

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Statewide preemption. The state sets requirements for granting and renewing Ohio CHLs. Any such alleged letter has no more legal effect than a declaration of Zoroastrianism as the county religion.

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Deanimator wrote:

PennsyPlinker wrote:

Greetings all

I am a PA resident, but my son-in-law is an Ohio resident. He is visiting right now for a week, and is telling me that Mahoning County is now requiring yearly testing for his carry permit. Is this something the county can do, or are they out of line? PA doesn't allow municipalities to make up their own laws (they keep trying anyway), but I have no idea about Ohio. I told him I would ask about it here, as he does not get much access to the computer.

Thanks.

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Statewide preemption. The state sets requirements for granting and renewing Ohio CHLs. Any such alleged letter has no more legal effect than a declaration of Zoroastrianism as the county religion.

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I understand that it will have no legal bearing, but if it is the sheriff who sent it out, and the sheriff who approves the license, it may be a little more involved than just ignoring the letter, right? And while he is no shrinking violet, he is nowhere near as confrontational as his father-in-law. As an added complication to the whole sorry affair, he got another letter telling him that his permit was being revoked because the person who administered his training had his credentials revoked. So on top of all this, he needs to get a training class anyway. That part we are going to take care of here since I am an NRA certified instructor, but every year is not going to be fun. And until people get in the sheriff's face about it, he is going to do what he wants.

You know how rambunctious we get about this stuff over here in PA.

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No, it's NOT more involved than ignoring the letter...

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Okay, let me see if I can be a little clearer here. I understand the legal aspect of everything you have written. I also understand preemption. I also understand that it can be much more involved in the case of an entrenched sheriff who needs the legal system to tell him that he is in the wrong, and that it can take several months and several thousand dollars if the situation requires, depending on the actions said sheriff takes. Perhaps you are not familiar with some of the illegal things sheriffs have done here in PA and what it took to change their behavior. Maybe it's different in OH and they just go with what people tell them when they are told they are wrong.

I'm all for a whole bunch of you Ohio folks calling the sheriff. You don't even need to wait for my SIL to get home next week and get the letter posted. I would imagine someone could call and ask about it and see if it is true. I am not a resident of the state so they are not going to want to hear from me. But I suspect he is not the only person in the county to get one of these letters. Then again, I have not seen it so maybe he is.

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We really need to see the letter first. With that in hand, we'll know what to do.

But as I said, trying to enforce such a thing would only cause the sheriff to buy plaintiff's attorney a cigarette boat and lots of vacations on Kelley's Island.

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