theswissartist
Regular Member
Hello guys,
It's been awhile, but I have some new questions about OCing in Ohio. I have recently obtained my CCW and the instructor didn't seem to know much about open carry which is why I went to the experts on here
Anyway, they go through the places you can go with while concealing and which places you cannot go (ORC 9.68) and it is pretty clear.
However, several people in the class asked what do you do when you go to these places and we used an example of a public state University when discussing. The instructor said you are allowed to lock it up in the parking lot once you arrive but that it is, and you cannot conceal while on the property. Once you finish your business you can come back to the car, re-equip the weapon and then drive off and be within legal compliance.
I offered another solution, since I was pretty sure OC'ing at on public property was legal (minus the exceptions I am inquiring about) and couldn't an alternative solution be to change from CC to OC?
Most of the people looked at me like I was nuts, including the instructor so I laughed it off and kept my mouth shut about any other instances OCing could be used as a solution. Later on, I was debating with another guy who said there is no way you could OC on at a University and I did a quick check during a break to show that Universities seem to be mandated by law to allow OCing to his amazement.
Now since this is often confusing, it is MY HUMBLE understanding that Open Carry is allowed by law, because it is not specifically outlawed. With that being said, HOW do you know which locations are off-limits to OCing since there is not statute?
I'm not the kind of guy that is trying to test the limits, but if we have a "known" list of acceptable locations I would love to see it. Or the inverse, a list of locations that are factually off-limits to OCing in Ohio.
If you can further expand on how you arrive to this list or conclusion, I'd love to know to as well.
I want to bring more light to OCing when I can do so without issues, and I believe that OCing is something that needs to be demonstrated to create a better response to normal citizens, however I'd rather avoid any high drama on questionable locations in the future.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
It's been awhile, but I have some new questions about OCing in Ohio. I have recently obtained my CCW and the instructor didn't seem to know much about open carry which is why I went to the experts on here
Anyway, they go through the places you can go with while concealing and which places you cannot go (ORC 9.68) and it is pretty clear.
However, several people in the class asked what do you do when you go to these places and we used an example of a public state University when discussing. The instructor said you are allowed to lock it up in the parking lot once you arrive but that it is, and you cannot conceal while on the property. Once you finish your business you can come back to the car, re-equip the weapon and then drive off and be within legal compliance.
I offered another solution, since I was pretty sure OC'ing at on public property was legal (minus the exceptions I am inquiring about) and couldn't an alternative solution be to change from CC to OC?
Most of the people looked at me like I was nuts, including the instructor so I laughed it off and kept my mouth shut about any other instances OCing could be used as a solution. Later on, I was debating with another guy who said there is no way you could OC on at a University and I did a quick check during a break to show that Universities seem to be mandated by law to allow OCing to his amazement.
Now since this is often confusing, it is MY HUMBLE understanding that Open Carry is allowed by law, because it is not specifically outlawed. With that being said, HOW do you know which locations are off-limits to OCing since there is not statute?
I'm not the kind of guy that is trying to test the limits, but if we have a "known" list of acceptable locations I would love to see it. Or the inverse, a list of locations that are factually off-limits to OCing in Ohio.
If you can further expand on how you arrive to this list or conclusion, I'd love to know to as well.
I want to bring more light to OCing when I can do so without issues, and I believe that OCing is something that needs to be demonstrated to create a better response to normal citizens, however I'd rather avoid any high drama on questionable locations in the future.
Any help is greatly appreciated!