hi all,could some one please clarify to me the law in OH. on open carry I do not live in OH I do not have a permit from my home state but I still would like to open carry in OH. I have done some research on this subject but I'm a bit confused, for example :"Open Carry. Ohio’s concealed carry laws do not regulate “open” carry of firearms. If you openly carry, use caution. The open carry of firearms is a legal activity in Ohio."
Open Carry is your natural right in Ohio, but there are a few limitations if you do not have a valid CHL (Concealed Handgun License). Remember that NOTHING prevents you from getting a CHL and still open carrying! When you get your license, it is YOUR CHOICE if you carry open or concealed!
You cannot have a loaded handgun in your vehicle without a valid CHL and you can never carry your long guns loaded in a vehicle. For information and laws regarding transporting your firearm in Ohio, please
Open Carry is legal but you must have a valid permit/license to carry to carry a handgun in a vehicle. Places as listed in the “Places Off Limits” above apply to those who open carry. When open carrying, be prepared for Police Officers to question you as open carrying firearm gets their attention. See the “RV/Car Carry Without a Permit” section for carrying in a vehicle.
in this last section is say's (Open Carry is legal but you must have a valid permit/license to carry to carry a handgun in a vehicle.)
then further on I've read that to carry in a vehicle without a permit it would need to be unloaded locked incased.
so I think it's ok if I stop for fuel or to relive my self it would be ok for me to load my firearms place it in my OWB holster and proceed to fuel my truck or relive my self at a rest area. (with out a permit) so I figure while on foot ither getting fuel or rest area it would be ok for me to open carry without a permit?
also while I travel through OH if my firarm is lock unloaded and incased and not readily accesable and stoped by LEO would I stil need to informe the officer?
further more:Sec. 9.68. (A) The individual right to keep and bear arms, being a fundamental individual right that predates the United States Constitution and Ohio Constitution, and being a constitutionally protected right in every part of Ohio, the general assembly finds the need to provide uniform laws throughout the state regulating the ownership, possession, purchase, other acquisition, transport, storage, carrying, sale, or other transfer of firearms, their components, and their ammunition. Except as specifically provided by the United States Constitution, Ohio Constitution, state law, or federal law, a person," without further license", permission, restriction, delay, or process, may own, possess, purchase, sell, transfer, transport, store, or keep any firearm, part of a firearm, its components, and its ammunition.
Open Carry is your natural right in Ohio, but there are a few limitations if you do not have a valid CHL (Concealed Handgun License). Remember that NOTHING prevents you from getting a CHL and still open carrying! When you get your license, it is YOUR CHOICE if you carry open or concealed!
You cannot have a loaded handgun in your vehicle without a valid CHL and you can never carry your long guns loaded in a vehicle. For information and laws regarding transporting your firearm in Ohio, please
Open Carry is legal but you must have a valid permit/license to carry to carry a handgun in a vehicle. Places as listed in the “Places Off Limits” above apply to those who open carry. When open carrying, be prepared for Police Officers to question you as open carrying firearm gets their attention. See the “RV/Car Carry Without a Permit” section for carrying in a vehicle.
in this last section is say's (Open Carry is legal but you must have a valid permit/license to carry to carry a handgun in a vehicle.)
then further on I've read that to carry in a vehicle without a permit it would need to be unloaded locked incased.
so I think it's ok if I stop for fuel or to relive my self it would be ok for me to load my firearms place it in my OWB holster and proceed to fuel my truck or relive my self at a rest area. (with out a permit) so I figure while on foot ither getting fuel or rest area it would be ok for me to open carry without a permit?
also while I travel through OH if my firarm is lock unloaded and incased and not readily accesable and stoped by LEO would I stil need to informe the officer?
further more:Sec. 9.68. (A) The individual right to keep and bear arms, being a fundamental individual right that predates the United States Constitution and Ohio Constitution, and being a constitutionally protected right in every part of Ohio, the general assembly finds the need to provide uniform laws throughout the state regulating the ownership, possession, purchase, other acquisition, transport, storage, carrying, sale, or other transfer of firearms, their components, and their ammunition. Except as specifically provided by the United States Constitution, Ohio Constitution, state law, or federal law, a person," without further license", permission, restriction, delay, or process, may own, possess, purchase, sell, transfer, transport, store, or keep any firearm, part of a firearm, its components, and its ammunition.
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