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New Changes To Ohio's Concealed Weapons Law

originally posted on: 9/8/2008 1:57:20 PM

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Between 2004 and 2007, more than 108,000 people in Ohio received licenses to carry a weapon. ..

Holders of a Ohio's concealed weapons permit now may keep a gun hidden in a vehicle as long as its in a secure holster, this is one of several changes to Ohio's concealed carry law that went in effect Monday. The law previously required the gun to be in plain sight.

Other changes in the law include:

Permit holders may bring a gun onto school grounds as long as they are in a vehicle picking up or dropping off a child.

Landlords no longer may prohibit holders of concealed weapons permits from having their weapons in apartments.

People without a permit may have concealed weapons in their homes if they aren't engaged in illegal activity.

The penalty for failure to notify a police officer of one's permit status when stopped is decreased if the officer already had received the information through a license plate check.

Holders of valid liquor licenses who also have a concealed weapons permit may have a hidden gun on their premises.

A resident who hurts or kills an intruder is presumed to have acted in self-defense or in defense of another if the intruder entered unlawfully or without permission.

Between 2004 and 2007, more than 108,000 people in Ohio received licenses to carry a weapon. In 2007, Ohio Sheriff's issued 22,103 licenses, an increase of 18 percent from 2006.

Permit holders must not be felons, must undergo a criminal background check and safety training course and must pass a test. People who carry a concealed weapon without a license will be prosecuted.

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