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Governor Kasich has signed Substitute Senate Bill 199

JustaShooter

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Kasich signs 17 bills, including concealed-carry expansion
http://www.dispatch.com/content/blogs/the-daily-briefing/2016/12/12192016-kasich-signs-bills.html

Among the bills signed by Kasich were measures to:

-- Allow Ohioans with concealed-carry permits to carry guns on college campuses and other locations, if local authorities approve. Active-duty military also can carry guns without permits. (Am. Sub. SB 199).

The new law will take effect 90 days after it is filed with the Secretary of State, so on or about March 20, 2017.
 
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This is a summary of the changes as I understand them:

- Allows active duty members of the US Armed Forces to carry concealed handguns without a license as long as they are carrying valid military ID *AND* documentation of successful completion of firearms training that meets or exceeds the training requirements in ORC 2923.125 (G) (1).

- Prohibits public and private employers, property owners and business entities from adopting, maintaining or enforcing policies that ban firearms in personal vehicles if certain conditions are met.

- Removes the statutory prohibition against carry into day-care facilities. Privately-owned day cares can still post no-guns signage, just like any other business, but penalty is increased to 4th Degree Felony (as it would have been before the change).

- Removes the statutory prohibition against carry onto aircraft.

- Removes the statutory prohibition against carry into public areas of airport terminals up to the security checkpoint.

- Allows persons with a concealed handgun license to possess handguns in school safety zones (K-12) in a motor vehicle for any reason, and may exit the motor vehicle as long as the firearm remains in the vehicle and the vehicle is locked.

- Grants political subdivisions the authority to allow concealed carry in their government buildings.

- Grants colleges and universities the authority, if they choose, to allow concealed carry onto their campus.
 

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Does not seem like a law I would have wanted ... instead repeal outrageous laws already on the books to accomplish the goals.

More permissions? Geez.
 

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Concealed Carry ...

So starting in March, cities will be back in the business of regulating where guns can be carried.[/QUO

But again isn't that only Concealed Carry. Doesn't affect Open Carry.

Yes I know that's still a gray area for some (Leo's come to mind).
 

JustaShooter

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So starting in March, cities will be back in the business of regulating where guns can be carried.

Well, from the perspective they will be able to allow it in certain places that are currently prohibited, yes, but cannot further restrict it.
 

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Does not seem like a law I would have wanted ... instead repeal outrageous laws already on the books to accomplish the goals.

More permissions? Geez.

That's not how our House and Senate do things. Would that it were so. They have a bunch of bills that sit around for most of the two year legislative session, then in a post election "flurry of activity" after the November election, they mash things together and you end up with a final law that hardly resembles the original bills it was taken from. That's not just firearms legislation either, but most everything they take on.
 
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