OH Becomes 23rd Constitutional Carry State with DeWine Signing SB215
Yesterday Governor DeWine Signed constitutional carry, Ohio Senate Bill 215, and it will become law 90 days from today. Over the last 2 years, the state legislatures across the country have passed pro-Second Amendment legislation, and Ohioans wanted in on it. People throughout history have ascribed special significance to the number 23? I’m not one […]
Permitless Carry, SB 215 Would Be Big Win for Ohio Gun Rights
Do law-abiding citizens need permission to carry a handgun? If SB 215 were to become law, Ohio would join 21 states without a concealed carry license requirement. Ohio SB 215: Republican Senator Terry Johnson from Ohio’s 14th District introduced Senate Bill 215. The bill is co-sponsored by Senators Hoagland, Rulli, Huffman, S., Schaffer, Blessing, McColley, […]
Ohio Back on Nevada’s Reciprocity List
On June 17th, 2021, we notified you that Nevada dropped a concealed carry permit reciprocity agreement with Ohio. We’re happy to update that story with some new information. When Ohio dropped off Nevada’s reciprocity list, Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) began addressing the issue. In a BFA post on June 25th, 2021, they indicated that they […]
Ohio Woman May Face Charges After Shooting Carjacker
On May 1st, a woman was sitting alone in her car parked in the 1400 block of Oakland Park Avenue in Columbus. It was around 9:30 PM when a man who she did not know approached her vehicle. He was brandishing a handgun. He demanded that she get out of her car, and the young […]
Passenger Of Vehicle Has Negligent Discharge – Driver Crashes Into Ditch
Three Rivers, MI — On Monday, May 25th a crazy event happened that includes several valuable lessons for each of us. Please read carefully. Two people were in a car driving on U.S. 131. The passenger “accidentally” shot himself in the leg. The driver, naturally startled, then drove the car off the road, through a construction […]
Eastlake Woman Shoots and Kills Home Invading Ex
Reports are coming in from Eastlake, a suburb 10 miles North East of Cleveland, that tell the story of a woman whose home was invaded by her ex-boyfriend. Luckily, thanks to this woman’s cool head and trained trigger finger, these reports were not of a horrible tragedy.
Ohio has Record Number of Concealed Carry Permits Issued in 2016
According to recent reports, Ohio has become one of many states that have seen records broken with the level of concealed carry permits being issued.
Understanding Ohio’s Shall Notify Law
There was a recent comment on the Concealed Carry Inc. national page in reference to Ohio’s ‘Shall Notify’ law. The reader commented on an article ‘Law Enforcement -To Inform to not Inform’ that discussed various laws across the country pertaining to the requirements when dealing with law enforcement during a stop.
Does Ohio Require Live Range Fire to Get A CCW Permit?
Across the country, the number of concealed carry permit applicants has been on the rise, however from state to state the rules to receive said permit can be quite different. For example. some states require concealed carry applicants to prove their handgun competency by firing the handgun as a prerequisite to applying.
A Step In The Right Direction
Late Thursday night the Ohio House of Representatives amended SB 199 and passed it by a vote of 68-25. SB 199 is the bill that contains amended language from HB 48. Now the bill heads to Governor Kasich’s desk where it is likely to be signed into law. I see it as a victory, but […]