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Changes for thousands of permit holders are effective today in state
Published on Monday, Sep 08, 2008
Associated Press
CINCINNATI: Concealed weapons permit holders can now keep a gun hidden in a car as long as they're carrying it in a secure holster, one of several changes to Ohio's conceal-carry law taking effect today.
The law previously required the gun to be in plain sight.
Permit holders also may bring a gun onto school grounds as long as they are in a car picking up or dropping off a child.
The changes also allow holders of valid liquor licenses who are also concealed weapons permit holders to carry a hidden gun on their premises.
In addition, the new law removes the burden of proof from a person who hurts or kills an intruder. The law now includes the presumption that a resident acted in self defense or in defense of another if an intruder has entered unlawfully or without permission.
During debates over the burden of proof change, the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence expressed concerns that the change would lead to more people taking the law into their own hands regardless of the circumstances.
Most county sheriffs said they have not had any trouble with concealed-carriers.
''By far, the vast majority of permit holders are law-abiding people,'' said Sgt. Monte Mayer of the Butler County Sheriff's Office. ''They are getting the training, doing things the way they should under state law.''
Between 2004 and 2007, more than 108,000 people received carry licenses in Ohio. Last year, the third full year of the law, Ohio sheriffs issued 22,103 licenses, an increase of nearly 18 percent from the previous year.
Permit holders can't be felons, must undergo a background check, complete a safety training course and pass a test. People who carry a concealed weapon without a license can be prosecuted.
Associated Press
CINCINNATI: Concealed weapons permit holders can now keep a gun hidden in a car as long as they're carrying it in a secure holster, one of several changes to Ohio's conceal-carry law taking effect today.
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