Bill Would Change Concealed Carry Law
Guns Would Be Outlawed On College Campuses
POSTED: 3:12 pm EDT July 16, 2004
UPDATED: 4:01 pm EDT July 16, 2004
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An Ohio representative from the Cleveland area introduced a bill to the Ohio House of Representatives this week that would put further restrictions on the new concealed carry law, NewsChannel 4 reported.
House Bill 528 calls for the removal of provisions that allow a concealed weapon to be in a locked car at an institute of higher learning.
Currently, permit holders can carry a weapon if it is locked in their cars. Some businesses do not permit concealed weapons, but if passed, the bill would make it against the law to have a weapon locked in a car on college or university campuses.
The Buckeye Sheriff's Association said it has not reviewed the bill, but plans to next week.
Ohioans For Concealed Carry said it wants lawmakers to show that permit holders are the problem before further limiting their rights. It says limiting the law is actually giving criminals more power and leaving citizens vulnerable.
The bill also would clear up the law's language and make police officers exempt from the concealed carry law.