Last year, when Ohio's CCW law (HB12) was signed into law, part of it (Section 9) stated, in part "No municipal corporation may adopt or continue in existence any ordinance, ... or resolution that attempts to restrict the places where a person possessing a valid license to carry a concealed handgun may carry a handgun concealed."
The bill contained enumerated places where one could not carry (police stations, jails, etc.), and said that private property owners could post their property, but that governmental bodies could not add restrictions, nor enforce conflicting ordinances (see above).
Toledo, Ohio insisted that their public park carry ban would be enforced, despite what HB12 said. A Toledo activist, Bruce Beatty, wrote numerous unresponded letters to Toledo public officials, and finally held a party at a local park, where he was ticketed.
Now, in a contorted ruling reminicient of the Ohio Supreme Court, the local court has essentially said that Section 9 is so much wasted ink - opening the door for any or all of Ohio's cities to pass or enforce their own versions of Victim Zones, and anything else they please.
Ruling:
http://www.ohioccw.org/files/Toledo...ionComplete.pdf
Articles:
http://www.ohioccw.org/article3352.html
http://buckeyefirearms.org/modules....rticle&sid=2681
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The bill contained enumerated places where one could not carry (police stations, jails, etc.), and said that private property owners could post their property, but that governmental bodies could not add restrictions, nor enforce conflicting ordinances (see above).
Toledo, Ohio insisted that their public park carry ban would be enforced, despite what HB12 said. A Toledo activist, Bruce Beatty, wrote numerous unresponded letters to Toledo public officials, and finally held a party at a local park, where he was ticketed.
Now, in a contorted ruling reminicient of the Ohio Supreme Court, the local court has essentially said that Section 9 is so much wasted ink - opening the door for any or all of Ohio's cities to pass or enforce their own versions of Victim Zones, and anything else they please.
Ruling:
http://www.ohioccw.org/files/Toledo...ionComplete.pdf
Articles:
http://www.ohioccw.org/article3352.html
http://buckeyefirearms.org/modules....rticle&sid=2681
BB62