Ohio had a good day today

[ScottM]

http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/OHAG/bulletins/f9f0aa?reqfrom=share

Attorney General DeWine Announces Concealed Carry Reciprocity with Five Additional States


(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that Ohioans with concealed carry permits will be able to use those permits in five additional states. Pursuant to changes adopted in House Bill 234 of the 130th General Assembly, Ohio now has concealed carry permit reciprocity with Colorado, Georgia, New Hampshire, Texas, and Wisconsin.



House Bill 234 strengthened background check procedures by requiring sheriffs to contact the federal National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to verify that a concealed carry applicant is lawfully eligible to possess a firearm in the United States. This change allowed Attorney General DeWine to execute a concealed carry reciprocity agreement with Texas, which already had such standards.



Additionally, House Bill 234 provides that a concealed carry permit issued by another state is valid in Ohio so long as the permit holder is not an Ohio resident and is in the state temporarily. This change allowed Attorney General DeWine to confirm similar reciprocity privileges for Ohio citizens with Colorado, Georgia, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin.



Including the five additional states, Ohio now has concealed carry reciprocity with 28 total states. Ohio had already confirmed reciprocity with Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.



The changes enacted by House Hill 234 became effective today. The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has updated its concealed carry laws manual, as well as the State of Ohio concealed carry license and renewal application to reflect the changes in law. The manual is available online at www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/CCWManual (http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/CCWManual), and the application is available at www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/CCWApplication (http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/CCWApplication).

[Ohsheepdog]

It's about time!

[ltxi]

Well....that be very good news. Ohio has been the last I pass through it often state west of the PA/NY line that doesn't recognize my resident Colorado permit. Illinois doesn't either, per se, but their last year or so changes fixed my I ain't stoppin' there except for gas sometimes problem.

[Hawkeye911]

handgunlaw.us shows that Illinois CCW is also recognized in Ohio as of today. Is that incorrect???

[ScottM]

handgunlaw.us shows that Illinois CCW is also recognized in Ohio as of today. Is that incorrect???

I don't think it was correct. As of today...

http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/handgunlawus-issues-new-ohio-reciprocity-map-reflect-hb-234-changes

[Hawkeye911]

Thanks, Scott.

Sometimes it is hard to figure out what source to believe when the information in conflicting. Today on the Illinois Carry site, they also recorded that Ohio has "taken us into the fold" of permissible states. http://illinoiscarry.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=55659

My next rip to OH is not for some time, and I will be sure to get the facts straight before I venture across the border!

[RRP]

As I interpret the amendment, Ohio will recognize CCW licenses from all states. This applies to non-residents of Ohio who are temporarily in the state. The reverse is not necessarily true.

The source is Sec. 109.69.B3 (text shown below)



If, on or after the effective date of this amendment, a person who is not a resident of this state has a valid concealed handgun license that was issued by another license-issuing state, regardless of whether the other license-issuing state has entered into a reciprocity agreement with the attorney general under division (A)(1) of this section, and the person is temporarily in this state, during the time that the person is temporarily in this state the license issued by the other license-issuing state shall be recognized in this state, shall be accepted and valid in this state, and grants the person the same right to carry a concealed handgun in this state as a person who was issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code.

[SlowBurn]

Not only that, but Kroger (based in Cincinnati) is standing tough against the Bloomberg mommies.
KROGER CFO: WE REJECT MOMS DEMAND ACTION’S PUSH TO DISARM OUR CUSTOMERS (http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/03/25/kroger-cfo-we-reject-moms-demand-actions-push-to-disarm-our-customers/)
Now if the rest of Ohio can just take Cleveland back from all the serial killers who keep girls in abandoned houses...