Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday signed a bill allowing people in the state to carry a concealed handgun without a permit.
The bill allows anyone over the age of 21 to carry a concealed firearm unless they are prohibited from possessing one under state or federal law, Fox News reports.
The decision makes Ohio the 23rd constitutional carry state.
“NRA thanks Gov. DeWine for signing this critical bill that upholds the Second Amendment in Ohio, for the benefit of law-abiding citizens,” the NRA’s lobbying arm said in a statement.
The bill also eliminates penalties for motorists who fail to proactively tell law enforcement about concealed handguns in their vehicle during traffic stops. However, drivers would still be required to say if they have a gun with them if an officer asks.
Previously, drivers faced a first-degree misdemeanor, a $1,000 fine and a suspension of their concealed-handgun license if they failed to tell authorities they have a handgun on them.
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WHILE this is about damn time, i still don’t think this will save RINO Dewhiner, come November…
Yeh, but it will save a lot of the good guys who are trapped inside the Democrat run “Wild West “Cities who at least now have an equal chance of a fair fight where fastest minds usually equals fastest on the draw.
“Oh you mean you want my wallet, just let me reach inside my shirt,,,,, and Capow, Blam ,scratch one Biden voter.
THAT IS Why, from the time i wake, to the time i go to bed, i stay strapped.. EVEN IN SIDE MY OWN HOME>