We recently wrote about the changes to gun laws at a federal level and how they impact Domestic Violence charges. However, we have older articles on firearms restrictions with a Domestic Violence conviction in Ohio, and we know that this topic is of great interest to...
Ohio Gun Owners’ Rights
New Federal Gun Legislation – What it Means for Ohio
Last year, the President of the United States signed a bill on gun legislation. Whenever a bill is signed by the president, that law effects every state, including Ohio. The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022 made some changes to gun laws all across the...
How Does the Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Firearm Restrictions Affect Ohio?
As we have written in several recent articles, Ohio has recently made several impactful decisions in regards to gun laws at the state level. If you have been following the news, you may also be aware of a recent decision from the United States Supreme Court which...
Ohio’s Concealed Carry Law Goes Into Effect
The information in this article is largely the same as another article we wrote when Governor DeWine first singed Ohio's "Constitutional Carry" law. At that time, the law had officially passed, but Ohio citizens were still required to follow the previous law for...
Removing Disability and Restoring Gun Rights in Ohio
Gun owner's rights in Ohio have been a hot topic of conversation in Ohio recently. As you can read in our articles about the recent "stand your ground" laws in Ohio, or about the "Constitutional carry" law going into effect in June 2022, there have been some...
Qualifying Adult Under Ohio’s Constitutional Carry Law
Updated June 13, 2022 Ohio’s Constitutional Carry law which went into effect on Monday, June 13, 2022 has been the topic of much conversation in the past few weeks, including an article we wrote on the subject. In said article, we mention several times that, under...
Ohio’s Constitutional Carry Bill To Take Effect in the Coming Months
UPDATE: As of June 13, 2022, SB215 has taken effect in Ohio Introduction We have already written numerous articles pertaining to gun laws in Ohio, but there is often more to say on the subject, as we have recently been seeing changes in Ohio to the law with regard to...
“Stand Your Ground” Gun Laws in Ohio
Introduction A major change was enacted to Ohio’s gun laws on April 6th, 2021 when a “Stand Your Ground Law” for Ohio went into effect. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine had signed the bill on January 4th, 2021, and the bill went into effect 3 months after that. Over a year...
Improper Handling of a Firearm in a Motor Vehicle in Ohio
Ohio law allows the transport of weapons in cars both by those with a concealed carry license and those without. There are, however, laws regulating the handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle, and failure to adhere to these laws could result in serious fines, jail...