Sigster
09-24-2003, 07:18 PM
http://www.enquirer.com/midday/09/09252003_News_mday_supco.html
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld Ohio's ban on carrying concealed weapons today, keeping the state from joining 44 others that allow citizens to carry hidden guns.
Ohio's decades-old ban on carrying concealed weapons does not violate the state constitution's guarantee that people can arm themselves for self defense, the court ruled in a 5-2 decision.
The court's ruling came in a Cincinnati case, where four people who said they need to carry guns for protection at work sought to get the ban thrown out. A Hamilton County Common Pleas court ruled against the ban, a decision that was upheld by the 1st Ohio District Court of Appeals.
Ohioans have a right to bear arms but "the General Assembly has determined that prohibiting the carrying of concealed weapons helps maintain an orderly and safe society," Justice Paul Pfeifer wrote in the majority opinion.
"There is no constitutional right to bear concealed weapons."
Sad bastards...
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld Ohio's ban on carrying concealed weapons today, keeping the state from joining 44 others that allow citizens to carry hidden guns.
Ohio's decades-old ban on carrying concealed weapons does not violate the state constitution's guarantee that people can arm themselves for self defense, the court ruled in a 5-2 decision.
The court's ruling came in a Cincinnati case, where four people who said they need to carry guns for protection at work sought to get the ban thrown out. A Hamilton County Common Pleas court ruled against the ban, a decision that was upheld by the 1st Ohio District Court of Appeals.
Ohioans have a right to bear arms but "the General Assembly has determined that prohibiting the carrying of concealed weapons helps maintain an orderly and safe society," Justice Paul Pfeifer wrote in the majority opinion.
"There is no constitutional right to bear concealed weapons."
Sad bastards...