The law never changed, it was just never illegal to do so(remember laws are written to tell you what you cannot do, not what you can do). Since people became interested in CC and actually started reading Ohio ORC, they started OC'ing. There is no law there regarding open carry or printing like in some other states. Even if you forget to cover your sidearm you have still broken no laws.Teamless wrote:Unless the laws changed recently to allow open carry, when I lived there, I never saw ANYONE open carry.
This is from 1984 through about 1995.
So if it has been allowed, I dont know how prevalent it is (or maybe was?)
Where a OLTCACH (Ohio License To Carry A Concealed Handgun) comes into play is that when you get on a motorcycle or inside a motor vehicle you are concealed carrying (per Ohio ORC). So if you wish to use transportation then you must obtain a CC license to do so legally. (Or you can disarm and lock box it and re-arm each time you enter/exit your vehicle, which can be an issue but that's for another time.)
With all due respect, I know 1995 doesn't seem that long ago, but it's been 15 years.
In Ohio this past year alone there were over 50,000 new licenses issued, plus 16,000 renewals which puts Ohio at around 250,000 licenses active. With the unemployment rate in the state being around 20% and a large majority of the law enforcement officers being laid off, the people are worried. When some of the larger cities cut 35-50% of their policing force people start worrying about protecting their families, which would explain the record number of licenses issued in 2009. Those that are DQ'd from getting an OLTCACH (ex. misdemeanor drug conviction) can still Openly Carry however.
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As my dear old Daddy used to say;
