Knife Rights’ Ohio Knife Law Reform Bill Introduced

By Doug Ritter

Ohio – -(AmmoLand.com)- After a number of years working with our good friend Ohio State Senator Joe Uecker, SB 140 has been introduced that would reform Ohio knife law. SB 140 repeals Sec. 2923.20(A)(6), the state’s ban on the manufacture and sale to civilians of switchblade knives, springblade knives and gravity knives, as well as brass knuckles, cestus, billy, blackjack, sandbag or any similar weapon

In addition, SB 140 creates an exception to Sec. 2923.12(1)(A), the state’s vague catchall provision banning concealed carry of any “deadly weapon other than a handgun.” It adds a new paragraph (H), “for purposes of this section, ‘deadly weapon’ or ‘weapon’ does not include any knife, razor, or cutting instrument if the instrument was not used as a weapon.”

Senate co-sponsors are Senators Matt Huffman, Larry Obhof and Kristina Roegner. We sincerely appreciate the support we have received from our good friends at Buckeye Firearms Association in our efforts to get this bill introduced.

This bill addresses the often abusive and discriminatory application of the existing vague Ohio weapons law against knife carriers to make it clear that unless …Read the Rest

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