Ohio Looks To Reduce Penalty For Carrying Firearm On Campus, Allow Colleges To Let Students Carry

By James England

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Legislators are getting ready to rush a flurry of bills through the House and Senate in Ohio. Among these bills are measures that would seek to reduce the penalty for carrying a firearm onto a state university campus. At present, it is a felony for a concealed carrier to carry his handgun onto such a campus.

According to the Dispatch, House Bill 48 sought to open up locations for concealed carriers to go without being prosecuted. This measure was widely hailed as a way to keep otherwise law-abiding citizens on the right side of the law should they inadvertently stray onto poorly marked university campus property.

In the wake of the recent OSU attack, which left ten people injured and thankfully ended with a safety officer killing the attacker, legislators are now seeking to expand that measure and get it passed through the Senate. That attack was perpetrated by a man with a vehicle and a knife. If a law-abiding citizen had engaged him, he could have been charged with a felony according to Ohio regulations.

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Source:: Concealed Nation