Ohio’s permitless carry law covers handguns only, so keeping a loaded long gun within reach in your vehicle is still a fourth degree felony. SB 392, the Freedom to Carry Act, fixes that, and it gets its second hearing in the Ohio Senate on Tuesday, November 17. Email your state senator and tell the Senate to pass it.
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This Tuesday, November 17, at 2:00 PM, the Freedom to Carry Act gets its second hearing in the Ohio Senate. That’s SB 392, and it repeals the rule that says a law abiding Ohioan has to keep a long gun unloaded and cased in a vehicle.
Ohio has had permitless carry since June 13, 2022. That was a big step. But it stopped at the car door.
Permitless carry covers handguns only. Picture a hunter driving to deer camp with a loaded rifle within reach in the truck. Under current Ohio law, that’s a fourth degree felony. It doesn’t matter whether he has a license.
SB 392 fixes that. It repeals that felony for everyone, and it takes out the unloaded and cased rules, so law abiding Ohioans can keep a loaded long gun in their vehicle.
On Tuesday, November 17 at 2:00 PM, the Senate General Government Committee hears proponent testimony in the North Hearing Room at the Statehouse. Rob Knisley, our Political Director, will be there in person to testify for you. No vote is planned that day. This is your chance to put your case on the record and tell the Senate to pass the bill.
I’m asking you to email your state senator. Tell the Senate to pass SB 392, the Freedom to Carry Act. We’ve already written it for you. It takes a minute.
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For Freedom,
Chris Dorr
Executive Director
Ohio Gun Owners
P.S. The Tuesday, November 17 hearing is for proponents, and no vote is planned. That makes your email even more important. Send it to your state senator now. Tell the Senate to pass SB 392.