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Ohio Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Allow Concealed Carry Without Permit (Fast infovid)

March 31, 2019

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Ohio Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Allow Concealed Carry Without Permit A bill has been proposed in Ohio that would end the need to get a permit to carry a concealed weapon. “You don’t need a government license to exercise First Amendment rights, you shouldn’t need one to exercise your Second Amendment rights,” Republican state Rep. Derek Merrin said, The Toledo Blade reported.  (More below video) The so-called constitutional carry measure, known formally as HB 174, would eliminate the requirement that gun owners must take eight hours of gun safety and gun law training. The bill also would wipe away the requirement that a driver carrying a concealed weapon must notify a police officer about that during a traffic stop. It would apply to Ohio residents 21 and over without a felony record or a history of adjudicated mental illness. The bill has been proposed before but not approved