Ohio has the perfect setup. Anyone can open carry and you can conceal carry with a permit. This is the best of two worlds. You can strap the weapon on, get a conceal carry permit, and then never have to worry if your legal. If you put your jacket on your legal, if you take your jacket off your legal. No hassle, no worries.
Having cities opt out is not very smart. In one city your legal and the next your not, too much nonsense.
I do believe however, to carry in public, should require a license. To obtain that license you should be required to have the following, training on the firearm you will be carrying and a permit from the state just like the conceal carry requirement currently. I do not believe that is too much to ask.
Even though I carry and support the right to carry I also want to make sure the person sitting next to me with that cannon on their belt has some idea how to shoot it correctly. People also need to understand when you pull the trigger, you own the bullet no matter where it goes. So you need to understand a bit about ballistics and over penetration. Along with the right to carry also comes great responsibility.
The public also needs to understand that those carrying don't carry because I want a gun fight, I carry because I want to be left alone. This is why I believe open carry is better then conceal carry. Conceal Carry makes the public happy but does not do as much to deter crime. Criminals are cowards in most cases. The presence of a gun will make them look elsewhere for a victim. Those criminals that don't care about whether you have a weapon, will make you glad you had a chance to defend yourself. Or maybe it was the person who did not want guns and a person with a gun is there to help. Law enforcement cannot be everywhere. With the right training and attitude it really does make a difference. With society as it is today, personal defense has become a necessity.
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