{"id":1274,"date":"2015-09-30T16:08:04","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T16:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/?post_type=article&p=1274"},"modified":"2020-02-05T13:56:02","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T13:56:02","slug":"ohios-firearm-restrictions-and-concealed-carry-laws","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/ohios-firearm-restrictions-and-concealed-carry-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio’s Firearm Restrictions and Concealed Carry Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ohio's<\/a><\/p>\n

Firearm Restrictions for Boaters in Ohio<\/h2>\n

Ohio’s firearm restrictions and concealed carry laws require that no person shall discharge a firearm while in or on a vessel, except for those legally engaged in hunting.<\/p>\n

Except for persons legally engaged in hunting OR persons legally licensed to carry a concealed handgun, no person shall transport or have a loaded firearm in a vessel in such a manner that the firearm is accessible to the operator or any passenger.<\/p>\n

Except for persons legally licensed to carry a concealed handgun, no person shall transport or have a firearm in a vessel, unless it is unloaded and carried in a closed package, box or case OR in plain sight with the action open or the weapon stripped.<\/p>\n

\"Two<\/a><\/p>\n

This section does not apply to the possession or discharge of a U.S. Coast Guard approved distress signalling device when the device is possessed or used for the purpose of giving a distress signal. Such signalling devices shall only be loaded immediately prior to discharging a legal signal of distress,<\/p>\n

No person shall operate or permit operation of a vessel in violation of this section.<\/p>\n

Not all states honor Ohio\u2019s concealed carry law. Visit the Ohio Attorney General\u2019s website (ohioattorneygeneral.gov) for a listing of reciprocity agreements. Handguns are restricted in Canada. Know the law before you leave U.S. waters. (rcmp-grc.ca\/cfp-pcaf) Interpretation of Ohio\u2019s CCL for handguns (ORC 2923.12 is administered by the Ohio Attorney General\u2019s Office.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For more information on boating laws in Ohio, visit the Ohio State Parks and Watercraft Boating Laws website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","article-category":[7],"article-tag":[247,295],"yoast_head":"\nOhio's Firearm Restrictions and Concealed Carry Laws<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about boating related firearm restrictions and concealed carry laws in the state of Ohio.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow\" \/>\n<meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"bingbot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/ohios-firearm-restrictions-and-concealed-carry-laws\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ohio's Firearm Restrictions and Concealed Carry Laws\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn about boating related firearm restrictions and concealed carry laws in the state of Ohio.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/ohios-firearm-restrictions-and-concealed-carry-laws\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"BOATsmart! 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