Yes open carry is legal in Ohio..but I prefer to conceal carry....since CCW became legal in Ohio I have never had to draw my weapon.....but I did have to flash it a couple times to avoid trouble.
For some strange reason my being armed made other people think twice about trying to kick my ass.
There was a time when I was out in the middle of the new mexico desert that I almost had to pull it but seeing my hand on it getting ready to draw it was enough to send three thugs scurrying back to the shadows. Two dudes were literally circling and flanking me and the wife as I pumped gas and another dude was standing in the middle of the road posted as a lookout. Pretty sure that little J frame .357 mag saved my life that day but I carry a bigger gun now.
Did you report these events of brandishing your weapon? If not, how can such events show up on the recent Bullshiite statistics from the FBI showing that gun ownership is ineffective against crime? /s