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  • The Terrible Fear That People May Exercise Their Rights [re: Ohio, concealed carry]

    04/19/2002 6:05:29 AM PDT · by Stand Watch Listen · 16 replies · 537+ views
    CNSNews.com ^ | April 19, 2002 | Jeff Snyder
    On April 10 an Ohio appellate court unanimously ruled that Ohio's ban on carrying concealed weapons, in effect since 1974, violated the people's right to keep and bear arms. The appellate court also upheld a lower court's dismissal of the prosecution of a pizza deliveryman who carried a handgun in his waistband for protection while making his deliveries. Since 1851, the Ohio Constitution has said, "the people have the right to bear arms for their defense and security." In striking down the ban, the court noted that the framers of the Ohio constitution "put the citizens' rights up front....