Out of state hotel stays

[FireBirdDS]

I will be staying in a hotel for one night this coming Friday night and I was wondering. Though Indiana carry licenses are not recognized in Ohio, does a hotel/motel stay count as sort of a "temporary dwelling" to where a person could legally keep their gun during their stay? (but only within the room, obviously)

 

[Kagnew]

Have you checked Ohio's laws?

 

[CPT Nervous]

OC, you're legal.

They count carry in a vehicle as CC, so you'll need to take it off. If you OC while walking around, you're okay. Just can't drive with it.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

Hotel rooms are considered to be your "home" in OH just like in IN.

-J-

 

[FireBirdDS]

My IN permit allows me to OPEN CARRY? Are you sure? I didn't think it was recognized period.

 

[Kagnew]

My IN permit allows me to OPEN CARRY? Are you sure? I didn't think it was recognized period.

You don't have a "permit". You have a License to Carry a Handgun (LTCH), and it does authorize open carry.

 

[CPT Nervous]

My IN permit allows me to OPEN CARRY? Are you sure? I didn't think it was recognized period.

Constitutional carry. You can carry openly with no license.

 

[CPT Nervous]

You don't have a "permit". You have a License to Carry a Handgun (LTCH), and it does authorize open carry.

He meant in Ohio. I think he knew that.

 

[mrortega]

I see a little non-communication going on here. For the record Ohio doesn't recognize your Indiana LTCH. Period. You can open carry without a license. Don't conceal on your person or have it loaded and in reach in your vehicle! You're not covered!!

 

[FireBirdDS]

Okay, so let me see if I'm understanding what's being said here correctly...

My Indiana LTCH is obviously not recognized in Ohio, meaning I cannot conceal-carry or "carry" in my vehicle (locked up, not immediately accessible). But Ohio DOES have "Constitutional carry", i.e. open-carry for residents and non-residents alike with no written permit or license.

So I cross the Ohio border with my gun in the trunk, I get out of my car at a gas station, destination, what have you, I retrieve my gun from my trunk to carry, as long as it's carried visibly outside the waste band, shirt, jacket, etc.

Am I nailing this correctly?

 

[CPT Nervous]

You got it. Must be visible.

 

[mrortega]

Just one more point: I think Ohio cleaned this up but you used to have to have the pistol visible and not on you inside the vehicle but had to have it on you when you stepped out. That was a dangerous and confusing situation which made you handle your weapon. Does anyone know for sure if that is a thing of the past?

 

[buckstopshere]

Also note that you do have to notify an officer you have a firearm in Ohio if you're pulled over.

 

[FireBirdDS]

To clarify, I'll be traveling to Ohio with a church group on board a private charter bus, not a personal vehicle.

 

[kludge]

Hotel rooms are considered to be your "home" in OH just like in IN.

-J-

The reference to "dwelling" was removed from the code last year.

 

[Shelly1582]

Guess I should have looked into this better before our trip to Ohio. I was told couldn't carry by someone and just listened. The hotel looked great on the website but when we got there I missed my gun more than ever. Whatever you do, don't stay at Best Western Plus, Columbus North.

 

[indyjoe]

You can take the Utah class and get a Utah non-resident to give you CC capability in Ohio. This was one of my reasons to go this route.

 

[SEIndSAM]

Okay, so let me see if I'm understanding what's being said here correctly...

My Indiana LTCH is obviously not recognized in Ohio, meaning I cannot conceal-carry or "carry" in my vehicle (locked up, not immediately accessible). But Ohio DOES have "Constitutional carry", i.e. open-carry for residents and non-residents alike with no written permit or license.

So I cross the Ohio border with my gun in the trunk, I get out of my car at a gas station, destination, what have you, I retrieve my gun from my trunk to carry, as long as it's carried visibly outside the waste band, shirt, jacket, etc.

Am I nailing this correctly?

And this is stupid, but it's true. In Ohio, while the gun is locked in the trunk, the mags have to be empty. They will call it a loaded gun if there are shells in the mag even if the mag is in a different part of the car.

 

[xwing]

The relevant law for transporting in your car is http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/2923.16

Regarding the hotel: Just make sure it's not a posted "criminal protection zone" (e.g. gun free zone). Such signs are enforceable in Ohio.

 

[JayPea]

Also note that you do have to notify an officer you have a firearm in Ohio if you're pulled over.

My understanding is that you must immediately inform LEO of a firearm in Ohio.