Cincy Zoo

[JMWetzel89]

Heading to the Cincinnati zoo Sunday with the family, anyone know the rules about carrying there?

Thanks

 

[Que]

Do you possess a license/permit that is accepted by the state of Ohio?

 

[cedartop]

I was there in the spring. Not sure on the Ohio laws but pretty sure I remember no gun signs at the Zoo. I wouldn't be seen in that neighborhood without one.

 

[JMWetzel89]

Sorry long day forgot to say I have my Utah ccw. I have no intention of going without one just wondering if I'll have to leave it in the car or not.

 

[EvilElmo]

The Cincy zoo is kind of an oddity. The parking lots are privately owned and you will see signs posted. However the zoo itself is publicly funded and therefore cannot forbid carry - there are no signs in the zoo itself. Personally I ignore the parking lot signs.

 

[Que]

Cedar is right. They don't want people to enter with guns.

 

[rhino]

Sorry long day forgot to say I have my Utah ccw. I have no intention of going without one just wondering if I'll have to leave it in the car or not.

Uh, leaving it in the car is "going without one."

 

[Bob45]

That's one of the worst neighborhoods in Cincinnati. There is no security to get in the Zoo. I wouldn't leave it in the car in that neighborhood.

 

[JMWetzel89]

Went today saw no signs posted about weapons in the parking lot or at the gate. I doubt with cold weather clothing anyone noticed my M&P 45C on my side.

 

[VERT]

When we were there last year I remember seeing a sign when entering the parking lot. I did not see a sign when entering the zoo itself. Signs carry weight of law in Ohio. The gun was locked in the vehicle safe because the hotel we stayed at (Great Wolf Lodge) had signs at every entrance.

 

[JMWetzel89]

We parked in the back parking lot instead of the main one. There was a lot of construction, maybe the signs were removed for that, either way there were no signs that I could find.

 

[TheSpark]

Remember that, unlike Indiana, in Ohio a no gun sign holds weight of law. I doubt you would get arrested for ignoring one but you could.

 

[JMWetzel89]

I know they hold the weight of the law. That's why I scanned for a sign.