In Ohio, a person can knowingly carry weapons like handgun, handgun other than a dangerous ordnance and a dangerous ordnance.  A deadly weapon is not permitted to be carried.

A person who has a license to carry a concealed handgun issued by the state, (either temporary or permanent) or by another state under reciprocity agreement is prohibited from doing any of the following[i]:

1. A person carrying a concealed handgun stopped by an officer for a law enforcement purpose fails to inform the officer that the person has been issued a license to carry a concealed handgun.
2. A person carrying a concealed handgun when stopped by an officer for law enforcement purpose fails to keep his/her hands in plain sight at any time after the officer approaches the person.
3. A person carrying a concealed handgun knowingly removes, grasps or touches the handgun when s/he is stopped by a law enforcement officer.
4. A person carrying a concealed handgun knowingly fails to comply with any lawful order while s/he is stopped by a law enforcement officer.

Following persons are exempted from the above section:

• An officer, agent, or employee of the U.S., or a law enforcement officer, who is authorized to carry concealed weapons;
• Any person who is employed in Ohio, who is authorized to carry concealed weapon;
• A person’s transportation or storage of a firearm, other than a firearm described in divisions (G) to (M) of Section 2923.11 of the Revised Code, in a motor vehicle for any lawful purpose if the firearm is not on the actor’s person;
• A person’s storage or possession of a firearm, other than a firearm described in divisions (G) to (M) of Section 2923.11 of the Revised Code, in the actor’s own home for any lawful purpose.

The offender will be guilty only of a minor misdemeanor if s/he is able to produce a license to carry a concealed handgun under Sections 2923.125 [2923.12.5] or 2923.1213 [2923.12.13] of the Revised Code or a license to carry a concealed handgun issued by another state within ten days after the arrest.

The offender will be guilty of misdemeanor and shall be fined five hundred dollars if[ii]:

(i)                 The offender previously had been issued a license to carry a concealed handgun by the state or by another state that was similar in nature to a license issued under Section 2923.125 [2923.12.5] of the Revised Code, and it expired within the two years immediately preceding the arrest.

(ii)               Within 45 days after the arrest, the offender presents any type of license identified in division (F)(2)(a)(i) of the Revised Code Section 2923.12 to the law enforcement agency and the offender waives in writing the offender’s right to a speedy trial on the charge of the violation that is provided in Section 2945.71 of the Revised Code.

(iii)              At the time of the commission of the offense, the offender was not knowingly in a place described in division (B) of Section 2923.126 [2923.12.6] of the Revised Code.

Ohio recognizes permits to carry firearms from Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.  The states that recognize permits to carry firearms from Ohio are Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.  Cost of the permit is $55 for a term of five years.  $55 has to be paid for renewal and $24 for background check.

[i] ORC Ann. 2923.12

[ii] Ibid