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Hidden-weapon argument made
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OH.,Hidden-weapon argument made
City, county lawyers defend Ohio's banBy Dan HornThe Cincinnati Enquirer Opponents of Ohio's concealed weapons law told a judge Thursday that ordinary citizens have a right to carry guns anywhere they feel a threat to their security. They asked the judge to overturn an Ohio law that forbids anyone but police from carrying concealed weapons. Judge Robert Ruehlman heard the request Thursday in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court at the start of trial that could decide the concealed weapons law. Four Cincinnatians challenged the law last year when they sued every municipality in Hamilton County, claiming police have no right to arrest law-abiding citizens for carrying concealed guns. The four - a private detective, a hairdresser, a personal trainer and a pizza deliveryman - say they need guns for protection. "The Constitution gives us the right to self-defense and to bear arms for our own security," said Bill Gustavson, an attorney for the four. "Security is that feeling that when you walk out on the street you are protected." Attorneys for the county and city of Cincinnati told Judge Ruehlman that the right to bear arms does not bar the state from regulating how guns may be carried by citizens. They said Ohio has outlawed concealed weapons for more than 150 years because they pose a threat to police officers and others. County and city attorneys argued that throwing out the law would allow people to carry a wide range of weapons, not just guns. One attorney even mentioned knives and box cutters, an apparent reference to the weapons used by terrorists to take over planes Sept. 11. "Nobody challenges the right to bear arms," said John Arnold, an attorney for Hamilton County. "The question is whether the state may prohibit carrying concealed weapons." Dozens of states have passed laws allowing citizens to carry concealed weapons, as long as they have no criminal convictions and are properly licensed. Mr. Arnold said the case belongs in the state legislature, not the courts. He said the four Cincinnatians are trying to circumvent state lawmakers by asking the courts to throw out the concealed weapons law. http://enquirer.com/editions/2001/11/30/loc_hidden-weapon.html
City, county lawyers defend Ohio's banBy Dan HornThe Cincinnati Enquirer Opponents of Ohio's concealed weapons law told a judge Thursday that ordinary citizens have a right to carry guns anywhere they feel a threat to their security. They asked the judge to overturn an Ohio law that forbids anyone but police from carrying concealed weapons. Judge Robert Ruehlman heard the request Thursday in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court at the start of trial that could decide the concealed weapons law. Four Cincinnatians challenged the law last year when they sued every municipality in Hamilton County, claiming police have no right to arrest law-abiding citizens for carrying concealed guns. The four - a private detective, a hairdresser, a personal trainer and a pizza deliveryman - say they need guns for protection. "The Constitution gives us the right to self-defense and to bear arms for our own security," said Bill Gustavson, an attorney for the four. "Security is that feeling that when you walk out on the street you are protected." Attorneys for the county and city of Cincinnati told Judge Ruehlman that the right to bear arms does not bar the state from regulating how guns may be carried by citizens. They said Ohio has outlawed concealed weapons for more than 150 years because they pose a threat to police officers and others. County and city attorneys argued that throwing out the law would allow people to carry a wide range of weapons, not just guns. One attorney even mentioned knives and box cutters, an apparent reference to the weapons used by terrorists to take over planes Sept. 11. "Nobody challenges the right to bear arms," said John Arnold, an attorney for Hamilton County. "The question is whether the state may prohibit carrying concealed weapons." Dozens of states have passed laws allowing citizens to carry concealed weapons, as long as they have no criminal convictions and are properly licensed. Mr. Arnold said the case belongs in the state legislature, not the courts. He said the four Cincinnatians are trying to circumvent state lawmakers by asking the courts to throw out the concealed weapons law. http://enquirer.com/editions/2001/11/30/loc_hidden-weapon.html