I live near Cinci and I was reading on the NRA-ILA web site about Ohio gun laws and I wanted to know what the the following passage means in relation to the recent riots:
"It is an affirmative defense to a charge of unlawful possession in a motor vehicle or possession in a room in which liquor is being dispensed pursuant to a liquor license that the actor is not otherwise prohibited from having a firearm, the firearm was carried for defensive purposes, and either of the following apply: (1) the actor was engaged in or going to or from his business or occupation which was of such character as to render the actor particularly susceptible to criminal attack, such as would justify a prudent person in going armed; or [b] (2) the actor was engaged in a lawful activity and had reasonable cause to fear a criminal attack upon himself or his family as would justify a prudent person in going armed. Affirmative defenses must be proven by the defendant and are generally strictly construed against the defendant."[/b]
My wife works at a hospital (has to go) down by the area that had the "protests" and it seems like this is saying that if you are in danger, you can have rifle in your car. (Cinci city has some other restrictions that I won't get into here.) Does this mean that you can "really" have a pistol or a shot gun loaded/unloaded in your car when as a riot happens? My wife drives through the area where people were being dragged out of their cars, so I think that this is a legitimate concern of mine.
Is this one of those instances where if they find it, they are going to arrest you and let the courts sort it out and you never get to see your gun again?
I am looking for a real answer here, not some "I carry my gun all the time because of the 2nd" comment. I really don't want to be put into a lock-up when the it is full of people upset with "suburbanites". If I end up in prison my nick name is going to be "Prom Queen", so I would rather not get busted.