Posted: 8/26/2011 8:38:23 PM EDT
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A friend and I were discussing means of transporting rifles. He mentioned one of those Eberlestock backpacks, which apparently has an integrated rifle scabbard. In Ohio, I realize we aren't allowed to carry concealed rifles, so I decided to look up the section in the ORC dealing with the crime of CCW. It appears to me that the rifle, whether loaded or unloaded, is considered a "deadly weapon," and is thus illegal to carry "concealed on the person’s person or concealed ready at hand." Given that a backpack is part of one's "person," it would seem to me, therefore, that it would be illegal to carry a rifle (or any long gun, for that matter,) in one of these backpacks unless some portion of the firearm is exposed, thus making it openly carried. Am I correct in my assessment?
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Carry it in a gun case or backpack. That answer both implied and specifically given earlier. The OP's skewed logic is confusing. Still. –– Chuck I posted this topic because the way the law is worded, it seemed to me that this would be a weapon concealed on the person, thus making it illegal. I guess the real question is, what constitutes "concealed?" With a long gun in one of those Eberlestock backpacks, it's not exactly hard to figure out what is inside. If this isn't considered concealed, I would take it, then, that it would also be legal to carry the gun loaded in this method, or to otherwise also be carrying loaded magazines? |
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I think the key phrase in the law is "ready at hand". If the firearm is loaded, or if you are carrying a loaded magazine or speedloader for it, then you'd better not conceal it unless it's covered by a concealed carry permit (which would not help with a rifle anyway).
My guess is that a rifle protruding from a backpack would be legally equivalent to a pistol openly carried in a holster. Just my $0.02. |