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Swordsmyth
07-10-2017, 03:19 PM
While permit holders could be forced to leave gun-free zones under the law, they would not be committing a crime simply by entering the premises while armed.
If permit holders refuse to leave, however, they can be charged (http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2017/07/ohio_legislative_committee_cle_1.html) with a misdemeanor punishable by 30 days in prison and a $250 fine.
State prosecutors have criticized the bill, arguing there needs to be a distinction between residents who unwittingly bring their firearms into gun-free zones and those who intentionally do it. The bill’s sponsor, Republican Rep. John Becker, pushed back, claiming the distinction is unnecessary because of how difficult it is for prosecutors to prove someone intentionally brought a gun into a gun-free zone in the first place, Cleveland.com reported. (http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2017/07/ohio_legislative_committee_cle_1.html)
Don Boyd of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce also claimed the bill would infringe on business-owners’ private property rights by preventing them from banning guns at there establishments, the website reported. The bill, however, only decriminalizes entering a gun-free zone; it does not prevent business owners from removing armed customers.

More at: https://www.infowars.com/ohio-poised-to-allow-concealed-carry-in-gun-free-zones/