Ohio and Louisiana Agree to Right-to-Carry Permit Reciprocit
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 12:50 am
From Ohioans For Concealed Carry
From the NRA-ILA:Your Ohio License to Carry a Concealed Handgun is now recognized in the State of Louisiana, and vice versa, thanks to an agreement signed between the two states. Ohioans who obtain a license to carry now have reciprocity with twenty one states, in addition to some states that simply recognize your right to carry.
The agreement is effective immediately. Residents of either state should remember that the law which prevails in the State that you are in is the law that you must follow when armed or in the unlikely event that you must use deadly force. You must know the law and you must obey the law of the jurisdiction that you're in.
You can read the actual signed agreement on the Ohio Attorney General's Website
I'm pleasantly surprised. DeWine has been a Country Club Establishment RINO that opposed concealed carry as Lt Governor and spoke against it as a Senator. I voted for his opponent in the general because he had been much more positive on this issue than anyone at the state level with an (R) after their name to date. I wouldn't have expected him to take any active role in expanding CCW utility. Glad to be wrong.Yesterday, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced an agreement with Louisiana State Police Colonel Mike Edmonson allowing Right-to-Carry reciprocity between their two states.
Ohio will now recognize valid Right-to-Carry permits from Louisiana and in turn, Louisiana will recognize valid permits from Ohio.
Permit holders must comply with the laws that apply in whichever state they are traveling.
Ohio now has Right-to-Carry reciprocity with twenty-one other states.
The NRA would like to thank Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Governor Bobby Jindal and Louisiana State Police Colonel Mike Edmonson for assisting us with this effort.