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(a) No person shall carry on or about his person any weapon known or designated as brass knuckles, billy, slingshot, sandbag, blackjack or other weapon of similar character, or any knife fitted with a mechanical device for automatic release of the blade, opening the knife and locking the knife in the open position, commonly known as a switch or automatic spring knife.
(b) This section does not apply to any such weapons designated for use by officers of the law.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(a) No person shall maliciously or recklessly, by hand or by means of a slingshot, bow, air gun or other similar device, throw, shoot, cast or sling any stone, arrow, pellet or other similar missile.
(b) A longbow and arrow or crossbow may be used if the bow and arrow or crossbow is used within the regulations set forth by the Ohio Division of Wildlife and rules and regulations established by the Chief of Police.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(Ord. 70-24. Passed 5-6-24.)
(a) “Fireworks” means any composition or device prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or an audible effect by combustion, deflagration or detonation, except ordnance matches and except as provided in Ohio R.C. 3743.80.
(b) No person shall possess fireworks in this jurisdiction or shall possess for sale or sell fireworks in this jurisdiction, except a licensed manufacturer of fireworks as authorized by Sections 3743.02 to 3743.08 of the Ohio Revised Code, a licensed wholesaler of fireworks as authorized by Section 3743.15 to 3743.21 of the Ohio Revised Code, a shipping permit holder as authorized by Section 3743.40 of the Ohio Revised Code, an out-of-state resident as authorized by Section 3743.44 of the Ohio Revised Code, a resident of this jurisdiction as authorized by Section 3743.45 of the Ohio Revised Code, or a licensed exhibitor of fireworks as authorized by Sections 3743.50 to 3743.55 of the Ohio Revised Code, and except as provided in Section 3743.80 of the Ohio Revised Code.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) below, Section 3743.80 of the Ohio Revised Code, and for licensed exhibitors of fireworks authorized to conduct a fireworks exhibition pursuant to Sections 3743.50 to 3743.55 of the Ohio Revised Code, no person shall discharge, ignite or explode any fireworks in this jurisdiction.
(d) Owner, occupant, or person in control of any property shall be permitted to discharge, ignite or explode fireworks on said property during the specified holidays and times: Cinco de Mayo (the 5th of May) until 11:00 PM, Memorial Day (the last Monday in May) until 11:00 PM, Juneteenth (the 19th of June) until 11:00 PM, Independence Day (the 4th of July) until 11:00 PM, Labor Day (the first Monday in September) until 11:00 PM, and New Year’s Eve (the 31st of December) until 1:00 AM the 1st of January of the following year pursuant to Ohio R.C. 3743.45.
(e) Whoever violates subsections (b), (c) or (d) hereof is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (Ord. 97-22. Passed 6-20-22.)
Upon written permission secured from the Fire Chief, fireworks may be used for public or private exhibitions of fireworks in connection with fairs, carnivals or other celebrations. Application for such permits shall be made to the Chief and shall be issued under such reasonable regulations to protect the safety of persons or property as the Chief may prescribe. In such cases parties in charge of such exhibitions shall be held strictly responsible for any damage to persons or property resulting from the use of fireworks so used.
(ORC 3743.54)
(a) No person shall knowingly possess an object in a school safety zone if both of the following apply:
(1) The object is indistinguishable from a firearm, whether or not the object is capable of being fired.
(2) The person indicates that the person possesses the object and that it is a firearm, or the person knowingly displays or brandishes the object and indicates that it is a firearm.
(b) (1) This section does not apply to any of the following:
A. An officer, agent, or employee of this or any other state or the United States who is authorized to carry deadly weapons or dangerous ordnance and is acting within the scope of the officer’s, agent’s, or employee’s duties;
B. A law enforcement officer who is authorized to carry deadly weapons or dangerous ordnance;
C. A security officer employed by a board of education or governing body of a school during the time that the security officer is on duty pursuant to that contract of employment;
D. 1. Any person not described in subsections (b)(1)A. to (b)(1)C. of this section who has written authorization from the board of education or governing body of a school to convey deadly weapons or dangerous ordnance into a school safety zone or to possess a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a school safety zone and who conveys or possesses the deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in accordance with that authorization, provided both of the following apply:
a. Either the person has successfully completed the curriculum, instruction, and training established under Ohio R.C. 5502.703, or the person has received a certificate of having satisfactorily completed an approved basic peace officer training program or is a law enforcement officer;
b. The board or governing body has notified the public, by whatever means the affected school regularly communicates with the public, that the board or governing body has authorized one or more persons to go armed within a school operated by the board or governing authority;
2. A district board or school governing body that authorizes a person under subsection (b)(1)D. of this section shall require that person to submit to an annual criminal records check conducted in the same manner as Ohio R.C. 3319.39 or Ohio R.C. 3319.391.
E. Any person who is employed in this state, who is authorized to carry deadly weapons or dangerous ordnance, and who is subject to and in compliance with the requirements of Ohio R.C. 109.801, unless the appointing authority of the person has expressly specified that the exemption provided in subsection (b)(1)E. of this section does not apply to the person.
(2) This section does not apply to premises upon which home schooling is conducted. This section also does not apply to a school administrator, teacher or employee who possesses an object that is indistinguishable from a firearm for legitimate school purposes during the course of employment, a student who uses an object that is indistinguishable from a firearm under the direction of a school administrator, teacher or employee, or any other person who, with the express prior approval of a school administrator, possesses an object that is indistinguishable from a firearm for a legitimate purpose, including the use of the object in a ceremonial activity, a play, re-enactment or other dramatic presentation, school safety training, or a ROTC activity or another similar use of the object.
(3) This section does not apply to a person who conveys or attempts to convey a handgun into, or possesses a handgun in, a school safety zone if, at the time of that conveyance, attempted conveyance, or possession of the handgun, all of the following apply:
A. The person does not enter into a school building or onto school premises and is not at a school activity.
B. The person has been issued a concealed handgun license that is valid at the time of the conveyance, attempted conveyance, or possession or the person is an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States and is carrying a valid military identification card and documentation of successful completion of firearms training that meets or exceeds the training requirements described in Ohio R.C. 2923.125(G)(1).
C. The person is in the school safety zone in accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)(2)(B).
D. The person is not knowingly in a place described in Ohio R.C. 2923.126(B)(1) or (B)(3) to (8).
(4) This section does not apply to a person who conveys or attempts to convey a handgun into, or possesses a handgun in, a school safety zone if at the time of that conveyance, attempted conveyance, or possession of the handgun all of the following apply:
A. The person has been issued a concealed handgun license that is valid at the time of the conveyance, attempted conveyance or possession or the person is an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States and is carrying a valid military identification card and documentation of successful completion of firearms training that meets or exceeds the training requirements described in Ohio R.C. 2923.125(G)(1).
B. The person leaves the handgun in a motor vehicle.
C. The handgun does not leave the motor vehicle.
D. If the person exits the motor vehicle, the person locks the motor vehicle.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of illegal possession of an object indistinguishable from a firearm in a school safety zone. Except as otherwise provided in this division, illegal possession of an object indistinguishable from a firearm in a school safety zone is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of this section, illegal possession of an object indistinguishable from a firearm in a school safety zone is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(d) (1) In addition to any other penalty imposed upon a person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of this section, and subject to subsection (d)(2) of this section, if the offender has not attained nineteen years of age, regardless of whether the offender is attending or is enrolled in a school operated by a board of education or for which the Director of Education and Workforce prescribes minimum standards under Ohio R.C. 3301.07, the court shall impose upon the offender a class four suspension of the offender’s probationary driver’s license, restricted license, driver’s license, commercial driver’s license, temporary instruction permit, or probationary commercial driver’s license that then is in effect from the range specified in Ohio R.C. 4510.02(A)(4) and shall deny the offender the issuance of any permit or license of that type during the period of the suspension. If the offender is not a resident of this State, the court shall impose a class four suspension of the nonresident operating privilege of the offender from the range specified in Ohio R.C. 4510.02(A)(4).
(2) If the offender shows good cause why the court should not suspend one of the types of licenses, permits or privileges specified in subsection (d)(1) of this section or deny the issuance of one of the temporary instruction permits specified in subsection (d)(1) of this section, the court in its discretion may choose not to impose the suspension, revocation or denial required in subsection (d)(1) of this section, but the court, in its discretion, instead may require the offender to perform community service for a number of hours determined by the court.
(e) As used in this section, "object that is indistinguishable from a firearm" means an object made, constructed or altered so that, to a reasonable person without specialized training in firearms, the object appears to be a firearm.
(ORC 2923.122(C) - (G))
(a) Provided such range is operated in accordance with the requirements set forth below, the owner or owners of land shall have the right to designate such land as a shooting range. To effect such designation, the owner or owners of such land shall file a designation with the Director of Public Service and Safety, on a form prescribed by the Director.
(b) The boundaries of land on which a shooting range is operated shall be clearly defined by posting signs, at intervals of not less than one hundred (100) feet, around the perimeter of such land. Each such sign must be at least 10" x 14" and must clearly identify the land as a shooting range.
(c) No shooting or use of any weapon shall be permitted within six hundred (600) feet of any boundary of the land on which a shooting range is operated.
(d) Each shooting range must comply with the rules adopted by the chief of the division of wildlife pursuant to Ohio R.C. 1533.84.
(e) As used in this section, "shooting range" means an outdoor facility operated for the purpose of shooting with firearms or archery equipment.
(f) This section does not authorize anyone to hunt within or use any weapon on any property without the permission of the owner.
(g) This section shall not be construed to permit the use of land in violation of Lorain's Zoning Code. (Ord. 134-04. Passed 9-20-04.)
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