"In the 70's and 80's Ohio didn't have a permit for Concealed Carry, We had what was called Justifiable Defense. If you need to you were allowed, if a judge didn't agree you lost that gun only, and a reasonable fine."

Carrying a concealed firearm without a reasonable self defense need carried a MANDATORY minimum one year prison sentence in Ohio in the seventies and early eighties. Not a pat on the wrist and a confiscating the gun. However, at that time, an open carry was legal with no permit for the state. Cleveland and other localities had different rules. I know people who did the mandatory time, usually turned out to be about 6 months with good behavior.

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Kind regards, Heinz