Flyboy
Member
A couple of people have discussed trying to get reciprocity with Ohio. I'm an Oklahoma resident, but last December, I ramrodded OH-OK reciprocity through. Right now, Ohio has reciprocity with the following states:
# Alaska
# Arizona
# Delaware
# Florida
# Idaho
# Kentucky
# Michigan
# Missouri
# North Carolina
# Oklahoma
# South Carolina
# Tennessee
# Utah
# Virginia
# Washington
# Wyoming
(source: http://www.ag.state.oh.us/web_applications/concealcarry/reciprocity.asp )
If you're on that list, great. If not, it's worth trying to get an agreement through. The AG, Jim Petro, has been very receptive about reciprocity. Getting more agreements would also strengthen CCW supporters' arguments (more support for the program). Ohio has seen less interest than originally expected. Most of the supporters point to the poison-pill as the reason (and they're probably right; there's an effort underway to fix some of that. Check out http://www.ohioccw.org for more information).
The Ohio CCW program is administered by the State Attorney General's office. All reciprocity is negotiated through that office. AG Jim Petro is enthusiastic about signing agreements. Assistant (or Deputy, I don't recall anymore) AG Jon Fulkerson is directly responsible for the arrangements; he negotiates with the other agency (in the case of Oklahoma, OSBI) to hammer out the agreement, then presents it to Petro for signature. You can contact Mr. Fulkerson in the AG's office at (614) 466-4320. He seems like a pretty good guy; he got Oklahoma on board, despite a full docket, the Christmas holidays (agreement signed on 27 December 2004), and Oklahoma's stalling (grrr!), in about three weeks. If anybody has any questions, or I can help with anything, I'm not hard to reach.
As for why I'm getting involved, well, there are two reasons. 1) My family, and a lot of my friends, live in Ohio, so I have a personal stake there. 2) It's A Human Right, damnit, and I'm always game for working on that one.
# Alaska
# Arizona
# Delaware
# Florida
# Idaho
# Kentucky
# Michigan
# Missouri
# North Carolina
# Oklahoma
# South Carolina
# Tennessee
# Utah
# Virginia
# Washington
# Wyoming
(source: http://www.ag.state.oh.us/web_applications/concealcarry/reciprocity.asp )
If you're on that list, great. If not, it's worth trying to get an agreement through. The AG, Jim Petro, has been very receptive about reciprocity. Getting more agreements would also strengthen CCW supporters' arguments (more support for the program). Ohio has seen less interest than originally expected. Most of the supporters point to the poison-pill as the reason (and they're probably right; there's an effort underway to fix some of that. Check out http://www.ohioccw.org for more information).
The Ohio CCW program is administered by the State Attorney General's office. All reciprocity is negotiated through that office. AG Jim Petro is enthusiastic about signing agreements. Assistant (or Deputy, I don't recall anymore) AG Jon Fulkerson is directly responsible for the arrangements; he negotiates with the other agency (in the case of Oklahoma, OSBI) to hammer out the agreement, then presents it to Petro for signature. You can contact Mr. Fulkerson in the AG's office at (614) 466-4320. He seems like a pretty good guy; he got Oklahoma on board, despite a full docket, the Christmas holidays (agreement signed on 27 December 2004), and Oklahoma's stalling (grrr!), in about three weeks. If anybody has any questions, or I can help with anything, I'm not hard to reach.
As for why I'm getting involved, well, there are two reasons. 1) My family, and a lot of my friends, live in Ohio, so I have a personal stake there. 2) It's A Human Right, damnit, and I'm always game for working on that one.