Firearms & Weapons

As stated in the Ohio Revised Code, Sec. 2923.126, no citizen except law enforcement officers may bring a firearm or other deadly weapon into a Library building or onto Library property. This applies equally to those with or without a concealed carry permit.

As stated in the Ohio Revised Code, Sec. 2923.1210, a person who has been issued a valid concealed handgun permit may transport or store a firearm or ammunition in his or her vehicle on Library property when both of the following conditions are met:

1. Each firearm and all of the ammunition remains inside the person’s privately owned motor vehicle while the person is physically present inside the motor vehicle, or each firearm and all of the ammunition is locked within the trunk, glove box, or other enclosed compartment or container within or on the person’s privately owned motor vehicle;
2. The vehicle is in a location where it is otherwise permitted to be.

Notwithstanding anything in this policy, the Library will at all times follow the Ohio Revised Code and federal firearms law.