Alcohol and CCW

I'm getting conflicting information on the legalities of carrying in an establishment that sells alcohol.

According to handgunlaw.us and the pamphlet published by the attorney general, it's OK to carry in a restaurant with an liquor license as long as you don't drink, yet according to OhioCCW.org any place with a class D license where anyone is drinking is illegal. I even saw as sign at Walgreens that supports what OhioCCW states.

Please advise.

Originally, you could not carry anywhere alcohol was being sold/served/consumed.

Even stores like Walgreens and Walmart? I'm glad it was changed either way. I'm here for like 3 months. Reciprocity FTW

Those type of places were always o.k unless specifically posted by the store. What this was to fix (mainly) was the person who wanted to CCW when they went out to eat with their family at Applebees or someplace like that since they have a bar inside and serve alcohol. Of course just like the original haters of concealed carry who preached this would turn our state into the "Wild West" this is also proving to be a non-issue with problems that were supposed to happen when we could CC in an establishment serving alcohol.

Enjoy your stay in Ohio

Do the old "We sell alcohol and you might be guilty of a felony if you're carrying" signs still mean anything? I'm not talking about the "No Gun" sign found on the AG website.

OhioCCW.org may still have the old law up. WHY I don't know. I have friend there I'll address it to him next. As for sign (s) still up. Yes because theses are places of private business. And they have the right to post the sign that says no firearms IN or ON the property, of there business. There is still a sign at the local Giant Eagle on both left and right sides of the State Liquor agency. When I asked why?? I was told that "The OWNER did not want firearms in that part of his store. But felt comfortable with allowing them in the rest of the store. Including the beer cooler. His store, his rules. But now that the Ohio law has been changed,If I or you walk into that area where he has the signs up. Its not a felony any longer. At the worst he asks you to leave. And at worst it's trespassing. But as its been talked about to the point of beating a dead horse on this page. How can someone tell if your carrying or not if your concealing as we are suppose to be doing anyway??? " Opps' what sign?? I didn't see any sign" Ok, Thanks I'll leave now. No harm no foul.

But then again I look like a off duty LEO. So 99% of the time that gets me the "wink and the nod" from uniform LEO anyway.

I went and looked it up before making the call. I posted from there site. I don't think you read down fare enough. Hope this helps.

You have NO problem as long as you don't consume any alcohol!

No. Most of those signs predate CCW entirely.

My understanding is that those signs can be completely ignored if you have a CHL. They still apply, since you would be committing a felony if you walked in open carrying and did not have a CHL. They just don't apply to anyone with a CHL.

DING,Ding,ding. Give that man a bell. He is 100% correct. But there is still a disarguement of what a private owners intent is....

To me, the sign is directed at unlicensed open carriers.
If they wanted no guns, they could use a simple no guns sign.

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