This law will get struck down now they arrested the first guy with no drugs in has car. I have a semi-hidden pistol safe in my trunk which is probably illegal now. On the other hand, Ohio is close to passing a much better CCW law, so there’s that.
My uncle was a wholesale jeweler who delivered his products in his personal vehicle. It had a trunk altered to be only slightly less secure than your typical 3000 pound gun safe. Illegal in OH? Who knows?
Today my old pickup truck has “hidden compartments” that came with the OEM design, in the center console, the glove compartment, the doors, the speaker inserts, and on and on. Illegal in OH? Who knows?
Actually ParatrooperJJ, Ohio law enforcement, like the State Highway Patrol, lobbied for for the law specifically because they wanted to be able to arrest and charge people even if they didn’t catch them with drugs.
“Many of these compartments employ electronics and/or hydraulics to ensure access to the contraband is reserved to those select few individuals with the codes to open them,” Staff Lt. Chad McGinty, legislative liaison for the State Highway Patrol, told committee members yesterday.
He said it is “frustrating” to watch suspected criminals drive away because their hidden compartments are empty.
November 22nd, 2013 at 12:03 pm
This law will get struck down now they arrested the first guy with no drugs in has car. I have a semi-hidden pistol safe in my trunk which is probably illegal now. On the other hand, Ohio is close to passing a much better CCW law, so there’s that.
November 22nd, 2013 at 7:29 pm
My uncle was a wholesale jeweler who delivered his products in his personal vehicle. It had a trunk altered to be only slightly less secure than your typical 3000 pound gun safe. Illegal in OH? Who knows?
Today my old pickup truck has “hidden compartments” that came with the OEM design, in the center console, the glove compartment, the doors, the speaker inserts, and on and on. Illegal in OH? Who knows?
Stupid laws produce stupid results.
November 25th, 2013 at 3:57 pm
The legislative intent was for it only to be a crime if drugs were found in the compartment.
November 27th, 2013 at 5:36 pm
Actually ParatrooperJJ, Ohio law enforcement, like the State Highway Patrol, lobbied for for the law specifically because they wanted to be able to arrest and charge people even if they didn’t catch them with drugs.
“Many of these compartments employ electronics and/or hydraulics to ensure access to the contraband is reserved to those select few individuals with the codes to open them,” Staff Lt. Chad McGinty, legislative liaison for the State Highway Patrol, told committee members yesterday.
He said it is “frustrating” to watch suspected criminals drive away because their hidden compartments are empty.
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/04/18/cars-secret-compartment-ok-if-its-for-a-gun.html