State v. Stonewall

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 4974

Syllabus

SECOND AMENDMENT — CONCEALED CARRY — IMPROPER HANDLING OF FIREARMS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE: The statute prohibiting defendant from carrying a concealed handgun until he reaches 21 years of age did not violate the Second Amendment because defendant is permitted to openly carry a firearm. The statute prohibiting defendant from carrying a loaded handgun in a motor vehicle until he reaches 21 years of age did not violate the Second Amendment where regulating individuals aged 18 to 20 is consistent with the Nation's historical tradition of restricting the rights of those who were deemed unable to responsibly bear arms. [But see DISSENT: The statutes prohibiting defendant, a 19-year-old, from carrying a concealed handgun and transporting a loaded handgun in a motor vehicle until he reaches 21 years of age violate the Second Amendment as applied to defendant where the State failed to carry its burden to show that regulating a young adult's access to firearms while travelling and ability to carry a concealed weapon fall within our Nation's historic tradition of firearm regulation when the State presented no evidence to support the \why\ underlying the challenged firearm regulations, which effectively prevented the identification of a similarly relevant historical analogue.]