Ohio is asking for HELP

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I received this email today from Buckeye Firearms Association. They are in desperate need of some quick help. Their legislature has not been so gun friendly. They are currently fighting for a Restaurant Carry (alcohol serving).

If anyone is willing to help with these, then when all are answered I will send the info to BFA to help Ohio.
Thanks!

We're trying to fix our CCW laws here in Ohio so citizens can carry in restaurants. And we urgently need information about the laws in other states. Can you help us?

Time is short. We need this information IMMEDIATELY.

Please send us your state's code/law that answers the following questions:

1. Are CCW / CHL / CWL license holders permitted to carry into places that serve alcohol for consumption on premises (restaurants) in your state?

2. Does the law make any distinction between restaurants and bars?

3. May license holders consume while carrying in your state?

4. What are the penalties if a license holder breaks the above laws?

NOTE: WE NEED THE ACTUAL STATE CODE, NOT EXPLANATIONS OR INTERPRETATIONS. IT MUST BE THE ACTUAL WORDING OF THE LAW.
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Thank you for coming to our aid at a crucial moment.

Jim Irvine
Chairman, Buckeye Firearms Association

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http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504 ... d+18.2-308

"J3. No person who carries a concealed handgun onto the premises of any restaurant or club as defined in § 4.1-100 for which a license to sell and serve alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption has been granted by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board under Title 4.1 of the Code of Virginia may consume an alcoholic beverage while on the premises. A person who carries a concealed handgun onto the premises of such a restaurant or club and consumes alcoholic beverages is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. However, nothing in this subsection shall apply to a federal, state, or local law-enforcement officer."