Gov. John Kasich just confirmed Ohioans’ constitutional rights to bear arms in public

In the immediate wake of the Ohio State University terrorist attack, a pro-Second Amendment rights bill was drafted to address the state’s gun ban across several public areas. Gov. John Kasich signed the bill into law on Monday, confirming citizens’ rights to keep and bear arms and to protect themselves and those around them.

As The Blaze reports, the law lifts the bans in most public places, but there are several caveats. While the blanket prohibition has been lifted on Ohio college campuses by Senate Bill 199, the boards of trustees at each campus will still cast a vote to allow concealed carry. For child care centers and daycare operations, signs would have to be posted to declare the building a gun-free zone. Weapons will remain outlawed at courthouses, statehouses, and police stations.

There are other benefits of the bill, including allowing concealed carry in the public area of airport terminals before the security checkpoints. It also gives active-duty military members the freedom to carry concealed without a permit and ensures employers can’t ban CCP holders bringing their weapons into the company’s parking lots. It’s easy to see why it was backed by the National Rifle Association and the Buckeye Firearms Association. Of course, opposition came by way of Moms Demand Action.

But it’s cause for celebration anytime a state government ensures the rights already guaranteed by the Constitution for its citizens. This is what freedom looked like to the Founding Fathers. Let’s hope more governors will follow Kasich’s lead.