Legal Opinion
Klein v. Leis
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided April 10, 2002No. APPEAL Nos. C-020012, C-020013, C-020015, C-020021, TRIAL Nos. A-0004340, A-0107121PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mark P. Painter, Presiding Judge.
{¶ 1} This court cannot rule on the propriety or efficacy of citizens carrying concealed weapons. In our tripartite government, the legislature makes the statutory laws. But those laws must comport with the United States and Ohio Constitutions. The court’s role is limited to determining the constitutionality of the laws that the legislature enacts.
{¶ 2} The General Assembly has enacted laws dealing with concealed weapons. The issue today is R.C. 2923.12. It bans carrying concealed weapons, but seeks to establish certain limited affirmative defenses to the ban.…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- City of Chicago v. MoralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- State v. ThomasOhio Supreme Court · 1982
- Arnold v. City of ClevelandOhio Supreme Court · 1993
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Klein v. LeisOhio Supreme Court · 2003
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- Kahaikupuna v. StateHawaii Supreme Court · 2006
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