Common Gun Offenses

It is a felony in the state of Ohio to have, carry, or use a firearm if under a legal disability. Disability occurs when a person falls into one of the following categories:

• the person is a fugitive from justice;

• the person is under indictment for or has been convicted of any felony offense of violence or has been adjudicated a delinquent child for the commission of an offense that, if committed by an adult, would have been a felony offense of violence;

• the person is under indictment for or has been convicted of any felony offense involving the illegal possession, use, sale, administration, distribution, or trafficking in any drug of abuse or has been adjudicated a delinquent child for the commission of an offense that, if committed by an adult, would have been a felony offense involving the illegal possession, use, sale, administration, distribution, or trafficking in any drug of abuse;

• The person is drug dependent, in danger of drug dependence, or a chronic alcoholic; or

• The person is under adjudication of mental incompetence, has been adjudicated as a mental defective, has been committed to a mental institution, has been found by a court to be a mentally ill person subject to court order, or is an involuntary patient other than one who is a patient only for purposes of observation. As used in this division, "mentally ill person subject to court order" and "patient" have the same meanings as in section 5122.01 of the Revised Code.

Having a Weapon under Disability is a felony of the third degree.

Under Ohio law, no person, while under the influence of alcohol or any drug of abuse, shall carry or use any firearm or dangerous ordnance.

Doing so is a misdemeanor of the first degree.

Under Ohio law, it is illegal to discharge or transport a firearm in a motor vehicle except in specific instances. The statute is wildly complicated. If you are charged with this, call immediately.

Depending on how the gun is transported, this can be charged as either a felony of the fourth degree, or a felony of the fifth degree.

It is illegal in the state of Ohio to sell, lend, give, or furnish anyone under disability, as described above, a firearm. To do so is a felony of the fourth degree.