Bill would allow concealed weapons on corps properties

May 21, 2011, Newark Advocate

By Jessica Alaimo

CentralOhio.com

When Congress voted to allow guns in Ohio’s national parks in 2010, it did not include lands owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs, R-Lakeville, wants to make sure people otherwise allowed to carry firearms can take them into these properties as well.

Gibbs’ 18th District includes all or part of 16 counties in rural southeastern Ohio, including Coshocton, Muskingum, Ross and Licking counties. Gibbs recently introduced the “Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act.”