▁prem ises ▁unless ▁you ▁possess ▁a ▁conce aled ▁carry ▁permit ▁and ▁are ▁not ▁cons uming ▁alco hol . ▁The ▁law ▁doesn ' t ▁specify ▁if ▁the ▁hand gun ▁must ▁be ▁conce aled ▁or ▁not . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 2 ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Senate ▁Bill ▁ 1 9 9 ▁went ▁into ▁effect ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Ohio ▁that ▁allowed ▁even ▁larger ▁fre ed oms ▁for ▁gun ▁hold ers ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁The ▁new ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁den ies ▁employ ers ▁or ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁from ▁limit ing ▁the ▁open ▁carry ▁fre ed oms ▁in ▁par king ▁lots . ▁Gun ▁own ers ▁are ▁only ▁permitted ▁to ▁have ▁their ▁fire arm ▁on ▁private ▁company ▁property ▁if ▁it ▁stays ▁locked ▁inside ▁the ▁vehicle . ▁Emp loy ers ▁can ▁still ▁den y ▁their ▁employees ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁bring ▁a ▁fire arm ▁into ▁the ▁work place . ▁ ▁The ▁laws ▁still ▁prohib it ▁having ▁conce aled ▁fire ar ms ▁on ▁college ▁camp uses ▁in ▁Ohio , ▁but ▁allow ▁for ▁open ▁carry . ▁Colleg es ▁are ▁now ▁able ▁to ▁h ire ▁and ▁design ate ▁author ized ▁people ▁or ▁groups ▁to ▁conce aled ▁carry ▁fire ar ms ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁campus . ▁Private ▁day ▁care ▁cent ers ▁are ▁still ▁able ▁to ▁limit ▁the ▁conce aled ▁carrying ▁of ▁fire ar ms ▁on ▁the ▁prem ises ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁by ▁posting ▁" no ▁gun " ▁signs . ▁Last ly , ▁this ▁bill ▁ ▁allows ▁active ▁duty ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁armed ▁forces ▁to ▁buy ▁a ▁hand gun