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In a 4-3 decision released today, the Supreme Court of Ohio struck down as unconstitutional a municipal ordinance banning the carry of concealed weapons within the confines of city parks. In early 2004, the General Assembly enacted R.C. 2923.126, a statute allowing individuals who meet certain qualifications to obtain a license to carry a concealed weapon. In June 2004, the city of Clyde, in northwest Ohio, put in place a municipal ordinance prohibiting the carry of deadly weapons in city parks. The local ordinance expressly banned the carry of weapons by pursuant to R.C. 2923.126. An opinion summary of the case is available at the Supreme Court of Ohio website, as is a pdf of the decision. [Ohioans for Concealed Carry, Inc. v. Clyde, Slip Opinion No. 2008-Ohio-4605.]