A Fair Response

But even if you have a permit to carry a concealed weapon, you must leave your gun at home or lock it in your car for the July 23-29 Clermont County fair in Owensville, according to William Scharber, president of the Clermont County Agricultural Society, which organizes the event.

The fairgrounds is owned by the agricultural society, so it's private property, making the Clermont fair exempt from the Ohio law, Scharber said. "People have got to realize they're in a lot of trouble" if they try to bring a gun into the fair, said Scharber, who's also a sergeant with the county sheriff's office.

I say give him his wish--leave your gun at home. Leave yourself and your dollars, too, and get the word out to other Ohio gun owners planning to attend.