Village allows guns in parks

ARCANUM, Ohio (AP) -- Officials in this western Ohio village have changed an ordinance that had banned the carrying of concealed handguns in parks after supporters of the state's new concealed-weapons law challenged it.
The village council passed the ordinance in May despite the new state law, which does not prohibit the carrying of properly licensed guns in publicly funded parks and lands. The council voted Tuesday to change the ordinance, removing language that included parks and lands.
"We are very pleased that they chose to do this," said Ken Hanson, office of general counsel for Ohioans for Concealed Carry. "We were able to engage in dialogue and present legal reasoning to avoid litigation, and that's exactly what happened."
Arcanum is about 35 miles northwest of Dayton.