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requirements described in Ohio R.C. 2923.125(G)(1), and if at the time of the violation the person
<br />was not knowingly in a place described in Ohio R.C. 2923.126(B), the officer shall not arrest the
<br />person for a violation of that division. If the person is not able to promptly produce a valid military
<br />identification card and documentation of successful completion of firearms training that meets or
<br />exceeds the training requirements described in Ohio R.C. 2923.125(G)(1) and if the person is not in
<br />a place described in Ohio R.C. 2923.126(B), the officer shall issue a citation and the offender shall
<br />be assessed a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). The citation shall be
<br />automatically dismissed and the civil penalty shall not be assessed if both of the following apply:
<br />A. Within ten days after the issuance of the citation, the offender presents a valid military
<br />identification card and documentation of successful completion of firearms training that meets or
<br />exceeds the training requirements described in Ohio R.C. 2923.125(G)(1), which were both valid at
<br />the time of the issuance of the citation to the law enforcement agency that employs the citing officer.
<br />B. At the time of the citation, the offender was not knowingly in a place described in Ohio
<br />R.C. 2923.126(B).
<br />(7) If a person being arrested for a violation of division (a)(2) of this section is knowingly in a
<br />place described in Ohio R.C. 2923.126(B)(5) and is not authorized to carry a handgun or have a
<br />handgun concealed on the person's person or concealed ready at hand under that division, the penalty
<br />shall be as follows:
<br />A. Except as otherwise provided in this division, if the person produces a valid concealed
<br />handgun license within ten days after the arrest and has not previously been convicted or pleaded
<br />guilty to a violation of division (a)(2) of this section, the person is guilty of a minor misdemeanor;
<br />B. Except as otherwise provided in this division, if the person has previously been convicted
<br />of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (a)(2) of this section, the person is guilty of a
<br />misdemeanor of the fourth degree;
<br />C. Except as otherwise provided in this division, if the person has previously been convicted
<br />of or pleaded guilty to two violations of division (a)(2) of this section, the person is guilty of a
<br />misdemeanor of the third degree;
<br />D. Except as otherwise provided in this division, if the person has previously been convicted
<br />of or pleaded guilty to three or more violations of division (a)(2) of this section, or convicted of or
<br />pleaded guilty to any offense of violence, if the weapon involved is a firearm that is either loaded
<br />or for which the offender has ammunition ready at hand, or if the weapon involved is a dangerous
<br />ordnance, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.
<br />(g) If a law enforcement officer stops a person to question the person regarding a possible
<br />violation of this section, for a traffic stop, or for any other law enforcement purpose, if the person
<br />surrenders a firearm to the officer, either voluntarily or pursuant to a request or demand of the
<br />officer, and if the officer does not charge the person with a violation of this section or arrest the
<br />person for any offense, the person is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm,
<br />and the firearm is not contraband, the officer shall return the firearm to the person at the termination
<br />of the stop. If a court orders a law enforcement officer to return a firearm to a person pursuant to the
<br />requirement set forth in this division, Ohio R.C. 2923.163(B) applies.
<br />(h) For purposes of this section, "deadly weapon" or "weapon" does not include any
<br />knife, razor, or cutting instrument if the instrument was not used as a weapon.
<br />Section 3. That Section 549.07, Unlawful Transactions in Weapons, of the Lakewood
<br />Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows:
<br />549.07 UNLAWFUL TRANSACTIONS IN WEAPONS.
<br />(a) No person shall:
<br />(1) Manufacture, carry about his or her person, possess for sale, sell or furnish to any
<br />person other than a law enforcement agency for authorized use in police work, any brass knuckles,
<br />cestus, billy, blackjack, sandbag, switchblade knife, springblade knife, gravity knife and/or spring
<br />loaded weapon capable of propelling a knife or knifelike projectile, including, but not limited to, a
<br />ballistic knife (sometimes referred to commonly as a KGB knife) or other similar weapon and/or
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