The Ohio Supreme Court struck down the city of Clyde's ban on carrying firearms in city parks in a 4-3 decision Thursday.

The ruling means all municipal ordinances attempting to regulate guns on city property are now void in Ohio, said Daniel Ellis of Ohioans for Concealed Carry.

The activist organization filed suit against Clyde's ban on guns in city parks in August 2004, shortly after it was enacted. The group claimed in the suit the ban was in conflict with state legislation passed in January 2004 allowing qualified people to carry guns anywhere unless specifically prohibited by the state law.

The Sandusky County Court of Common Pleas upheld the ban, citing a decision by the Sixth District Court of Appeals that allowed Toledo's ban on guns in city parks. Ohioans for Concealed Carry appealed the Clyde ban at about the same time the state passed additional legislation making it clear it intended to enact a law making gun regulation uniform throughout the state.

With the new legislation in place, the Sixth District Court overturned Clyde's ban. The city appealed the case to the Ohio Supreme Court on the grounds it was acting on home rule power to exercise local self-government.