Unless he was carrying the briefcase, it wasn't. I'm not familiar enough with Ohio law, but in many states, if the guns were locked in a briefcase, it's not against the law to have them in your vehicle. Some states require guns and ammo to be carried separately, or in the trunk.
“’m not familiar enough with Ohio law, but in many states, if the guns were locked in a briefcase, it’s not against the law to have them in your vehicle.”
From the NRA/ILA site ( http://www.nraila.org/statelawpdfs/OHSL.pdf)
A person who has been issued a concealed handgun
license or a temporary emergency license to carry a
concealed handgun may transport a loaded handgun in
a motor vehicle if the loaded handgun is:
• In a holster secured on the person
• In a closed case, bag, box or other container that is in
plain sight and has a lid, cover, or closing mechanism
and must be opened for a person to gain access to
the handgun; or
• Stored in a closed, locked glove compartment or in
a case that can be locked.
Motorcycles fall under the definition of motor vehicles
so the same requirements apply.
A firearm in the passenger compartment of a motor
vehicle is considered loaded if its magazine is loaded
or a loaded magazine is ready at hand. Muzzleloading
weapons are considered unloaded if the percussion cap
or priming powder in the pan is removed.
It is unlawful for a person not issued a concealed
handgun license or a temporary emergency license to
have a firearm in a motor vehicle unless it is unloaded
and carried in one of the following ways:
• In a closed case, box, or package.
• Secured in a rack in plain sight.
• In plain sight, with the action open or the weapon
stripped, or if the firearm’s action will not stay open
or it cannot be easily stripped, in plain sight.
• In a compartment that can be reached only by
leaving the vehicle.
If a licensee is transporting a loaded concealed
firearm and is stopped by a law enforcement officer,
he must keep his hands in plain sight, notify the
officer that he has a concealed firearm and a license
to carry a concealed firearm, and follow all specific
instructions issued by the officer.
It is unlawful to possess a firearm in any room in
which liquor is being dispensed pursuant to a liquor
license. This prohibition does not apply to a police
officer, or to any room used for the accommodation of
guests of a hotel, or the possession of an unloaded rifle
by a veterans’ organization, or possessing or displaying
unloaded firearms in a soldiers’ memorial or in a
convention center or other public meeting place by an
exhibitor, trader, purchaser, or seller.