Gun owners haven’t been required to take training or get licenses to carry concealed fire arms in Ohio for two years but thousands of Ohioans still do. Since June 2022 when the law eliminating some ...

Ohio issued fewer concealed handgun permits last year, in part due to a change in the law that allows gun owners to carry their weapon without a permit. According to a report from the Attorney General ...

COLUMBUS — In 2024, Ohio issued 73,552 permits, according to Attorney General Dave Yost’s annual report on concealed handgun licensing. County sheriffs issued 14,440 new licenses and 59,112 renewals.

There were fewer concealed carry permits issues by Ohio's 88 county sheriffs' departments in 2024 – which may not be surprising, since Ohio no longer requires a permit to carry a concealed weapon. But ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio saw a record of nearly 100,000 renewals of concealed carry gun permits last year. The Columbus Dispatch reports renewals, which are required every five years to legally conceal a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio—State elected officials and judges with a concealed-carry permit would be allowed to carry concealed handguns into the Ohio Statehouse and other government buildings, under newly ...

Ohio lawmakers with concealed-carry permits could bring guns into the Ohio Statehouse under a new bill from two Republicans. House Bill 460 would allow licensed members of the Legislature, statewide ...