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, Ohio (AP) — Law-abiding Ohioans age 21 and older could legally carry hidden firearms without getting a permit under a proposal introduced by House Republicans and supported by GOP Gov. Mike ...

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—The number of concealed-carry permits issued in Ohio plummeted to an all-time record low in 2023, a predictable trend in the first full year when the state no longer required a permit ...

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.

LANCASTER − Since 2022 when Gov. Mike DeWine signed constitutional carry into law, Ohio gun owners have not needed a concealed carry license from the sheriff's office to carry concealed. The law also ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio lawmakers and other elected officials with a concealed carry permit would be allowed to bring guns into government buildings under a recently introduced bill. House Bill ...

Ohio first banned carrying concealed weapons in 1859 but allowed adults to carry ... Over the years, gun rights advocates ...