Permits to carry concealed weapons in Ohio have surged this year, but the state still trails its closest neighbors in permits because of what observers call stricter laws that have undergone recent ...

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 ...

Ohio and Indiana passed constitutional carry laws in 2022, and Kentucky did so in 2019.

Sanford Whitlow has been teaching CCW classes since it became legal in Ohio to conceal and carry a firearm. STAFF FILE Sanford Whitlow has been teaching CCW classes since it became legal in Ohio to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Those were just a few of the dire warnings offered by various Ohio state legislators back in 2022 when the General Assembly passed and Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill to implement “constitutional carry ...

Jun. 17—BUTLER COUNTY — A new law allowing Ohioans to carry a hidden gun without a concealed-carry permit took effect Monday, raising some concerns from Butler County law enforcement. Under the new ...

Yost: New concealed carry gun law 'didn't really have an impact on gun violence' Local leaders remain concerned that changes to state law, including concealed carry, have made firearms more accessible ...