While about 200,000 Ohioans have obtained permits to carry concealed firearms through their own state, nearly 2,000 – 1,885 to be more precise -- have bypassed Ohio's requirements and gotten licenses from Utah -- without even going there, according to an article in The Columbus Dispatch yesterday.
"Ohio requires applicants to undergo 12 hours of handgun-proficiency training before they're eligible for a license to discreetly pack heat," the Dispatch relates. "Utah requires applicants to take a certified course but doesn't specify any number of hours of training – and Ohio adds the names of permit holders to a law-enforcement database, which is public record, while Utah doesn't…But because the two states honor each other's handgun licenses, a resident of Ohio can take a Utah-certified course in Columbus or other Ohio city, send $65.25 to the Utah Department of Public Safety, pass a background check and be eligible to carry a handgun in public establishments all across Ohio."
Between April 2004, when Ohio's concealed carry law went into effect, and December 31, 2005, 67, 984 licenses had been issued. Last year, 56,691 licenses were issued, and another 16,443 renewed; and in the first two quarters of this year 26,887 licenses have been issued here, with 7,788 renewals.
Ohio currently has concealed carry reciprocity agreements with 20 other states, including Kentucky and Michigan; Indiana honors Ohio permits, but Ohio does not reciprocate theirs.
Ohio Attorney General "concealed carry" information
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