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 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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...