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 ...

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.

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 ...