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Ohio’s Concealed Handguns Law 2008 Annual Report
 March 1, 2009 
 
March 1, 2009 The Honorable Ted StricklandGovernor o the State o OhioRie Center, 30th Floor77 S. High St.Columbus, OH 43215 The Honorable Armond BudishSpeaker, Ohio House o Representatives77. S. High St., 14th FloorColumbus, OH 43215 The Honorable Bill HarrisPresident, Ohio SenateStatehouse, Room No. 201, Second FloorColumbus, OH 43215Gentlemen,Next month marks the th anniversary o the implementation o Ohio’s concealed handgunlaw. To date, the state has issued more than 140,000 regular and temporary concealed carrylicenses. Obtaining a concealed handgun permit in Ohio requires applicants to complete athorough application and training regimen.In order to enorce this law, my ofce works with county sheris, who compile data on thelicenses they issue, and also with hospitals and probate courts, which report inormation aboutindividuals ineligible or licenses because o medical reasons. The sheris report to the OhioPeace Ofcer Training Commission the number o regular and temporary licenses they issued,the number o applications they denied, and the number o licenses they suspendedor revoked. The Commission then compiles those statistics or annual transmission to eacho you.Attached is our annual report on the concealed carry permits issued in 2008.Sincerely, Richard CordrayOhio Attorney General
 
Ohio’s Concealed Handgun Law 2008 Annual Report
 March 1, 2009 
In calendar year 2008 – the ourth ull year o Ohio’s Concealed HandgunLaw, Ohio sheris issued 33,864 licenses, an increase o about 53 percentrom the previous year and a drop o nearly 26 percent compared to thenumber o licenses issued in the law’s inaugural year, between April andDecember 2004. To date, the state has issued 142,732 permanent licenses.
Ohio’s Concealed Handgun Law • 2008 Annual Report • March 1, 2009 
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