2008 Concealed Carry Handgun Law Annual Report

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Ohios Concealed Handguns Law

2008 Annual Report

March 1, 2009


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March 1, 2009

The Honorable Ted Strickland

Governor o the State o Ohio

Rie Center, 30th Floor

77 S. High St.

Columbus, OH 43215

The Honorable Armond Budish

Speaker, Ohio House o Representatives

77. S. High St., 14th Floor

Columbus, OH 43215

The Honorable Bill Harris

President, Ohio Senate

Statehouse, Room No. 201, Second Floor

Columbus, OH 43215

Gentlemen,

Next month marks the th anniversary o the implementation o Ohios concealed handgun

law. To date, the state has issued more than 140,000 regular and temporary concealed carry

licenses. Obtaining a concealed handgun permit in Ohio requires applicants to complete a

thorough application and training regimen.

In order to enorce this law, my ofce works with county sheris, who compile data on the

licenses they issue, and also with hospitals and probate courts, which report inormation about

individuals ineligible or licenses because o medical reasons. The sheris report to the Ohio

Peace Ofcer Training Commission the number o regular and temporary licenses they issued,

the number o applications they denied, and the number o licenses they suspended

or revoked. The Commission then compiles those statistics or annual transmission to each

o you.

Attached is our annual report on the concealed carry permits issued in 2008.

Sincerely,

Richard Cordray

Ohio Attorney General


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Ohios Concealed Handgun Law

2008 Annual ReportMarch 1, 2009

In calendar year 2008 the ourth ull year o Ohios Concealed Handgun

Law, Ohio sheris issued 33,864 licenses, an increase o about 53 percent

rom the previous year and a drop o nearly 26 percent compared to the

number o licenses issued in the laws inaugural year, between April and

December 2004.

To date, the state has issued 142,732 permanent licenses.

Ohios Concealed Handgun Law 2008 Annual Report March 1, 2009

Issued

50,000

45,000

40,000

35,000

30,000

25,000

20,000

15,000

10,000

5,000

0

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

45,497 22,487 18,781 22,103 33,864


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Also under ORC 2923.128, sheris must permanently revoke the license

o any person who no longer meets the eligibility requirements to carry a

concealed handgun.

There are several reasons that a license may be revoked.

The license holder:

movedoutofstate died

decidednottoholdthelicenseanymore

committedandwasconvictedforadisqualifyingcrime

becamesubjecttothelawsrestrictionsonmentallyillpeopleor

people considered drug or alcohol dependent

Sheris are not required by the law to report the specic reason or the

revocation to the Peace Ofcer Training Commission.

Revoked

50

250

200

150

100

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

42 75 194 171 157

0


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The law requires that sheris shall deny an application to any person who

ails to meet the eligibility criteria specied in ORC 2923.125 or regular

licenses, or ORC 2923.1213 or temporary emergency licenses.

In 2008, sheris denied 465 applications or licenses.

This is a 7 percent increase rom 2007.




denIed

500

450

400

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

0

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

436 427 384 434 465


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The law requires the Ohio Attorney General

to crat reciprocity agreements with otherstates to allow Ohioans with Ohio permits to

carry weapons in those jurisdictions and or

those states citizens to carry weapons

in Ohio.

These agreements require an analysis o those other laws to ensure they

meet the requirements o Ohios concealed handgun law and vice versa

(ORC 109.69).

Currently, the Ohio Attorney General has reciprocity agreements with the

ollowing states.

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

Delaware

Florida

Idaho

KentuckyMichigan

Missouri

NorthCarolina

Oklahoma

SouthCarolina

Tennessee

Utah

Virginia

Washington

WestVirginia

Wyoming

Please visit the Attorney Generals web site at

www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov or more inormation.





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Hamilton 5316

Montgomery 3741

Cuyahoga 2124

Franklin 1969

Summit 1476

Stark 1364

Lucas 1247

Trumbull 529

Mahoning 522

Clermont 326

Athens 288

Butler 288Guernsey 234

Greene 210

Belmont 204

Warren134

Clark 102

Ross 76

Fulton 66

Seneca 51

Columbiana 33

Scioto 32

Hancock 27Allen 16

Deance 15

Washington 15

Monroe 13

Morgan 13

Richland 13




Marion 11

VanWert 8

Madison 7

Ashtabula 6

Hardin 5

Shelby 5

Tuscarawas 5

Faireld 4

Clinton 3

Fayette 3

Knox 3

Licking 3Wood 3

Delaware 2

Erie 2

Lake 2

Lorain 2

Muskingum 2

Sandusky 2

Auglaize 1

Craword 1

Darke 1

Gallia 1Holmes 1

Jackson 1

Jeerson 1

Medina 1

Perry 1

Total: 20,531

Mental IncoMpetencyRepoRts Bycounty

2004 - 2008

Hospitals and probate courts report inormation about individuals ineligible

or licenses because o medical reasons. Complete reporting by hospitals

and probate courts is necessary to prevent barred applicants rom receivingconcealed handgun licenses.

Below is the total number o mental incompetency reports by county

since the reporting requirement began in 2004. The reporting o mental

incompetency is required by O.R.C. 5122.311 or the purpose o conducting

incompetency records checks pursuant to O.R.C. 311.41.

Counties not listed here

submitted zero reports


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Regular Licenses emporary Emergency Licenses

Number of Licenses Issued

Number of Licenses Renewed

Number of Licenses Suspended

Number of Licenses Revoked

Number of Licenses Denied

Number of License Processes Suspended

N/A

N/A

122

216

2

0

1

0

2

0

0

0

Adams








N/A

N/A

323

309

6

0

4

12

1

0

0

0

Allen








N/A

N/A

178

295

4

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Ashland








N/A

N/A

222

278

3

0

4

1

0

0

0

0

Ashtabula

Concealed Carry Licensure Statistics Report

Ohio Totals for the Year 2008

2/17/2009Date Printed:


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N/A

N/A

180

215

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

Athens


Number of Licenses IssuedNumber of Licenses Renewed





N/A

N/A

93143

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Auglaize





Number of Licenses RevokedNumber of Licenses Denied


N/A

N/A

201

312

0

01

0

0

0

00

Belmont








N/A

N/A

128

219

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Brown





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N/A

N/A

1,391

1,597

36

10

18

0

1

0

0

1

Butler







N/A

N/A

147143

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

Carroll







N/A

N/A

145

197

7

20

0

0

0

00

Champaign








N/A

N/A

365

568

6

4

6

3

2

0

2

0

Clark





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N/A

N/A

1,287

1,792

20

10

15

0

0

0

0

0

Clermont







N/A

N/A

156145

3

0

2

2

0

0

0

0

Clinton







N/A

N/A

378

436

0

00

0

1

0

00

Columbiana








N/A

N/A

82

88

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Coshocton





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N/A

N/A

140

127

2

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

Crawford







N/A

N/A

867614

37

8

50

0

3

0

0

0

Cuyahoga







N/A

N/A

144

138

0

00

0

0

0

00

Darke








N/A

N/A

46

91

0

0

2

0

1

0

0

0

Defiance





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N/A

N/A

571

555

2

5

6

1

2

0

0

0

Delaware







N/A

N/A

447446

9

4

7

0

0

0

0

0

Erie







N/A

N/A

580

659

6

010

12

2

0

00

Fairfield








N/A

N/A

79

139

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Fayette





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N/A

N/A

2,044

954

22

5

13

3

5

0

0

0

Franklin







N/A

N/A

136174

2

0

2

0

1

0

0

0

Fulton







N/A

N/A

186

187

3

00

0

1

0

00

Gallia








N/A

N/A

810

1,086

6

1

6

0

0

0

0

0

Geauga





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N/A

N/A

627

732

0

7

18

0

0

0

0

0

Greene







N/A

N/A

16971

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

Guernsey







N/A

N/A

1,402

855

62

956

6

6

0

00

Hamilton








N/A

N/A

262

211

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Hancock





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N/A

N/A

69

49

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Hardin







N/A

N/A

15256

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Harrison







N/A

N/A

71

91

0

00

0

0

0

00

Henry








N/A

N/A

303

250

3

1

3

0

1

0

0

0

Highland





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N/A

N/A

68

103

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

Hocking







N/A

N/A

354330

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Holmes







N/A

N/A

157

183

1

10

1

1

0

00

Huron








N/A

N/A

136

20

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Jackson





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N/A

N/A

377

369

5

7

2

0

0

0

0

0

Jefferson







N/A

N/A

175154

0

0

1

0

2

0

0

0

Knox







N/A

N/A

1,681

740

38

433

0

0

0

00

Lake








N/A

N/A

475

288

0

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

Lawrence





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N/A

N/A

420

414

7

1

3

1

6

0

0

0

Licking







N/A

N/A

113152

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Logan







N/A

N/A

606

825

10

510

0

0

0

00

Lorain








N/A

N/A

909

594

15

22

45

0

7

0

0

0

Lucas





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N/A

N/A

424

572

8

2

2

8

0

0

0

0

Madison







N/A

N/A

474499

15

2

7

0

1

0

0

0

Mahoning







N/A

N/A

225

74

0

10

0

1

0

00

Marion








N/A

N/A

1,337

905

18

2

7

0

2

0

0

0

Medina





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N/A

N/A

26

97

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Meigs







N/A

N/A

93150

2

3

4

1

0

0

0

0

Mercer







N/A

N/A

392

386

3

05

0

3

0

00

Miami








N/A

N/A

61

48

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Monroe





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N/A

N/A

962

1,362

41

7

23

0

2

0

0

0

Montgomery







N/A

N/A

81154

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Morgan







N/A

N/A

100

228

2

11

0

2

0

00

Morrow








N/A

N/A

188

287

7

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

Muskingum





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N/A

N/A

49

62

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Noble







N/A

N/A

232291

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ottawa







N/A

N/A

19

31

0

00

0

0

0

00

Paulding








N/A

N/A

89

68

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Perry





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N/A

N/A

90

122

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Pickaway







N/A

N/A

9683

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Pike







N/A

N/A

633

485

2

23

0

1

0

00

Portage








N/A

N/A

433

398

3

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

Preble





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N/A

N/A

31

43

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

Putnam







N/A

N/A

444255

4

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

Richland







N/A

N/A

242

275

4

22

0

0

0

00

Ross








N/A

N/A

262

140

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sandusky





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N/A

N/A

418

473

6

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

Scioto







N/A

N/A

108109

0

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

Seneca







N/A

N/A

121

107

1

00

0

0

0

00

Shelby








N/A

N/A

719

646

9

2

8

0

1

0

0

1

Stark





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N/A

N/A

1,528

1,135

21

8

42

0

3

0

0

0

Summit







N/A

N/A

9871,022

19

2

2

8

1

0

0

0

Trumbull







N/A

N/A

229

246

0

02

0

1

0

00

Tuscarawas








N/A

N/A

193

259

0

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

Union





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N/A

N/A

58

94

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Van Wert







N/A

N/A

127112

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Vinton







N/A

N/A

1,007

517

20

25

1

3

0

00

Warren








N/A

N/A

228

272

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Washington





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N/A

N/A

588

140

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Wayne







N/A

N/A

5588

1

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

Williams







N/A

N/A

484

394

7

38

0

0

0

00

Wood








N/A

N/A

57

80

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Wyandot





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State Totals

33,864

31,319

525

157

465

63

73

0

2

2

N/A

N/A



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