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Attorney General Mike DeWine
Concealed Carry
Report Shows Record Number of Licenses Issued in 2016
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today issued a
report indicating that more than 158,000 concealed carry licenses were
issued in Ohio in 2016, the largest number since licenses were first
issued in 2004.
According to statistics reported to the Attorney General’s office,
county sheriffs in Ohio issued 117,953 new licenses and 40,982 renewal
licenses in 2016, or 158,982 total licenses, the largest in a single
year since licenses were first issued in 2004. The previous record for
new licenses issued and total licenses issued was in 2013, when 96,972
new licenses and 145,342 total licenses were issued. The record for
renewal licenses was in 2014 when 52,146 licenses were renewed.
The Attorney General’s Office compiles an annual report as required by
law about the number of licenses issued each year. Each sheriff must
report concealed handgun license statistics quarterly to the Ohio Peace
Officer Training Commission within the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.
To learn more about Ohio’s concealed carry laws or to view this year's
report and other statistics, please visit
www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/ConcealedCarry.
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