Attorney
General Mike Dewine
Record
Number of Concealed Carry
Licenses Issued in 2012
(COLUMBUS,
Ohio) — Ohio Attorney
General Mike DeWine today issued a report indicating that more than
78,000
concealed carry licenses were issued in Ohio in 2012, 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 64,650
new
licenses and 12,160 renewal licenses in 2012, or 78,810 total licenses.
The
number of new licenses is also the largest in a single year since
licenses were
first issued in 2004.
"As
a strong supporter of the
Second Amendment, I am pleased to see more Ohioans than ever before are
exercising their rights under Ohio's concealed carry law," DeWine said.
"I look forward to continuing to work with Ohio's county sheriffs to
provide information to Ohioans on this law's usage."
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.
A
copy of the report is available
on the Ohio Attorney General's website.
To learn more about Ohio's concealed
carry laws, please visit
www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/ConcealedCarry.
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