Ohio Aty. General, Mike DeWine has just released the CHL stats for the 2nd. quarter for Ohio:
STATE TOTALS Regular Licenses
Number of Licenses Issued 22,306
Number of Licenses Renewed 14,647
Number of Licenses Suspended 432
Number of Licenses Revoked 85
Number of Licenses Denied 350
Number of Licenses Processes Suspended 16
There are now over 627,000 CHL holders in Ohio which is about 1 in 14 adults.
Concealed carry has become mainstream, common sense and is close to most people on a daily basis. It works so well that most people are blissfully unaware that anyone else is carrying a gun. Most people with a CHL have no desire to intimidate anyone; they quietly go about their lives just like anyone else. Except they have the tools and training to defend life when the threat of death or grave bodily harm arises.
Even with the record number of CHLs, there were only 85 licenses revoked during the quarter. Less than one half of one percent of all CHLs have ever been revoked for any reason, including death or moving out of state. The establishment media love to make a big deal about the exceptional cases where a CHL breaks the law, but say almost nothing about the more than 99% of law-abiding license holders, many of whom have used their gun to protect life. While no large group of people is perfect, CHL-holders have proven to be considerably more law-abiding than the population at large.
With the steadily increasing number of gun owners and concealed carry licenses, the day seems to be a little closer at hand when carrying a gun for safety will be seen as being as sensible as wearing seat belts.
It’s been over thirteen years since Ohio’s concealed carry law took effect. It is clear that the law is working well and is popular with responsible, law-abiding adults who care about safety.
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