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Ohio Sets Record for Concealed-Carry Licenses in 2013
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- More than 145,000 concealed-carry licenses were issued in Ohio last year, the state attorney general’s office reports. This is the largest number since the licensing began in 2004.
County sheriffs issued 96,972 new licenses and 48,370 renewal licenses in 2013, or 145,342 licenses in total. The previous record was set in 2012 when 64,650 new licenses and 76,810 total licenses were issued.
The previous record for renewal licenses was 2008, the first year licenses could be renewed, when 31,139 licenses were renewed.
The office of attorney general 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,overseen by the attorney general’s office.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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