Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost released the annual report detailing concealed carry licensing statistics for the year 2021.
A total of 202,920 concealed carry licenses were issued in Ohio in 2021. That equals a 20% increase from 2020 data.
Denials for CCW licensees in Ohio equaled 2,668 last year. Additionally, 420 licenses were revoked due to felony convictions and mental incompetence.Lake County issued 6,047 new licenses; the highest in Northeast Ohio in 2021. “Ohio’s concealed-carry licensing system continues to succeed in both protecting the public and upholding Americans’ right to bear arms and safeguard themselves,” Attorney General Yost said in a letter to Gov. Mike DeWine, as well as state senators and representatives.Copyright 2022 WOIO. All rights reserved.
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