concealed carry

A new report from the Ohio Attorney General's office shows a sizeable—yet unsurprising—drop in the number of concealed carry permits issued in the state.

Workshops on concealed carry and gun safety are being offered in Summit County this week. They consist of an overview of Ohio's new concealed carry law and a demonstration from the Summit County Sheriff's Office on gun safety.

The mayors invoked not just mass shootings, but also the drumbeat of smaller-scale incidents of gun violence across their cities. The availability of guns made it easy for small disputes to escalate into deadly gunfire, they said.

Ohio gun owners will no longer have to apply with a sheriff to carry a concealed gun in public.

The Senate-approved legislation now goes before the full Ohio House.

COVID cases are leading to schools and entertainment venues scrapping events; the Ohio Senate has approved a bill that eliminates the requirement for a concealed weapons permit; more Ohio dispensaries could sell medical marijuana, cultivators could grow more of it, and more conditions would qualify for using it under legislation passed Wednesday by the Republican-led state Senate; and more stories.

Today is Election Day, and there are some high-profile races on the ballot in Ohio; Akron-based FirstEnergy has agreed to refund customers of its three Ohio electric companies $306 million for collecting significantly excessive profits over a three-year period; unionized teachers in Akron are responding to an uptick in student violence and other disruptive behavior; and more stories.

Ohio reported just under 2,000 COVID-19 cases and 40 additional hospitalizations on Sunday; the cities of Akron and Cuyahoga Falls are hosting a charrette on the future of the Merriman Valley on Tuesday; Ohio’s credit rating is at its highest level in 42 years; and more stories.

Ohioans who have been deemed by a court to be mentally incompetent are not allowed to possess firearms or have concealed carry licenses. Yet a recent...

The number of concealed carry licenses issued in Ohio last year reached the lowest count in nearly a decade.