Total Number of Conceal Licenses in Ohio

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Re: Total Number of Conceal Licenses in Ohio

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Junglebob, I like to further break down the 21 and older adult numbers to exclude those not eligible for a CHL. It's not easy to dig up though. Some are institutionalized (in Ohio they are counted among the overall population of the state) but at least a few times that many are out and about among us law abiders.
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Re: Total Number of Conceal Licenses in Ohio

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Brian D. wrote:Junglebob, I like to further break down the 21 and older adult numbers to exclude those not eligible for a CHL. It's not easy to dig up though. Some are institutionalized (in Ohio they are counted among the overall population of the state) but at least a few times that many are out and about among us law abiders.
It might be desirable to do so, but there's no way to get reliable #s on that. For example, good luck figuring out how many adult Ohioans are Lautenberg prohibited.
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DontTreadOnMe wrote:
Brian D. wrote:Junglebob, I like to further break down the 21 and older adult numbers to exclude those not eligible for a CHL. It's not easy to dig up though. Some are institutionalized (in Ohio they are counted among the overall population of the state) but at least a few times that many are out and about among us law abiders.
It might be desirable to do so, but there's no way to get reliable #s on that. For example, good luck figuring out how many adult Ohioans are Lautenberg prohibited.
You're right. After a good bit of digging over a month one time, I came to a best guess that about 10% of the 21 and up residents were disqualified from an Ohio CHL.
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Re: Total Number of Conceal Licenses in Ohio

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Brian D. wrote:After a good bit of digging over a month one time, I came to a best guess that about 10% of the 21 and up residents were disqualified from an Ohio CHL.
That number seems high, but I haven't really researched it. If accurate, there are about twice as many people that cannot have a CHL as do have one...
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Re: Total Number of Conceal Licenses in Ohio

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I wish I'd "saved my work" from back then. Take the total number of 21 and up. Subtract those eliminated by their current or former disqualification-level incarceration and/or institutionalization. Keep in mind that the drug-related disqualification standard in Ohio is pretty stringent; we get reports on here from people who had no idea they'd be turned down for a CHL for their long-past, um, indiscretions.

Just a number I guesstimated from sketchy data available.
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Don't forget about the number of LEOs. They don't need a CCL.
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