Gov. Mike DeWine signs law eliminating requirement for conceal carry permits – By Anna Staver (The Columbus Dispatch) / March 14, 2022
Ohioans can carry a concealed weapon without a permit in about three months because of a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine Monday.
Senate Bill 215 will let Ohio residents 21 and older conceal firearms they are legally allowed to own without training or permits. It also removed the legal requirement for gun owners to tell police they are armed when stopped. Law enforcement will have to ask, but lying about a concealed weapon will be a misdemeanor offense.
“This is a day that will go down in history…,” Buckeye Firearms Association Director Dean Rieck said in a statement. “This is a great moment for Ohio and for those who wish to more fully exercise their Constitutional right to keep and bear arms.”
