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Regardless of the UT qualifications, Since when does OH recognize non-resident permits?
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Since 2004
LINK The reciprocity agreement signed in 2004 states that all Utah permits honored, no distinction made
Utah gun-permit process draws Ohioans
Western state's easier requirements for getting license proving attractive
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 02:51 AM
By James Nash
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
While about 200,000 Ohioans have obtained permits to carry concealed firearms through the state, nearly 2,000 others have bypassed Ohio's requirements and gotten licenses from Utah - without even having to visit that state.
Ohio requires people to undergo 12 hours of handgun-proficiency training before they're eligible for a license to discreetly pack heat. Utah requires applicants to take a certified course but doesn't specify a number of hours.
Ohio also adds the names of permit holders to a law-enforcement database, whereas Utah does not.
Because the two states honor each other's handgun licenses, a resident of Ohio can take a Utah-certified course in Columbus or another Ohio city, send $65.25 to the Utah Department of Public Safety, pass a background check and be eligible to carry a handgun into public establishments across Ohio.
According to the Utah Department of Public Safety, 1,885 Ohioans have done just that.
Utah has attracted a huge number of out-of-state handgun permit holders - 138,418 in all - because of its low costs, comparatively lenient requirements and the large number of other states that honor Utah permits.
In 2004, then-Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro began honoring Utah's permits even though the states' agreement requires "substantially comparable" eligibility requirements. Current Attorney General Richard Cordray interprets the rules as comparable.
Gun opponents say that's a loophole some Ohioans use to get around their state's more-stringent requirements.
"There has to be a reason someone wants to get (a permit from Utah), and it's usually because they don't qualify to go through the Ohio program," said Toby Hoover, executive director of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence.
Jim Irvine, chairman of the Buckeye Firearms Association, said some Ohioans turned to other states - chiefly Utah - because the names of Ohio permit holders had been public record.
"Some people are still afraid of having their names printed in the papers, even though that hasn't been a problem in the last couple of years," Irvine said.
He dismissed the idea that Ohioans have obtained permits from Utah to get around the Buckeye State's requirement that they undergo 12 hours of firearms training.
"Our training bar is pretty high, although I'd say that's a pretty minor reason," Irvine said. "If you're going to carry, the idea of having the least possible training doesn't apply to many people."
A number of firearms training facilities in Ohio, including the Mid-Ohio Firearms Training Academy in Columbus, advertise their Utah-certified courses as a way to obtain licenses honored in a large number of states.
Ohio ranks 21st among states in the number of residents certified by Utah for concealed firearms. The top states are Utah itself, California, Nevada and Missouri.
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