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Article: Who's packing?: Almost 2,000 area residents hold a concealed-weapon permit.
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- The Lima News (Lima, OH)
- Article date:
- September 23, 2007
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2007 The Lima News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Zach Stipe
Sep. 23--LIMA -- A man walks through Lima with a loaded handgun in his pocket, blending in amongst a crowd of people.
And he's doing it legally.
That's because Ohio's concealedcarry law, enacted in April 2004, allows any Ohio resident who meets the requirements to get a concealed-weapon permit to carry a gun out of plain sight almost anywhere in the state.
There are 938 people in Allen County with a concealed-carry license.
Afraid? Don't be, says Steve Teutsch, a 14-year gun safety class instructor.
"The people that do get the permits, they've jumped through all the hoops," Teutsch said. "They're upstanding people. They are the ...
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