Article: Who's packing?: Almost 2,000 area residents hold a concealed-weapon permit.

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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