Could this be WCPO's attempt to balance their recent "scare business about concealed carry" report?

March 1, 2004
Cincinnati WCPO (ABC) TV

People have been lining up to buy them and now they are lining up to learn how to use them.

Ohio's new concealed carry law has driven a tremendous amount of interest in handguns.

The new law signed in January does not go into affect until April 8, but Ohioans who are anxious to carry a concealed weapon are getting their "ducks in a row".

Maybe you've seen the full-page gun sale ads in the paper.

People are also spending money on training, taking pistol training classes at Target World and around the state.

Shooters' Supply Shop in Loveland has seen a steady stream of customers since early January.

People like Diane Craft of Lebanon are gearing up for Ohio's concealed carry law to go into effect.

"Exactly, I was waiting a long time for this law because I feel safer with a weapon because I am a woman and I'm out late and I just need something for self-defense in case something happens," Craft said.

Click on the "Read More..." link below for more.