How close can we come to achieving 50-state coverage?

Editor's Note, September 2010: Laws and rules change. While the author sought to ensure accuracy at the time this article was published, it is incumbent upon the reader to verify any potential changes since then.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This article is no longer being updated by the author and will become increasingly out-dated.

Unfortunately, licensed carry in all 50 states just isn't possible, at the present time. We've seen one state (Oregon), which though it has a non-resident license, and will honor the licenses of several states, is just not accessible to a holder of an Ohio Concealed Handgun License. There also remain a handful of states we still haven't talked about, which do not honor an Ohio CHL, do not honor the available licenses from other states, and which do not offer a non-resident license of their own. They are:

CALIFORNIA (CA), HAWAII (HI) and NEW YORK (NY)

These states lack reciprocity with Ohio, do not offer non-resident licenses, and do not honor any license of any other state. There is currently no way for an Ohio licensee to legally carry concealed, in these states.

COLORADO (CO)

Colorado lacks reciprocity with Ohio, offers no non-resident license, and does not honor the non-resident license of any state. There is currently no way for an Ohio licensee to legally carry concealed, in Colorado.

ILLINOIS (IL), WASHINGTON D.C. (DC) and WISCONSIN (WI)

Illinois and Wisconsin, along with the District of Columbia, have NO means whatsoever, to allow legal civilian concealed carry, even for their own residents. They lack reciprocity with Ohio, do not offer non-resident licenses, and do not honor any license of any other state. There is currently no way for anyone to legally carry concealed in those states, or in Washington D.C.

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