Hocking County OH- Recently, the Sheriff’s Department has received numerous phone calls from individuals who have taken an online training course and wish to obtain their CCW license. THIS COURSE DOES NOT MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN A CCW LICENSE.
Hocking County Sheriff Lanny E. North wants to remind everyone of the training requirements that have to be met in order to obtain a CCW license.
The following is from the Ohio Attorney General’s CCW Information Booklet:
The law sets out minimum educational requirements that are a component of the various forms of competency certification as set forth previously.
The total time required for training is 8 hours with a minimum of 2 hours of in-person training that consists of range time and live-fire training.
The law requires certified training in the following matters:
• The ability to name, explain, and demonstrate the rules for safe handling of a handgun and proper storage practices for handguns and ammunition;
• The ability to demonstrate and explain how to handle ammunition in a safe manner;
• The ability to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary to shoot a handgun in a safe manner;
• Gun-handling training.
Additionally, you must have two hours of in-person training, including range time and live-fire experience.
The applicant also must complete an examination that tests his competency. The test must include a written section on the ability to name and explain the rules for the safe handling of a handgun and proper storage practices for handguns and ammunition.
Additionally, the exam must include an in-person physical demonstration of competency on handgun usage and rules for safe handling and storage of a handgun.
It also must require a physical demonstration of the attitude necessary to shoot a handgun in a safe manner. The training and written exam may be completed online or as a combination of in-person and online training. The online portion of the training must include a component that regularly engages the person.
As an advisory to consumers, the Attorney General recommends anyone contemplating private handgun training take the following minimum steps before paying for any form of training:
• Verify the person teaching the class is qualified to teach.
• Confirm the instructor knows the requirements of the law.
• A good instructor will provide you with this publication.
• Verify whether a refund or additional training may be available if a county sheriff determines, when you apply for a license, that the course did not meet the law’s requirement.
