2,000 Ohioans Go to Utah for Gun Permits

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If handgun law was like the culinary arts, Utah would be fast food. The conservative bastion dishes out conceal carry permits like Happy Meals on a Sunday afternoon in summer, and the gun-hungry don’t even have to live in the state to order. Utah will issue permits to outsiders in some states if residents pass a Utah-approved certification course, clear a background check, and toss a check for $65.25 to the Utah Department of Public Safety. To date, some 138,418 non-Utah residents have been issued permits by the state, and that includes Ohioans.

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