▁et ▁seq .) ▁allows ▁persons ▁ 2 1 ▁and ▁older ▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁conce aled ▁hand gun ▁license ▁provided ▁that ▁they ▁receive ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁ 8 ▁hours ▁of ▁hand gun ▁training ▁( 6 ▁hours ▁of ▁class room ▁instruction ▁and ▁ 2 ▁hours ▁of ▁range ▁time ) ▁from ▁a ▁cert ified ▁instruct or , ▁demonstrate ▁compet ency ▁with ▁a ▁hand gun ▁through ▁written ▁and ▁shooting ▁tests , ▁pass ▁a ▁criminal ▁background ▁check , ▁and ▁meet ▁certain ▁res iden cy ▁requirements ▁[ non - res idents ▁who ▁work ▁in ▁Ohio ▁will ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁obtain ▁lic enses ▁as ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ]. ▁ ▁The ▁stat ute ▁prohib its ▁any ▁person ▁with ▁any ▁drug ▁conv iction ▁from ▁receiving ▁a ▁license , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁any ▁person ▁conv icted ▁of ▁a ▁fel ony ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁conv icted ▁of ▁certain ▁mis de mean or ▁cr imes ▁of ▁violence ▁within ▁three ▁years ▁( OR C ▁ 2 9 2 3 . 1 2 5 ). ▁ ▁Ohio ' s ▁conce aled ▁hand gun ▁law ▁allows ▁for ▁reci pro city ▁with ▁other ▁states ▁with ▁" subst ant ial ly ▁compar able " ▁stat utes , ▁and ▁to ▁date ▁Ohio ▁has ▁reci pro city ▁with ▁ 2 2 ▁other ▁states . ▁ ▁Such ▁written ▁agre ements ▁allow ▁license es ▁from ▁each ▁state ▁to ▁carry ▁in ▁the ▁other . ▁Other ▁states , ▁such ▁as ▁Iowa , ▁recognize ▁Ohio ▁lic enses ▁in ▁their ▁state ▁without ▁reci pro city , ▁meaning ▁Ohio