Do You Think This Makes Sense?

Oh, goody!  Ammo too!

I see in the local news that applications for concealed-carry gun permits are on the rise in Ohio.  That's because our state legislature, in its infinite Tea Bag wisdom, has reduced the training time necessary to obtain said permit to a mere 8 hours.

Let's compare and contrast.

An Ohio real estate license requires 120 hours of classroom training, a written state exam, then 30 hours of continuing classroom education every 3 years.

An Ohio insurance license requires 40 hours of classroom training, a background check, a written state exam, then 24 hours of continuing classroom education every 2 years.

An Ohio drivers license requires 24 hours of classroom training, 8 hours of in-car training, a written state exam, an eye test, then renewal eye tests every 4 years.

There is no such thing as an Ohio firearms license, permit, or registration.

An Ohio concealed-carry handgun permit requires 8 hours of training.  There is no exam, and no eye test.  The permit is good forever.

If you don't want the concealed carry permit, then Ohio law pretty much says, fuck it, go buy yourself a gun.  There is a perfunctory criminal background check, but no important screening questions, no exam, no eye test.  At gun shows, there's not even a background check.


Does this make sense to you?  I'm searching for the logic, but I can't find it.  Because it's not there!!