Concealed Carry Weapon Unit

The Butler County Sheriff’s Office has been responsible for the issuance of Ohio’s Concealed Handgun Licenses since 2004. Corrections Officer Ken Webster and Clerical Specialist Vickie Baird are assigned with handling all CCW appointments and background checks, as well as revoking, suspending, and issuing new licenses. Applications are accepted from residents of Butler County and any adjoining counties. Background checks are required for any potential candidates. The applications are reviewed for renewals, suspensions, revocations, and if necessary, denials.

Related: CCW License Information

 With the demand for CCW licenses growing, the Sheriff’s Office must remain diligent in ensuring that all the mandated guidelines are followed by the public. Applicants for a CCW must first attend a firearms safety course which includes six (6) hours of instruction and two (2) hours of range training. .  Applicants are required to apply by appointment and must provide a certificate of competency of the safety course, a completed application, a valid Ohio Identification or Driver’s License, a self-addressed stamped envelope, and the processing fee for the background check. The Sheriff’s Office obtains fingerprints from applicants and conducts an extensive background check through a National Web Check, which includes the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations, and the Federal Bureau of Investigations, as well as NICS (National Instant Criminal Background Check System), and several State of Ohio law enforcement databases.

There were four thousand four hundred sixty-seven (4,467) new applications, one thousand six hundred three (1,603) replacements and renewals, and ninety-nine (99) suspended, revoked, or denied licenses issued in 2017.