Wayne, Holmes, Medina, Lorain, Huron and Richland county can join us for CCW classes!
CCW / FFL Processes
Ohio Law states that in order to receive a concealed handgun license you must complete an 8-hour course. 6 hours are classroom and 2 hours are range. We ask that you bring pen, paper, identification, eye and ear protection, your personal firearm if you have one (one can rented for the classroom if needed) and ammo. We also ask that you arrive 15 minutes early so we can start on time.
You are required to leave all ammunition in the vehicle but highly encouraged to bring your own firearms, unloaded, into the classroom. All firearms are checked at the beginning, liability forms are signed and class begins at 9:00 am sharp. We take a 5-10 minute break roughly every hour and break for a lunch.
There is a written test that is required by the state of Ohio. This is an individual open note test and students are encouraged to take notes during the class. After the classroom portion is completed, we go over the range rules and etiquette again.
Once everyone is up to speed and ready, we go outside to the range and conduct the live fire portion of the class which includes a qualification. Upon completing the 6-hour classroom portion, the written exam and the 2-hour live fire portion with qualification, you will be released from the facility with certificate in hand.
Whit The Hale Firearms teaches above the Ohio standard and will dedicate as much time as needed to ensure everyone completes the class. We currently have a 100% pass rating because we have dedicated the time and dedication to ensuring that no one fails even if that means resuming additional training another day. Some people take longer than others and that's okay!
Upon receiving your certificate, you schedule an appointment with your local Sheriff's Office to submit the required documents and await your CHL/CCW Identification card.
Our first classroom that started it all!
Federal Firearms License (FFL) Process
Interested in purchasing a firearm online and having it shipped to an FFL Dealer?
These are the steps to have a firearm shipped to Whit The Hale Firearms:
- Step 1 - Decide which firearm you want to purchase and where you are purchasing it from.
- Step 2 - Contact us! Let us know what you are purchasing and where it is coming from. Then we can send the seller or you the required FFL document to have it verified.
- Step 3 - You pay the seller of the firearm and the seller will then send the firearm to us.
- Step 4 - When we receive the firearm, we will process into our inventory and contact you to let you know it is ready for pickup.
- Step 5 - We operate at an APPOINTMENT ONLY basis right now and will set up an appointment date and time when we call you when your firearm is ready.
- Step 6 - At the appointment time and day, you will fill out an ATF Form 4473 and we will have to conduct a NICS (National Instant Criminal Background Check System) background check.
- Step 7 - NICS checks will provide one of three answers. "Approved" which means you can leave with the firearm. "Denied" which means for reasons that won't be listed, you would not be able to leave with the firearm and it would get returned to the seller or you could get the answer of "Delayed". "Delayed" means that you were neither approved or denied and that the NICS will typically provide an answer within 3 business days.
- Step 8 - Once approved and all paperwork is completed, you pay us for the transfer fee and you leave with your brand-new firearm!
***All subject to change according to the laws and rules according to the Local, State, Federal laws and guidelines***
Form 4473
Constitutional Carry (June 2022)
On June 13, 2022, Ohio Senate Bill No. 215, also known as Ohio’s “Constitutional Carry” law, went into effect. Codified at R.C. 2923.111, the new law permits a “qualifying adult” to legally carry, possess or conceal a handgun without having to obtain a concealed carry license or undergo the background check and firearm training that was previously required in order to obtain the concealed carry license under R.C. 2923.125 (Ohio’s concealed-carry license statute).
Who is a “qualifying adult” under the new law? A “qualifying adult” means a person who is 21 years old or older, not legally prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm under federal law or state law, and who satisfies various other criteria listed in R.C. § 2923.111(A)(2)(a) and R.C. § 2923.125(D)(1)(a)-(j), (m), (p), (q), and (s), such as:
- Must be residing in the United States
- Cannot be a fugitive from justice
- Was not dishonorably discharged from the United States military
- Cannot be under indictment for, been charged with, pleaded guilty to, or been convicted of a violent misdemeanor, an offense involving an illegal drug, or a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than one year
- Cannot be under adjudication for mental illness and must not have been adjudicated as mentally ill, committed to any mental institution, or found by a court to be mentally ill subject to court order
Therefore, as of June 13, 2022, it is optional for a qualifying adult in Ohio to obtain a concealed handgun license. Instead, a qualifying adult may conceal carry anywhere that someone with a license can carry and they possess the same rights and responsibilities. The law is clear that qualifying adults carrying a non-restricted handgun will be treated as though they have a valid concealed carry license.
Form 4473