There are plenty of people across the state of Ohio that need their questions answered about the new concealed carry law. Tuesday night in Cadiz, those people turned out to get some answers.

Bryan Hoover from the Muskingum County Sheriff's Department has been on a tour of Ohio explaining the concealed carry law that will go into effect on April eighth. On that date, county sheriffs will begin taking applications from citizens who have passed ten hours of classroom study and two hours on the shooting range. They'll do background checks, and begin letting Ohioans carry concealed handguns.

"There are people that are looking for what's prohibited, what's not, what can I do, what's required of me to obtain a license," says Hoover.

One of the big questions surrounding this law is whether or not businesses will have a voice in keeping weapons out of their building. The answer is, all a business has to do is hang a sticker or sign in their window prohibiting guns. The problem is there is no uniform symbol or size for these signs, but most agree its a good idea.

"You have to obey the law. If you have your concealed carry, and you go through all this to get it, what's the point in losing it for being stupid?" says John Dewell.

Another concern for citizens is that these guns will fall into the wrong hands, Norman Doyle has been an Nation Rifle Association instructor for thirty years, and he disagrees.

"Everywhere that the conceal and carry law has went in the crime rate has fallen. That's a fact," says Doyle.

"I think its very important that the good citizens of the counties and the states carry it, because the bad guys already do. That way the bad guys will wonder if they're going to do something, 'does he or doesn't he?' Well he'll find out," says Dewell.

Officers say the most important part of this law is educating the public on how they will be affected by the law, that carrying a concealed weapon is a huge responsability.

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