NRAJoe is right about Ohio. We have been trying for years to get it, and it's worse than the Wimbledon Tennis Match. One day, we make serious progress, and the next day we're back to square one. Our illustious governor ran on the platform of being FOR CCW. After his win, he flip-flopped and said he would veto ANY bill for the CCW. Go figure.
Ohio is okay for gun owners, but it depends, as NRA said, on where you live. I know Franklin County (Columbus) has tried for years to outright ban "assault weapons", and have failed miserably at it. Toledo is as goofy as can be on gun ownership, requiring a firearms ID card. Dayton is a little better, but there's a ban on any magazine with a capacity of 20 rounds or more, unless it's .22 S, L, and LR. Ohio has a law on the books that states a semi-automatic firearm that has been designed or specially adapted to fire more than 31 rounds without reloading is the same as a full-auto, unless it's a .22.
You can carry in your home or buisness. You can also carry if you are a buisness person who has a lot of cash on you, and must drive around to conduct your buisness. Ohio did just change the requirements for proving a lawful shooting in your home/buisness. It used to be that you had to retreat, if possible. In other words, if you could get out through a window or door safely, you had to leave. Now the law states you have absolutely no duty to retreat. All you have to prove is that you were in fear for your life, and the perp had a weapon you could identify.
Kentucky has some great laws for gun owners. I don't know if it changed after the CCW passed, but it used to be you could carry a loaded handgun in the glovebox and it wasn't considered concealed. Also, if someone breaks a window and is trying to climb in your house/buisness, regardless if you see a weapon or not, you are justified in shooting them. In Kentucky, you can carry openly. If you are arrested for carrying w/o a CCW license, but met all of the criteria to carry one under state law, the charge is thrown out and you pay a $15 fine. My instructor permit to carry in KY was $150 when they first came out. The standard CCW permit was $135. I heard they were gonna raise the price on the permits, but have not gotten any confirmation on it. Papa G, can you check on that for me? My mom has dual-residency between KY and Ohio, and is thinking about getting a CCW permit for KY.
BTW, Ohio has no reciprecatory rights with other states who have CCW laws, meaning Ohio does not recognize CCW permits, unless the person is a LEO, and they must be acting within the scopes of their duty to carry here.
