Ohio does not check to determine whether a person is prohibited from owning a firearm under federal law, which is a requirement for reciprocity or gubernatorial recognition by Texas. Believe it or not, technically speaking if you've been convicted of domestic violence you can get an Ohio CHL provided that the conviction is at least three years old. We all know that a DV conviction gets you put on the federal disability list for life. In practice I don't think this has ever happened because you wouldn't be able to own a firearm to qualify and you'd be incriminating the heck out of yourself by having a CHL post conviction. Ironically on the application you have to check a box that says "I am not prohibited by federal law from possessing a firearm" but the background check doesn't completely verify that.
The only time Ohio asks the FBI to check your background is if you have not lived in the state for five years.
In addition to repealing the class D (alcohol establishment) restriction, the other point I raise in the letters I send to my legislators is fixing this issue. It won't affect anybody who can legally own a gun and it will hopefully open Ohio up to reciprocity with more states.
BTW - KFP - that's a cute dog - do you take it hunting?
