Missouri Sheriff drops cost of CCW license

[AlanM]

There are more and more stories being published about top cops recommending law abiding citizens arm themselves, this one I find really refreshing.

Sheriff discounts CCW permits

Monday, December 7, 2015 4:32 pm | Updated: 4:40 pm, Mon Dec 7, 2015.

Laclede County Sheriff Wayne Merritt has cut the price of a concealed carry weapons permit nearly in half so more people can protect themselves against terrorists and mass shooters.
“I just think people having CCWs — you don’t know whether they’re armed or not — and you’re a little more reluctant to go in and shoot a place up or rob people,” Merritt said. “I think people have the right, if they want to have a concealed firearm and are law-abiding citizens that they have a right to carry a concealed weapon.”
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Starting Wednesday, the price for a new CCW license will drop from $100 to $65.

[Snakester]

That's a great idea! I hope more follow this Sheriff's lead .

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[AlanM]

It all depends upon how the state in question set up the fee schedule.

It might be possible for this to occur in Ohio since the state law is such that a fixed amount of each license fee goes to the state to pay for background check processing and the local sheriff can, and does, charge up to a given limit for his own expenses. He doesn't have to charge the limit if he doesn't need to.

In many counties CHL licensing is a cash cow since an Ohio resident can get their license in their county of residence or any adjoining county, so low population counties next to urban counties get a lot of business from their neighbor.