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Ohio House okays lowering training requirements for armed teachers and school staff
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio House has passed a Republican-backed bill changing the law requiring more 700 hours of peace officer training or 20 years law enforcement experience for teachers and staff who want to be armed in schools. The bill passed on a mostly party line vote and now heads to… Read More
The Ohio House passes a bill that allows adults to carry concealed guns without permits
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Just after voting to allow teachers and school staff to be armed with only 20 hours of concealed carry and other training, the Ohio House has passed another gun bill. The Republican-backed measure allows adults to carry concealed weapons in public without first having to get licenses for them…. Read More
Lawmakers Are Considering Dropping Training Requirements To Carry Concealed Weapons
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Many witnesses lined up to testify on a bill in the Ohio House that would remove training requirements to carry a concealed weapon. Laura Robertson-Boyd with Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America was among the 100 opponents to submit testimony against the bill that would strip the… Read More
Democrats, NAACP Sue Over Ohio Stand-Your-Ground Gun Bill
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Democratic lawmakers, the NAACP and a grassroots organizing group have sued the attorney general of Ohio saying the last-minute approval of a “stand-your-ground” gun bill is unconstitutional. The provision was added to a bill that had near-unanimous support in the final days of the Legislature’s two-year session in December. The bill introduced… Read More
Supreme Court To Take Up First Major Gun Rights Case In More Than A Decade
By: Scott Neuman I NPR
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At issue is how much the Second Amendment protects the right of individuals to carry concealed weapons outside their home for self-defense. The case will likely be argued in the fall.
After Boulder Shooting, Vice President Harris Says Senate Needs To Act
By: Brian Naylor | NPR
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Harris downplays the role of executive action in tightening gun laws after recent mass shootings, saying legislation would make changes permanent.
DeWine Adding Gun Regulations Into Budget Proposal
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) is bringing back his proposal to create more gun regulations which he says will reduce crime around the state. These were measures that failed to gain traction with lawmakers last year. DeWine’s so-called “Strong Ohio” plan expanded the ability to perform background checks on gun sales,… Read More
Secret Recording Reveals NRA’s Legal Troubles Have Cost The Organization $100 Million
By: Tim Mak | NPR
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The CEO of the National Rifle Association says legal troubles have cost the powerful gun rights group $100 million, according to a recording of the group’s board meeting obtained by NPR.
Justices to Decide if Ohio Law Banning Using Guns While Drunk is Constitutional
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Ohio Supreme Court will decide if a state law that says gun owners can’t use their weapons while drunk is constitutional. “Intoxication in and of itself is not a crime,” said Steve Palmer, who represented Frederick Weber before the Ohio Supreme Court. In 2018, Weber’s wife called the Clermont County Sheriff to report that he… Read More
Governor Urges Lawmakers to Take a Closer Look at His Plan to Curb Gun Violence
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine says he wants state lawmakers to pass his plan on gun violence by the end of this year. And he is urging lawmakers to take a good look at his proposal. DeWine says it’s been about eight years since he shot a gun, but he says he supports the second amendment…. Read More
Cities Challenging New State Law on Guns
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio cities challenging a new state law that they say infringes on their ability to regulate firearms are ready for their day in court. The cities are asking for an injunction to delay part of the law from taking effect until the court rules whether it’s constitutional. The provision the cities are… Read More
“Stand Your Ground” Bill Gets First Hearing in Ohio Senate
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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State lawmakers are considering a bill that would remove what’s known as the “duty to retreat” in public before shooting someone in self-defense, a law commonly referred to as the “Stand Your Ground” bill. At the heart of the debate is whether the law would increase or decrease safety. Sen. Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) told the Senate Government Oversight and Reform… Read More
Arguments Set for Case of Ohio Gun Owner Drunk Inside House
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Supreme Court will hear arguments in February to decide whether a law prohibiting gun owners from carrying firearms while intoxicated should be applied inside a gun owner’s home. Lawyers for a Clermont County man arrested in 2018 after he acknowledged having an unloaded shotgun while drunk say the law… Read More
Sponsor Of DeWine’s Gun Bill Defends Proposal, Saying It Will Pass
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The sponsor of Gov. Mike DeWine’s gun violence proposal said it’s a plan that can pass – though it’s getting criticism for not including mandatory background checks or a red flag gun seizure law. Sen. Matt Dolan (R-Chagrin Falls) said there’s a simple reason the required background checks plan DeWine called for right after the Dayton mass shooting isn’t… Read More
Dayton Mayor Endorses Effort to Put Background Checks for Gun Sales on Ohio Ballot
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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The group that’s collecting petition signatures to ask voters if the state should require universal background checks on gun sales says it plans to move full steam ahead. And the effort is getting a boost from the leader of Dayton where a mass shooting in August left 10 dead, including the gunman. Last week, Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley stood with Gov…. Read More
DeWine Stands Strong On Gun Violence Package, Even After Mixed Reviews
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. Mike DeWine says he’s confident his STRONG Ohio gun violence package will be enacted into law, in spite of the chilly reception he’s gotten from both Republicans and Democrats. DeWine pushed back at Democrats’ criticism that the STRONG Ohio plan is weak, saying it wasn’t written by the gun lobby. He also defends not including required background checks, which he… Read More
NRA Was ‘Foreign Asset’ To Russia Ahead of 2016, New Senate Report Reveals
By: Tim Mak | NPR
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Emails and interviews detail the extent to which the National Rifle Association helped two of Moscow’s agents ahead of the election, Senate Finance Committee Democrats say.
Democrat Skeptical GOP Will OK Meaningful Ohio Gun Laws
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio House minority leader says she is skeptical the Republican-led Legislature will pass meaningful gun laws Democratic Rep. Emilia Sykes says she thinks electing Democrats in 2020 is the state’s best chance for change on that. Sykes commented Tuesday after Republican House Speaker Larry Householder said that while “all of… Read More
Lawmakers Waiting For Details On DeWine’s Gun Regulation Proposals
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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It’s been more than six weeks since Gov. Mike DeWine unveiled a 17-point approach to reducing gun violence, which included expanded background checks and a version of the red flag confiscation law. But so far lawmakers have yet to see those specific plans in the form of proposed legislation. DeWine says he wants to close… Read More
City Argues Man Cannot Sue Over Gun Restrictions
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The city of Columbus is asking the Ohio Supreme Court to rule individuals have no right to sue the city to overturn gun restrictions. City Attorney Zach Klein argues gun rights activist Gary Witt has no legal grounds to challenge the ordinances because he hasn’t been harmed by them. The filing… Read More
Sherrod Brown Believes Public Pressure Is Building For Gun Regulations
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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State lawmakers are back in action holding more hearings on gun regulation bills. And Gov. Mike DeWine is still pushing for his proposals. But Congress has yet to show an interest in moving gun issues on the federal level, with provisions getting blocked in the Senate. The standoff is over background checks. The U.S. House has… Read More
U.S. Senator Rob Portman Says More Needed To Prevent Gun Violence
Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman says he supports parts of Gov. Mike DeWine’s 17-point plan to curb gun violence in Ohio. Portman says he thinks more needs to be done to make sure people with mental health problems are in the federal background check system to flag gun purchases. “I think we can do more… Read More
Walmart Curbs Ammunition Sales, Calls For Stronger Background Checks
By: Alina Selyukh | NPR
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Walmart will phase out handgun and short-barrel rifle ammunition. It’s also restricting “open carry” in stores. A month ago, two shootings happened at two Walmarts in one week.
DeWine Says He’ll Strengthen Gun Background Checks System
By: Karen Kasler | Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. Mike DeWine says his administration is adding another piece to his 17 point plan to reduce gun violence by calling for more required reporting into criminal databases used for background checks. DeWine’s plan to enhance criminal background checks includes requiring warrants to be added to state and federal background systems along with violent protective… Read More
Bipartisan Ohio Mayors’ Group Lobbying Lawmakers On Gun Policy Changes
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Mayors are actively lobbying state lawmakers to consider a package of changes to gun laws and mental health policy unveiled by Gov. Mike DeWine in the wake of the Dayton mass shooting earlier this month. Democratic Dayton mayor Nan Whaley is a founding member of the Ohio Mayors Alliance, and a former Democratic candidate for governor. And she said… Read More