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Backers Of Background Checks For Gun Sales Aim To Pass It
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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It looks like Ohio voters might get to vote on a proposed law that would expand background checks for firearm sales after all. A previous version of a petition that would start the process of putting it on the ballot to begin had been rejected last month. The Attorney General’s office has certified a revised petition that would be… Read More
Loaded Handgun Detected in Man’s Belongings at W.Va. Airport
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A Florida man has been cited after a loaded handgun was detected at a West Virginia airport. The Transportation Security Administration says in a news release TSA officers spotted the handgun Sunday at Tri-State Airport near Huntington. The gun loaded with six bullets was with the man’s belongings that entered an… Read More
As Leaks Show Lavish NRA Spending, Former Staff Detail Poor Conditions At Nonprofit
By: Tim Mak | NPR
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New documents leaked about NRA top executive Wayne LaPierre’s high clothing and travel expenses contrast with the culture of fear, poor pay, and an underfunded pension described by former staffers.
West Virginia Woman Admits to Stealing ID for Gun Purchase
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A federal prosecutor says a West Virginia woman who used a stolen identification card to buy a gun from a licensed dealer has pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft. U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart says 36-year-old Erica Nicole Blake of Parkersburg entered the plea in federal court in Charleston. Stuart says in… Read More
WATCH: March For Our Lives Releases PSA As 2020 Gun Debate Heats Up
By: Brakkton Booker | NPR
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The PSA from March For Our Lives comes as the gun debate gains momentum in the 2020 presidential campaign and days following a shooting motivated by hate at a synagogue in Poway, Calif.
DeWine Considering Red-Flag Gun Law After Recent Attacks On Worshippers
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. Mike DeWine says he’s deeply concerned about attacks at houses of worship, including at a synagogue in California this weekend. And that has him looking into a specific type of gun legislation that’s failed to move in the Republican dominated legislature before. DeWine called the shooting at the California synagogue “horrible” and “deplorable”. DeWine has… Read More
20 Years On, The Background Check System Continues To Miss Dangerous Gun Buyers
By: Brakkton Booker | NPR
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Mere months before the shooting at Columbine High School, the federal government established a background check system to screen gun buyers but shootings haven’t waned.
Ohio Bill Would End Concealed-Carry Gun Permit Requirement
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Law-abiding Ohioans age 21 and older could legally carry hidden firearms without getting a permit under a proposal introduced by House Republicans and supported by GOP Gov. Mike DeWine. Sixteen states allow that. But Ohioans who want to legally carry concealed firearms currently have to pass a background check, receive eight… Read More
Bump Stock Ban Takes Effect As Gun Rights Groups Ask Supreme Court For Delay
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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Anyone selling or owning bump stocks could face up to 10 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000. The devices are now classified as machine guns.
Ohio Concealed Carry (CHL / CCW)
In this course we will discuss the importance of developing a Personal Protection Plan; review essential gun safety rules, gun handling fundamentals, ammunition and firearms storage, defensive shooting fundamentals, legal use of force / Ohio concealed carry laws, gear & gadgets; and, perform live-fire shooting drills on the range. Upon successful completion of this course and… Read More