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Biden wants to boost background checks on gun buyers. But it’s hard without Congress
By: Deepa Shivaram | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — President Biden will sign a new executive order on Tuesday during a visit to Monterey Park, Calif., that the White House says could boost the number of… Read More
6 major takeaways from the ATF’s first report in 20 years on U.S. gun crime
By: Jaclyn Diaz | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Stolen guns, untraceable weapons and other deadly devices are becoming more prevalent in U.S. gun crime, new federal data shows. Last week, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,… Read More
Recent shootings involving children raise concerns over their access to guns
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — In the last few weeks, the country has seen several harrowing events where very young children have had access to loaded guns and in two cases,… Read More
Ohio law banning local gun control ordinances has been put on hold by a court
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge has issued a temporary injunction preventing enforcement of a state law that bans local governments from passing… Read More
A new credit card code is a first step toward preventing gun violence, advocates say
By: Becky Sullivan | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Gun control advocates are cheering a new change in the credit card industry that they say could help prevent gun violence. This week, credit card companies… Read More
Nan Whaley blasts Ohio’s gun policies as law that reduces training for armed teachers takes effect
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A law that slashes the training requirements for armed personnel in Ohio schools is in effect, three months after it was signed by Gov…. Read More
Ohio Republican lawmaker proposes bill to create safety protection orders, other gun reforms
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An Ohio Republican state senator is proposing a five-point plan to change gun laws that includes a court-ordered gun seizure mechanism, a co-signer requirement… Read More
In Uvalde, he lost 11 students and was badly wounded. Now he looks for a path forward
By: Claudia Grisales | NPR
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Updated July 10, 2022 at 8:01 AM ET UVALDE, Texas (NPR) — On a recent evening, family and friends are coming and going from the green apple-colored Uvalde home of… Read More
Most gun owners favor modest restrictions but deeply distrust government, poll finds
By: Domenico Montanaro | Eric Westervelt | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The overwhelming majority of gun owners are in favor of universal background checks, of raising the minimum age to buy guns to 21 and so-called “red… Read More
Ohio expands reporting tool for background check database used for gun sales and traffic stops
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is rolling out a new digital tool to local law enforcement and courts to enter information — such as warrants and protection orders… Read More
Supreme Court expands gun rights nationwide after striking down a N.Y. law that restricts concealed carrying of guns
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 opinion along ideological lines, ruled that New York’s restrictions on the concealed carry of firearms in public violates the… Read More
Senators reach final bipartisan agreement on a gun safety bill
By: Kelsey Snell | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Senate negotiators have reached a final agreement on a narrow bipartisan gun safety bill that could become the first gun control measure to pass Congress in… Read More
McConnell says he’ll support a gun reform bill if it matches the proposed framework
By: Ximena Bustillo | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will support passing a bill that would reform gun laws if the text matches the framework proposed earlier this week. “I… Read More
Gov. DeWine signs a bill allowing armed school employees
By: Andrew Welsh-Huggins | Mark Gillispie | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio school districts could begin arming employees as soon as this fall under a bill signed into law Monday by GOP Gov. Mike DeWine. The law, as enacted,… Read More
Senate gun law negotiators working toward a deal by the end of the week
By: Ximena Bustillo | Kelsey Snell | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Senate negotiators are racing to finalize an agreement on a narrow set of gun control proposals with a goal of finishing their work before the week’s… Read More
Ohio is expanding its gun ballistics testing program
By: Matt Richmond | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — In an effort to prevent gun violence in Ohio, the state is planning to spend $10.5 million dollars to expand police use of ballistics testing technology…. Read More
Ohio joins states with no concealed carry license requirement
By: Kaitlin Thorne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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ATHENS, Ohio (OVR) — Every year at tax time Mike Linscott knows that business is soon to pick up at River’s Edge Outfitters, his family-run firearm and archery supply store… Read More
Athens-area gun activists and city officials react to Ohio’s new permitless concealed carry gun law
By: Lexi Lepof
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Jim Salzman, a board member of Hilltop Gun Club, is just one example of second amendment activists who think Ohio’s new gun legislation goes too far…. Read More
A bill ending conceal carry permit mandate heads to the governor
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Republican-controlled Legislature has approved a bill eliminating the requirement for a concealed weapons permit. The legislation, sponsored by state Sen. Terry Johnson, a Republican from… 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… Read More
Nelsonville Teen Admits To Shooting Death Of Another Boy
By: WOUB News TeamBy: WOUB Staff reports
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A 14-year-old Nelsonville boy admitted in court Tuesday that he killed another boy while playing with a gun. Meanwhile, the boy’s father, Donald Platt, 37, was… Read More
Gun Bill To Be Considered During Ohio’s Lame Duck Session
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers were supposed to take up a controversial gun bill this week that would have allowed concealed weapons in more places and expanded… Read More
Ohio Supreme Court To Hear Armed School Staff Training Case
By: Associated Press
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HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court will hear a school district’s appeal of a ruling that they must provide police-level training to employees carrying concealed weapons. Madison Local… Read More
E-Warrant Program Intended To Improve Gun Sale Background Check Accuracy
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The anniversary of the mass shooting in Dayton is reviving conversations about gun regulations in Ohio. While lawmakers have refused to move Gov. Mike DeWine’s… Read More
Review Finds Mentally Incompetent Ohioans Have Current Gun Licenses
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohioans who have been deemed by a court to be mentally incompetent are not allowed to possess firearms or have concealed carry licenses. Yet a… Read More