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Lawmakers pass a bill that hikes penalties for Ohioans with a criminal history with guns
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio House lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday 71-24 that would create stricter penalties for a person charged with a crime who already has a… Read More
Fewer concealed carry weapons permits were issued last year in Ohio – where they’re no longer required
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There were fewer concealed carry permits issues by Ohio’s 88 county sheriffs’ departments in 2024 – which may not be surprising, since Ohio no… Read More
Meet the Ohio pastor turning guns into garden tools
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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TOLEDO, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Joel Shenk believes his hammer is an instrument of peace. On an October day, he repeatedly smashed it down into an anvil at Toledo… Read More
A lawsuit over Ohio’s ‘broken’ background check system settles with a plan for improvements
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After nearly four years, a lawsuit filed by two Ohio cities over the state’s criminal background check system used by gun sellers, employers and… Read More
Ohio Senate committees set to take up bills on guns, “crisis pregnancy centers”
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two different Ohio Senate committees were set to consider controversial bills Tuesday. One bill would provide a tax credit for donations to so-called “pregnancy… Read More
West Virginia’s House OKs a bill to allow teachers with training to carry guns and removes local power to reject them
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Republican-controlled House of Delegates voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to allow teachers and other school staff who undergo training to carry guns in K-12 public schools…. Read More
West Virginia’s Senate OKs a bill to allow veterans and retired police to provide armed security in schools
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — County education boards in West Virginia could contract with military veterans and retired law enforcement officers to provide armed security at K-12 public schools under a… Read More
Ohio’s House will consider a bill to allow communities to permit guns in buildings with courtrooms
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — When state lawmakers return from the Thanksgiving break, the House could take up a bill that further expands gun rights in Ohio, by allowing… Read More
A substitute Second Amendment ‘sanctuary’ bill has been introduced in Ohio with pared-back provisions
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The latest version of a Second Amendment sanctuary state bill, first brought forward in February, loosens some of the proposed restrictions on what federal… Read More
A coalition wants the Ohio GOP to either pass common-sense gun reforms or ‘get out of the way’
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The showdown over guns continues at the Ohio Statehouse with more groups forming to shape gun reforms in the state. That’s why Democratic state… Read More
A shooting range in Logan hosts summer camps to encourage firearm safety and confidence
By: Reese Thompson
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LOGAN, Ohio (WOUB) — Reagan Strickland fired a pistol down range. Her instructor, Judi Phelps, gave her some words of encouragement. Strickland fired another shot and Phelps congratulated her again…. Read More
Sparks fly in a hearing on the bill to make Ohio a “Second Amendment sanctuary state”
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — State lawmakers are considering a bill its Republican sponsors say will protect Ohio gun owners from federal laws and policies that they think go… Read More
More than half of Americans have dealt with gun violence in their personal lives
By: Selena Simmons-Duffin | NPR
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If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 9-8-8, or the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741…. Read More
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
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