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Ohio Senate passes bill aimed to protect first responders By Josh Rultenberg Columbus SHARE COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Senate unanimously passed a bill this week to further crack down on verbal and physical abuse against first responders and law enforcement officers. However, civil rights activists said the bill and others like it go too far against First Amendment rights. The Ohio Senate passed...

Senate Bill 16 would create a new criminal offense: “unlawfully impeding public passage of an Emergency Service Responder (ESR).”

Sometimes the answer to a question comes down to shiny objects.A shiny object can be a great distraction that might appear valuable but often is nothing bu

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Pointing to Michigan as Exhibit A, Republican gun-rights advocates in Ohio on introduced bills last week that would prohibit state a

The Dispatch Editorial Board says state lawmakers should stop following national trends and address issues truly affecting lives here.

by J.D. Davidson, The Center Square  | May 26, 2021 06:00 PM Print this article Ohio lawmakers want to be sure when the next pandemic or emergency rolls around, government will not be able to restrict gun rights. Rep. Scott Wiggam, R-Wayne County, and Sen. Tim Schaffer, R-Lancaster, announced legislation Tuesday that has drawn support from gun-rights groups and would not allow state and local governments from limiting gun rights during emergencies. “Our legislation is ...

Republican state lawmakers want to make sure state and local governments cannot take guns or access to them away during a statewide emergency.

Ohio lawmakers will once again consider a bill to guarantee that state and local governments can’t seize guns or close gun stores or ranges during declared

Ohio lawmakers will once again consider a bill to guarantee that state and local governments can’t seize guns or close gun stores or ranges during declared emergencies. This new version comes as Ohio has seen three mass shootings in three days.

Statehouse News Bureau A sign in front of a central Ohio gun store in April 2020, indicating it was open but its gun ranges were closed. Ohio lawmakers will once again consider a bill to guarantee that state and local governments can’t seize guns or close gun stores or ranges during declared emergencies.  This new version comes as Ohio has seen a recent spate of mass shootings. The sponsors say the bill guarantees Second Amendment rights during emergencies, noting gun confiscations after H...