With Congress getting past the immediate aftermath of a burst of mass shootings to resume its regular thumb-twiddling and the Supreme Court taking up a scary challenge to New York’s strict firearm safety laws, these might feel like depressing days for those who care about bringing some sanity to a nation where easy access to guns and ammo yields nearly 40,000 dead bodies every year.
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Deadline fast approaching for new proposed Ohio redistricting change: Capitol Letter
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Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman, a Lima Republican, explains to reporters his reasoning for proposing allowing lawmakers to change the state s redistricting deadlines on Tuesday, April 27, 2021.
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New deadline crunch: The state legislature has until next week to carry out Senate President Matt Huffman’s last-minute plan to ask voters to let lawmakers change the deadlines for Ohio’s upcoming redistricting process. Per Andrew Tobias, Huffman wants to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot for the Aug. 3 election, the filing deadline for which is May 5. Huffman, a Republican, also said he thinks Democratic opposition would tank the plan, so he plans to not move forward with the proposed amendment if there isn’t bipartisan support.
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Mayor Kapszukiewicz participates in Gun Safety Consortium to encourage safety device innovations
Its initial focus is on identifying, evaluating, and eventually purchasing locking devices that gun owners police as well as civilians are likely to use. Author: Carla Bayron (WTOL) Updated: 11:40 PM EDT April 27, 2021
TOLEDO, Ohio Like many cities across the country, Toledo has a gun violence problem. Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz is working with public officials in multiple states to find a solution.
The Gun Safety Consortium issued a Request for Proposals on April 27 seeking products that gun owners can use to secure their firearms.
The consortium is a group made up of mayors, county executives, police chiefs and sheriffs that intends to use its combined purchasing power to encourage innovation on gun safety among gun manufacturers, investors and startups.