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Senate Bill 168 was passed Wednesday out of committee.

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 Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 2005 and pandemic-related shutdowns of gun stores in Michigan but...

Pushing for gun reform in Northeast Ohio: The 2 avenues activists on opposite sides of the aisle are pursuing Gun reform advocates are calling on gun owners for support, but some gun owners believe more enforcement of current laws is what will bring change. Author: Marisa Saenz Updated: 12:35 AM EDT April 25, 2021 AKRON, Ohio — Following more mass shootings in the Midwest and around the country, Northeast Ohioans continue to press legislators on gun reform, but gun rights activists believe enforcing laws that we already have needs to happen first. Speaking ou...