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The bill is sponsored by GOP state Reps. Mike Loychik, of Bazetta, and Diane Grendell, of Chesterland. Dozens of semi-automatic rifles line a wall in a gun shop Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, in Lynnwood, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Author: Jake Zuckerman (Ohio Capital Journal) Published: 10:59 AM EDT April 19, 2021 Updated: 10:59 AM EDT April 19, 2021 Fourteen House Republicans signed onto legislation that would allow the state of Ohio to nix federal gun laws and court rulings that legislators deem to violate of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Co...

Special to The Times Fourteen House Republicans signed onto legislation that would allow the state of Ohio to nix federal gun laws and court rulings that legislators deem to violate of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. House Bill 62 would declare any federal law, executive order, administrative action, or court ruling to be “null, void, and of no effect in this state” if it infringes upon the Second Amendment. Legal acts that would qualify as infringements under the bill (the “Second Amendment Safe Haven Act”) include any of the following if they could “reasonably be ex...

Tyler Hendricks has talked a lot of angry customers off the ledge in the last few days. The manager of Metal Gear Armory, a gun shop in Lancaster, says folks are responding to President Joe Biden's proposed gun control measures in one of two ways. "We have a lot of people who talk very big — some claim they will be up in arms, literally. They feel like it would be a tyrannical step, too big of an infringement, so they would want to fight back I guess," he explained. "And other customers are like, 'I guess I'll have to comply because that's the world we live in.'"

'Stand Your Ground' law is now in effect in Ohio Ohioans now have no "duty to retreat" when faced with an attacker. You can now shoot to kill anywhere you are legally allowed to be. Author: January Keaton Updated: 6:09 PM EDT April 6, 2021 OHIO, USA — Should Ohioans have the right to kill, if in fear for their lives, no matter where they are? That’s the new measure signed into law by Governor Mike DeWine, which went into effect on Tuesday.  Ohio is now a 'Stand Your Ground' state. "Your first priority ought to be to do what’s best to protect yourself and...

Associated Press Mourners gather for a vigil at the scene of a mass shooting, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. Ohio's new "Stand Your Ground" law goes into effect Tuesday. The measure approved in December removes the duty to retreat before using deadly force in self-defense. Gun control advocates say it will make Ohio a more dangerous place to live. “As these kind of laws have gone into effect, it’s never good news. we don’t have fewer shootings or fewer deaths, they all increase,” says Toby Hoover, the founder of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence. She points to Florida,...