/tags/guns Guns en-US Copyright Fri, 01 Aug 2025 02:08:40 GMT /2025-07-31/ag-rules-ohio-county-fairs-cant-ban-guns-but-he-also-wants-to-settle-some-home-rule-questions Attorney General Dave Yost wants the question about what Ohio cities and counties can and can’t do to come to the state’s highest court later this year. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 02:08:40 GMT /2025-07-31/ag-rules-ohio-county-fairs-cant-ban-guns-but-he-also-wants-to-settle-some-home-rule-questions Karen Kasler /2025-06-11/ohio-house-dems-again-push-gun-bills-that-have-been-mostly-dismissed-by-gop-supermajority Ohio House Democrats admit it’s an uphill battle to get gun control legislation passed, as Republicans have been steadily expanding gun rights over time. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:28:50 GMT /2025-06-11/ohio-house-dems-again-push-gun-bills-that-have-been-mostly-dismissed-by-gop-supermajority Karen Kasler /2025-05-22/lawmakers-pass-bill-that-hikes-penalties-for-ohioans-with-firearms-criminal-history Ohio House lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday by 71-24 that would create stricter penalties for with a history of firearm offenses. Thu, 22 May 2025 21:04:46 GMT /2025-05-22/lawmakers-pass-bill-that-hikes-penalties-for-ohioans-with-firearms-criminal-history Sarah Donaldson /2025-03-03/keep-ya-head-up-honest-conversations-about-gun-violence-in-ohio The gun homicide rate in Cuyahoga County is more than twice the state average. A new season of the podcast “Living for We” explores solutions to the epidemic. Mon, 03 Mar 2025 10:15:00 GMT /2025-03-03/keep-ya-head-up-honest-conversations-about-gun-violence-in-ohio Erin Gottsacker /2024-12-12/bill-to-block-required-liability-insurance-for-gun-owners-passes-ohio-house-without-big-change Attempts to attach an amendment to ban the federal government from using local and state police entities to enforce national firearms laws in Ohio failed. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 03:20:42 GMT /2024-12-12/bill-to-block-required-liability-insurance-for-gun-owners-passes-ohio-house-without-big-change Jo Ingles /2024-11-15/meet-the-ohio-pastor-turning-guns-into-garden-tools Joel Shenk is a part of a national movement to forge donated firearms into tools for cultivation. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:26:00 GMT /2024-11-15/meet-the-ohio-pastor-turning-guns-into-garden-tools Kendall Crawford /show/all-sides/2024-11-08/us-supreme-court-to-examine-case-on-ghost-gun-kits The court recently heard oral arguments in Garland vs. VanDerStok, a case about a federal rule classifying gun kits as firearms. Fri, 08 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2024-11-08/us-supreme-court-to-examine-case-on-ghost-gun-kits /show/all-sides/2024-10-17/us-supreme-court-to-examine-case-on-ghost-gun-kits The court recently heard oral arguments in Garland vs. VanDerStok, a case about a federal rule classifying gun kits as firearms. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2024-10-17/us-supreme-court-to-examine-case-on-ghost-gun-kits /2024-10-02/after-shooting-in-georgia-lawmaker-wants-ohio-to-require-panic-buttons-in-schools A Republican state lawmaker is proposing a bill to require panic buttons in schools, as were used at a high school in Georgia where two students and two teachers were killed in a mass shooting last month. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:10:22 GMT /2024-10-02/after-shooting-in-georgia-lawmaker-wants-ohio-to-require-panic-buttons-in-schools Karen Kasler /politics-government/2024-09-09/city-of-columbus-to-vote-on-expansion-of-shotspotter-technology-in-near-east-side-area Columbus City Council is scheduled to vote Monday night on the expansion of ShotSpotter tech in the Near East Side of Columbus. If approved, the technology will cover 15 square miles and cost about $884,000 a year. Mon, 09 Sep 2024 20:56:24 GMT /politics-government/2024-09-09/city-of-columbus-to-vote-on-expansion-of-shotspotter-technology-in-near-east-side-area Renee Fox