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Ohiogal

(31,909 posts)
Thu Nov 19, 2020, 10:27 AM Nov 2020

The Ohio Republican legislature overhauls gun laws

And not in the way DeWine has asked for.

This is what we get when we have a GOP dominated State House, I guess ..... sigh.....

COLUMBUS – A proposed major overhaul to Ohio gun laws would allow concealed guns in more places, 18-year-olds to buy firearms and people to "stand their ground" when firing in self-defense.

Dozens of changes could soon be added to House Bill 248. A 33-page analysis of those amendments, obtained by The Enquirer, reveals dozens of ways lawmakers hope to expand access to guns in Ohio.

"The combination of all of these things is really frightening because it’s almost an obsession with the access to guns," said Toby Hoover, founder of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence.

The proposals stand in stark contrast to Republican Gov. Mike DeWine's pleas to address gun violence. DeWine has repeatedly asked lawmakers to increase penalties for people who provide guns to others prohibited from having them.

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/17/ohio-bill-overhaul-would-expand-concealed-carry-stand-your-ground/6316991002/

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The Ohio Republican legislature overhauls gun laws (Original Post) Ohiogal Nov 2020 OP
18 year olds??? SheltieLover Nov 2020 #1
In Ohio you can already buy safeinOhio Nov 2020 #2
FREEDUMB!!!!!! Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #3
How much NRA money has gone into the Ohio State House? irisblue Nov 2020 #4
Not only do we have plenty of gun nuts blueinredohio Nov 2020 #5
The provision that Ohiogal Nov 2020 #6
The law decided an 18 year old isn't mature enough Phoenix61 Nov 2020 #7

safeinOhio

(32,641 posts)
2. In Ohio you can already buy
Thu Nov 19, 2020, 10:33 AM
Nov 2020

a handgun at a yard sale, legally, with no back ground check or any questions asked.

blueinredohio

(6,797 posts)
5. Not only do we have plenty of gun nuts
Thu Nov 19, 2020, 10:57 AM
Nov 2020

the stand your ground will do us in because we have plenty of crooked police.

Ohiogal

(31,909 posts)
6. The provision that
Thu Nov 19, 2020, 11:04 AM
Nov 2020

anyone who works in a school can carry a gun WITH NO TRAINING WHATSOEVER REQUIRED really dumbfounds me.

Phoenix61

(16,993 posts)
7. The law decided an 18 year old isn't mature enough
Thu Nov 19, 2020, 11:06 AM
Nov 2020

to manage a can of beer and they think one can manage a gun?

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