Ohio Democratic lawmakers are pushing to reestablish local control over gun regulation as well as repeal so-called ‘stand your ground’ in Ohio, though neither bill is likely to become law considering Republican supermajorities.
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“As it stands, firearm ownership is an exercise of fundamental individual rights and is protected under section 9.68 of the Ohio Revised Code,” Upchurch told the committee in introducing the bill. As representatives from two urban centers, Columbus and Cleveland, the two say the gun violence their districts have endured has to be stopped, and local municipalities should have the right to make those policy decisions.
She warned that local regulation, “if it’s applied differently in Franklin County than Cuyahoga County,” could perhaps create a situation where “a law-abiding citizen legally carrying their firearm might come in the crosshairs” traveling from one jurisdiction to another. HB 274 is one of two bills looking to take action on gun control, both under consideration by the State & Local Government Committee.The bill, sponsored by state Reps. Thomas West and Adam Miller, would repeal changes made to duty-to-retreat laws made in 2020.
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