On Monday, June 13, Senate Bill 215 takes effect, allowing anyone 21 or older in Ohio to carry a concealed firearm unless state or federal law prohibits them from possessing a gun.
that he and First Lady Fran DeWine were “heartbroken” over the Uvalde school shooting and that he has offered Texas authorities any assistance that Ohio can provide. “Fran and I will keep the victims and their families in our prayers, and we ask all Ohioans to do the same,” the governor stated.
Gun-rights groups, including the Buckeye Firearms Association and Ohio Gun Owners, worried a “red-flag” law would deny due-process rights to gun owners and noted thatBuckeye Firearms has contributed a total of $8,500 to Ohio politicians since 2020, according to the Ohio secretary of state’s office.
Since 2020, the National Rifle Association’s political action committee has donated a total of $2,350 to Ohio lawmakers, according to state campaign-finance records. That includes a total of $1,100 to Ohio House Speaker Bob Cupp, a Lima Republican; $500 to state Sen. Niraj Antani, a Dayton-area Republican, in 2020; $250 to state Rep. Scott Wiggam, a Wooster Republican, in 2021; and $500 to Wilkin last January.
Pro-SB215 lawmakers also asserted during the legislative debate that permitless carry will make Ohioans safer by making it easier for them to carry a concealed firearm. “This bill puts the law-abiding citizen on a little more equal footing with those who do not care about the law and do not respect the law,” Wilkin said.DeWine is running for re-election against Democrat Nan Whaley, mayor of Dayton, during the 2019 mass shooting. The shooting propelled Whaley
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