WATCHDOG: Ohio has gun reversal since Sandy Hook

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WATCHDOG: Ohio has gun reversal since Sandy Hook
In Ohio legislature now, more bills would loosen laws than tighten them

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In the seven months since the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Ohio legislators have introduced more gun-related bills than they did in the previous two years combined – most of them to expand gun rights.

An Enquirer analysis shows members of the General Assembly have introduced 19 firearm-related bills since taking office in January; five more than the 14 firearm-related bills introduced in 2011 and 2012.

Of the 19 bills, 11 would expand the rights of gun owners – increasing the locations where “stand your ground’ law is applicable, adding places where a person can legally carry a concealed gun and easing the requirements, in some instances, for a concealed carry permit, for example.

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Rep. Ron Maag, R-Lebanon, sponsored a bill allowing concealed carry on college campuses, in day-care facilities, aircraft, certain government facilities, police stations, airport terminals and school safety zones. Maag has said his bill is intended to help law-abiding gun owners protect themselves in “unarmed victim zones.”

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