concealed carry

It's the first fair since 2019 where the public can attend, and a new state law on permitless conceal carry has changed some security rules.

The conservative Ohio think tank filed a brief in support of those challenging a New York law on permits to carry concealed weapons.

The mayors invoked not just mass shootings, but also the drumbeat of smaller-scale incidents of gun violence across their cities. The availability of guns made it easy for small disputes to escalate into deadly gunfire, they said.

Ohio gun owners will no longer have to apply with a sheriff to carry a concealed gun in public.

Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) says there are measures in the legislature that can help reduce gun violence while noting that the permitless carry bill he signed into law is simply "consistent" with the U.S. Constitution.

The bill would not require Ohioans to get a permit to carry a concealed handgun.

A bill that removes the requirement for people to get a license and training before carrying a concealed weapon is still in limbo as Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) considers the issue.

The Senate-approved legislation now goes before the full Ohio House.

COVID cases are leading to schools and entertainment venues scrapping events; the Ohio Senate has approved a bill that eliminates the requirement for a concealed weapons permit; more Ohio dispensaries could sell medical marijuana, cultivators could grow more of it, and more conditions would qualify for using it under legislation passed Wednesday by the Republican-led state Senate; and more stories.

The bill now heads to the Ohio House which has already passed its own permitless carry legislation.