Ohio
Cincinnati Enquirer: Ohio City Spending Thousands in Taxpayer Dollars to Defend Gun Ordinance Against Everytown Law Challenge
Ohio – On Wednesday, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported that the city of Lebanon, Ohio has spent tens of thousands of dollars…
Ohio’s “Stand Your Ground” Law Challenged as Unconstitutional
Ohio (RDP) – The Ohio State Conference of the NAACP, State Senator Cecil Thomas, State Representative Stephanie Howse and the Ohio Organizing Collaborative today filed…
Democrats, NAACP Sue Over Ohio “Stand Your Ground” Gun Bill
Cleveland, OH (AP) — Lawmakers in Ohio’s Republican-dominated Legislature violated the state constitution when they added and approved a last-minute provision that eliminated gun owners’…
Ohio Court Knocks Down School Gun Policy, Says Armed Teachers Need Police-Level Training
Ohio (Newsweek) – Ohio’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that school employees can’t carry firearms without extensive training or decades of experience. Click here for additional…
Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down Widely Used Policy For Arming Teachers
Ohio (IPM) – The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that armed school staff need peace officer training or 20 years law enforcement experience, throwing into doubt the future…
Lebanon Residents File Lawsuit Challenging Concealed Weapons in City Building
Lebanon, OH (JN) – A national organization is representing three residents in a lawsuit challenging a 2020 ordinance enacted by Lebanon City Council that ended…
Residents Sue Lebanon, Ohio over Ordinance Allowing Hidden, Loaded Handguns in City Council Meetings
Lebanon, OH — Everytown Law, the litigation arm for Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, today announced it is representing three residents of Lebanon, Ohio in…
Local Residents Challenge Lebanon, Ohio, Ordinance Permitting Concealed Handguns in City Council Meetings
Donovan, et al. v. City of Lebanon, et al.
Dayton Part of Lawsuit Alleging BCI Gun Background Check System is ‘Broken’
Columbus & Dayton, OH (Dayton) – Dayton and Columbus have filed a first-of-its kind lawsuit claiming the state has failed its duty to ensure the…
Columbus, Dayton Sue AG’s Office Over Gun Background Check System
The cities of Columbus and Dayton, along with the national gun control group Everytown and Ohio resident Meghan Volk are suing...
Columbus, Dayton Allege ‘Dangerous Failure’ in State Gun Background Check System
Two of Ohio’s largest cities have accused the state government of a “continuing and dangerous failure” to report criminal convictions to the federal...
Columbus and Dayton File First-of-its-Kind Suit Against Ohio Attorney General’s Office Over Failure to Ensure Criminal Convictions Are Entered Into Background Check Databases
AG’S Failure Means Thousands of People Prohibited from Purchasing Firearms Can Still Pass Background Checks Columbus, OH – The cities of Columbus and Dayton announced today…
Columbus, Dayton Sue to Force Fix of Gun Background Checks
Columbus & Dayton, OH (AP) — Incomplete reporting by counties of people with criminal backgrounds who are prohibited from owning guns is putting public safety…
Columbus, Dayton Sue Ohio Attorney General’s Office Over Spotty Background Check Updates
Columbus and Dayton are suing Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's office over what they say is a failure to update the criminal background check system...
Ohio Attorney General Responds to Gun Background Check Lawsuit Filed by Columbus & Dayton
Columbus, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office firing back at the City of Columbus and City of Dayton after the two cities filed in…
Ohio Cities Sue Over ‘Dangerous’ Holes in Gun Background Checks
Columbus & Dayton, OH (Bloomberg Law) – Following a summer of record gun violence, Columbus and Dayton, Ohio on Monday sued the state, alleging its…
Columbus and Dayton File First-of-its-Kind Suit Against Ohio Attorney General’s Office Over Failure to Ensure Criminal Convictions Are Entered Into Background Check Databases
City of Columbus, et al. v. Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, et al.
Ohio Cities Announce Lawsuit Against State to Curb Gun Violence
(The Center Square) – Two of Ohio’s largest cities announced a lawsuit against the Ohio Attorney General’s office, claiming the state fails to...
Dayton, Columbus announce lawsuit to reduce gun violence
Columbus, OH (WCMH) — City officials with Dayton and Columbus have announced a lawsuit against the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, over what they say is a failure…
Columbus And Dayton Sue Ohio Attorney General To Fix Gun Background Checks
The cities of Columbus and Dayton are suing Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's office over what they call a failure to update the criminal background...
Columbus, Dayton Sue Ohio AG Over ‘Broken’ Background Check System
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two of Ohio’s largest cities claim in a suit against a division of the state attorney general’s office that it failed to…
Columbus, Dayton sue AG Dave Yost to improve Ohio’s background-check database
City attorneys for Columbus and Dayton have asked a Franklin County court to order Attorney General Dave Yost’s office to fix “large, dangerous...
Madison Parents Urge Ohio Supreme Court to Uphold Ruling That Arming School Teachers With Only 24 Hours of Training Is Illegal Under State Law
Hundreds of Ohio Teachers, as well as Teachers’ Unions, Safety and Education Experts, Law Enforcement and Cities of Columbus and Cincinnati Also Filed…
Everytown Law Assists the City of Columbus, Ohio in Defending Two Gun Safety Ordinances Prohibiting Bump Stocks and Possession of Firearms By Those With Domestic Violence Convictions
Ohioans for Concealed Carry, et al. v. City of Columbus, Ohio c/o City Attorney Zach M. Klein, et al.