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The bill contends owning guns is a Second Amendment right, so the weapons shouldn't be taxed.

There were a lot of questions raised about the Republican-sponsored Ohio House bill that pushes back on federal gun control policy in an unusual way.

The bill features five specific proposals, but doesn't include gun reform ideas that polls have shown have overwhelming support in Ohio and elsewhere.

Nan Whaley, Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, said incumbent Mike DeWine has failed to answer the call by Ohioans to "do something.”

The state is urging law enforcement agencies and courts to use a new digital reporting tool to enter information into state and national criminal databases.

Education groups are voicing their concerns over the new law that takes mandatory training from 700 hours to 24 hours.

The new law establishes that local school districts still have the option to allow teachers and staff to be armed if they receive the new amount of required training.

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 gun owners to get a permit to carry a concealed weapon.

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.