background checks

The cities sued the state in 2020 claiming the state failed to update the criminal background check system used to investigate potential gun owners.

The bill would add more factors to background checks before a gun is purchased.

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.

The president said the upper chamber needs to pass legislation approved by the House earlier this month, which would tighten gun laws including background checks.

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is introducing a measure that would require background checks for all gun sales.

The cities of Columbus and Dayton, along with the national gun control group Everytown and Ohio resident Meghan Volk, are suing the Ohio Attorney…

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 check…

When Ohio Governor Mike DeWine responded to calls to "do something" after Dayton's Oregon District mass shooting, one thing he thought about was...

The anniversary of the mass shooting in Dayton is reviving conversations about gun regulations in Ohio. While lawmakers have refused to move Gov. Mike...

Gov. Mike DeWine's gun bill is likely to see some changes before it reaches the Ohio Senate for a vote.SB221 seeks to expand court authority to remove…