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Ohio Lets Owners Sue Rogue Cities

admin · 2026-04-29T00:53:02.261Z

Ohio's preemption law has been on the books for years — but preemption without enforcement is basically a strongly worded suggestion. Columbus apparently knew that. "Hopefully [this] will help localities like Columbus understand that they're going to have to pay a cost for doing this." That's a politician being unusually direct about what's actually happening — city officials making a deliberate calculation that ignoring state law costs them less than following it. When the answer to that c...

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Ohio Lets Owners Sue Rogue Cities

The Ohio Senate passed SB 278 24-9, allowing gun owners to sue municipalities that pass local gun ordinances — already banned under state law — and collect punitive damages. Sponsor Sen. Terry Johnson says cities like Columbus have been ignoring the existing prohibition without consequence. The bill now moves to the Ohio House.

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