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Ohio’s New “Stand Your Ground” Law

Ohio’s New “Stand Your Ground” Law

  Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay.com. By Alexa Glista, Staff Writer   On January 4, 2021, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed a “stand your ground” bill into law, making Ohio the 36th state to pass this type of legislation. [1] The bill, SB175, removed the “duty to retreat” requirement, “in determining […]

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Pittsburgh’s Effort to Curb Gun Violence

By: Rachel Pressdee, Feature Editor On October 27, 2018, 11 people were murdered when a man opened fired inside the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill.  According to the Gun Violence Archive, there were 340 reported mass shootings in, making this close-to-home incident one of many gun related acts […]

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The Not So-Quiet Conversation About Suppressors

  By Kyle Steenland, Staff Writer One of the nation’s largest gun control acts, the National Firearms Act of 1968, is facing legislation that would remove one of its most regulated items: suppressors. House Bill 367, named the Hearing Protection Act of 2017, was introduced in the House of Representatives, […]

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