Stand Your Ground

Stand your ground laws have proliferated in the years since the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the Black teenager killed in 2012. Research shows the laws have led to an increase in firearm homicides.

The new law does not have a duty to retreat requirement and has only been in effect for two days. Now another bill seeks to challenge it.

Cleveland auto dealer and blockchain evangelist Bernie Moreno has officially announced he’s running for U.S. Senate; the Ohio Supreme Court says Secretary of State Frank LaRose was within his rights to block a Democratic appointee to the Lorain County Board of Elections; more than 700 pages of testimony and evidence were filed Monday in a dispute involving the Summit County Board of Elections; and more stories.

On Saturday, Ohio reported nearly 2,300 new COVID-19 cases, the third spike of more than 2,000 cases the state saw last week; Ohio's "stand your ground" law is set to go into effect Tuesday; Planned Parenthood has sued to block as unconstitutional an Ohio law banning the use of telemedicine for medication abortions; and more stories.

Self-professed gun guy Douglas Cooper is a firearms instructor who has concerns about Ohio's new stand your ground law signed recently by Gov. Mike DeWine.

Gov. Mike DeWine says the state will move to the second phase of vaccine distribution in about two weeks; DeWine is also defending his decision to sign into law a gun rights bill eliminating Ohioans' duty to retreat before using force; at least four Ohio members of Congress will join the dozens of Republicans in the House who will challenge today’s presidential electoral vote counts; and more stories.

Gov. Mike DeWine’s decision to sign the so-called Stand Your Ground gun bill into law isn’t sitting well with some city and state leaders who thought they were making headway in their fight against gun violence.

Gov. Mike DeWine has signed into law a gun rights bill eliminating an individual's duty to retreat before using force; the newly elected Ohio Senate president was sworn into office from his home after contracting COVID-19 over the holidays; Ohio on Monday added around 5,900 new COVID-19 cases, fewer than average; and more stories.

For some, after Donald Trump was elected president, conversations about race became even more intense. Tensions heightened so much, one 15-year-old...

Lawmakers are preparing to have more hearings on a bill that makes it easier to use lethal force as self-defense in a threatening situation. But Gov. Mike…