Ohio's computerized background check system has been flawed and unreliable for years, often failing to provide accurate information about convicted felons, according to an investigation by The ...

Superman is soaring into cinemas this weekend. The movie is also shining the spotlight on Ohio as a primary filming location ...

COLUMBUS - Ohio’s background check system is “dangerously deficient,” potentially allowing people banned from having guns to access them, Gov. Mike DeWine said Wednesday. Following a mass ...

Ohio has seen an increase in gun-related deaths and in background checks for gun purchases in the last 15 years.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine proposed a "red flag" law to remove guns from potentially violent people and universal background checks for gun sales.

(TNS) -- From cops whose safety is at stake to day-care centers trying to avoid hiring ex-felons, Ohio’s flawed criminal background-check system doesn’t always reveal the truth about people ...

Ohio is rolling out a new digital tool to local law enforcement and courts to enter information — such as warrants and protection orders — into state and federal criminal databases. These ...

Ending the gun-show loophole in Ohio will do something. It will make it far harder to engage in regular gun sales without background checks. It might slow down and potentially deter a would-be ...

Ohio officials are pushing to strengthen the state and federal background check systems in an effort to stop people from getting guns when they have warrants.

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