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New Ohio law allows teachers to carry guns — after 24 hours of training

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Here is what we know about Ohio’s newest gun law.

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  1. Newsweek

    Ohio teachers can now bring guns to class after just 24 hours of training (opens Newsweek)

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    "Each school board will determine what's best for their students, their staff and their community," Governor Mike DeWine said at a press conference.

  2. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Ohio governor signs bill allowing armed school employees (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law allowing school districts the option of arming employees. The Republican governor also said he's directing the Ohio School Safety Center

  3. Independent Journal Review

    Ohio Law to Allow Teachers to Carry Guns With Minimal Training (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    "Every school will make its own decision."

  4. Washington Examiner

    Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs bill allowing armed teachers in schools (opens Washington Examiner)

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    More teachers and staff in Ohio will be permitted to carry firearms on school premises after state Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH) signed a bill into law Monday that reduced gun training requirements in the name of school safety.

  5. CNN

    Ohio governor signs bill making it easier for teachers and school staff to carry guns (opens CNN)

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    Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday signed a bill into law that makes it easier for teachers and staff to carry guns on school premises.

  6. CBS News

    Ohio governor signs bill allowing school employees to carry guns after one day of training (opens CBS News)

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    Governor Mike DeWine signed a bill into law that drastically reduces the number of training hours required for Ohio school district employees to carry guns on campuses.

  7. CBS News

    Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs bill allowing armed school employees (opens CBS News)

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    Ohio school districts could begin arming employees under a bill signed into law by GOP Gov. Mike DeWine.

  8. The Guardian

    New Ohio law allows teachers to carry guns in schools without a permit (opens The Guardian)

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    Governor Mike DeWine signs law which also applies to custodians and bus drivers, while slashing training requirements

  9. WMUR

    Ohio governor signs bill allowing school staff to be armed with 24 hours of required training (opens WMUR)

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    Of the 24 hours of gun training teachers would need to take in year one, four would involve "scenario-based or simulated training."

  10. Rolling Stone

    Ohio Shrinks Training Requirement for Teachers to Carry Guns From 700 Hours to 24 (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Robert Meader, a retired commander of the Columbus Division of Police, called the new requirement “woefully inadequate”

  11. NPR

    Ohio Gov. DeWine says he'll sign a bill arming teachers after 24 hours of training (opens NPR)

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    Experts say such an approach isn't a good idea. The strategy's opponents also include teachers groups and the Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio.

  12. NBC News

    Ohio governor signs bill making it easier for teachers to have guns in schools (opens NBC News)

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    The new law reduces the amount of training required for teachers to carry firearms in schools from 700 hours to less than 24 hours.

  13. New York Times

    Ohio Makes It Easier for Teachers to Carry Guns at School (opens New York Times)

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    A new law requires educators and other school staff members who want to carry a weapon to undergo no more than 24 hours of training — compared with more than 700 hours previously.

  14. Fox News

    Ohio governor signs law allowing teachers, school staff to carry guns with 24 hours of training (opens Fox News)

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    Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 99 into law Monday, drastically reducing the required training for teachers, principals and staff to carry firearms at schools.

  15. PJ Media

    Ohio Becomes Tenth State to Allow Teachers to Carry Firearms (opens PJ Media)

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    Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed a bill that would allow teachers to carry firearms after 24 hours of training.

  16. Gopusa

    DeWine signs armed teachers bill; Democrats denounce it (opens Gopusa)

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    Gov. Mike DeWine has signed House Bill 99, allowing teachers and other school personnel to carry guns in the classroom, he announced Monday. Speaking at Ohio Department of Public Safety headquarters in Columbus, DeWine and legislators backing the bill touted the measure as improving school safety an…

  17. Breitbart News

    Gov. Mike DeWine Signs Bill Allowing Armed Teachers in Ohio Schools (opens Breitbart News)

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    Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed legislation Monday to allow school staff and teachers to be armed for classroom defense.

  18. Bearing Arms

    DeWine signs armed school staff bill, gun control groups call it a "slap in the face" (opens Bearing Arms)

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    Dozens of school districts around the state are expected to take advantage of the new law.

  19. The Center Square

    Reduced training to arm Ohio teachers becomes law (opens The Center Square)

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    (The Center Square) – Ohio school boards can put armed teachers in classrooms with one day of training, rather than the previously required month, after Gov. Mike DeWine signed a

  20. Legitgov

    Ohio Eases Requirements for Teachers to Carry Guns in Schools (opens Legitgov)

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  21. Deseret News

    New Ohio law allows teachers to carry guns — after 24 hours of training (opens Deseret News)

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    Here is what we know about Ohio’s newest gun law.

  22. Cincinnati CityBeat

    Gov. Mike DeWine Signs Bill Allowing Teachers to Carry Firearms in the Classroom (opens Cincinnati CityBeat)

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    Individual teachers, teachers’ unions, the Fraternal Order of Police, anti-gun violence activists and others oppose the legislation.

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