Ohio Supreme Court Reconsiders Gun Rights After Felony

Ohio’s top court just flipped the script on gun rights restoration, ruling that a felon banned federally for the same conviction that triggered a state ban might still qualify for reinstating their state gun rights — a major legal shift sparked by Patrick Heffley’s case. The court argued that “otherwise prohibited” doesn’t apply when both bans stem from one conviction, opening the door for redemption — even as one justice warned it could fuel violence, given Ohio’s grim gun-related domestic violence stats. Heffley’s case heads back to lower courts, and with another gun case pending, Ohio’s firearm laws are about to get a lot more complicated. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/47210f9f71ab1c9a