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Businesses mixed on guns in bars

MOUNT VERNON -- Ohio Governor John Kasich signed Senate Bill 17 into law in 2011 which makes changes to Ohio's conceal-carry policy.

Gun lobby shoots for more from legislature

Lawmakers voted last year to allow guns in bars and restaurants, but the Republican-controlled legislature might not be done with bills that loosen restrictions on carrying guns in Ohio.

Factbox: FBI's background checks on gun buyers jumped in 2011

(Reuters) - The FBI performed nearly 16.5 million pre-purchase background checks on weapons buyers in 2011 as Americans went on an apparent gun-buying spree. The top 10 states, listed below, accounted for more than half of the requests the FBI fielded during the year. An FBI spokesman said Kentucky's numbers were skewed because the state runs a check every month on every gun owners with ...

Gun sales on rise in area

FBI officials are reporting a significant increase in gun sales — both nationwide and in Ohio — in 2011, and area gun store owners are seeing the trend locally as well.

Editorial: Lawmakers who break our laws shouldn't get a break

Californians should expect their lawmakers to not only make laws, but follow them. Lately, several in the Legislature have been accused of serious breaches – a trend that is generating far too little alarm in the Capitol.