COLUMBUS — The one-year anniversary of the Oregon District mass shooting will likely pass without state lawmakers taking action on gun reforms pushed by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, whose attention is now focused on the pandemic and protests. Instead, the Ohio House adopted a pro-gun rights measure that removes the penalty if concealed carry weapon permit-holders stopped by police fail to tell the officer that they’re carrying a weapon. The House voted 58-32 in favor of the bill on June 11, delivering an incremental win to gun rights advocates as the bill still has to go to the Senate. More than two dozen bills pending in the Ohio General Assembly seek to loosen or tighten gun regulations. But none of them are likely to see any action before the Aug. 4 anniversary of the Dayton shooting since House members left Columbus for summer break and the Ohio Senate has just two…
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