Ohio
Ohio has made very little progress with its weak gun safety laws, and in fact, legislators are actively working to remove protections in the Buckeye State. Despite the state’s gun homicide rate increasing over the past decade, more than the nationwide increase, lawmakers recently passed a dangerous Shoot First law, encouraging violence and vigilantism in public—and eliminated the requirement that a person get a permit and safety training before carrying a concealed gun in public. Lawmakers also recently passed a dangerous law that allows K–12 schools to arm teachers.
If Ohio had the gun death rate of our National Leaders—the 10 states with the strongest gun safety laws—we could save 11,300 lives in the next decade.1Everytown Research analysis of CDC WONDER state gun death rates and Everytown Gun Law Rankings 2026. Based on projected gun deaths, 2026–2035.
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Ohio
#30 in the country in Everytown’s Gun Law Rankings
Down from #29 last year