Ohio governor signs law allowing teachers, school staff to carry guns with 24 hours of training
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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.
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"In life we make choices, and we don't always know what the outcome is going to be," DeWine said at a press conference Monday. "What this Legislature has done, I've done by signing it, is giving schools an option based on their particular circumstances to make the best decision they can make with the best information they have. That's all any decision-maker can do."
The New York Times reported that school employees in Ohio have for years been allowed, with approval from their local school board, to carry guns onto school campuses, though a 2021 Ohio Supreme Court ruling required those individuals to undergo the same basic peace officer training as law enforcement or security personnel allowed to carry firearms at schools.
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