BFA-backed SB 214 removing suppressors from ordnance definition passes committee 5–0

The Ohio Senate's Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee voted 5-0 on March 4 (video) to advance Senate Bill 214, which would remove suppressors from the dangerous ordnance definition in Ohio law.

All four Republican Senators, Terry Johnson, Steve Wilson, Thomas Patton, and Tim Schaffer, along with Democrat Casey Weinstein, voted in favor. Democrat Sen. Hearcel Craig was absent.

SB 214, which was reported to the Senate's Rules and Reference Committee, will next move to the full Senate.

SB 214 is backed by Buckeye Firearms Association, with testimony provided by Rob Sexton during the committee's second hearing last June. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Kyle Koehler, proposes revisions to Ohio Revised Code, eliminating suppressors and mufflers from the definition of dangerous ordnance and removing language that mandates suppressor registration under the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA).

BFA also joined in on a letter led by American Suppressor Association in support of SB 214 and companion House Bil 331.

BFA on Feb. 27 announced that it has joined a major new federal lawsuit challenging the remaining provisions of the NFA as unconstitutional following the elimination of federal taxes on key firearms and accessories.

BFA will continue following the bill.

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