Senate Unanimously Passes 'Keep Them Safe' Bill Offering Liability Protections for Voluntary Firearm Storage
Nov 19, 2025
Nov 19, 2025
Substitute Senate Bill 273 passed the Ohio Senate 33‑0 to provide limited civil immunity for federally licensed dealers and law enforcement that offer voluntary firearms storage, a measure sponsors framed as a suicide‑prevention tool.
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The Ohio Senate unanimously passed Substitute Senate Bill 273, known as the Keep Them Safe Act, to provide limited civil immunity for federally licensed firearm dealers (FFLs) and law enforcement agencies that voluntarily offer firearms storage to Ohioans.
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