The injunction prevents the city from enforcing the laws while the lawsuit is pending.
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The lawsuit at the center of the case was filed by The Buckeye Institute, a think tank acting on behalf of five John and Jane Doe plaintiffs. Attorney General Dave Yost filed an appeal in the Tenth Circuit. But with the preemption language on hold, the city of Columbus passed its gun ordinances in early December. Yost then filed another case in Fairfield County aiming to block those local changes.
This week, Delaware County Common Pleas Judge David M. Gromley’s ruled that, even though less than 1% of Columbus residents live in Delaware County, his court was an appropriate venue. Gromley pointed to Delaware County land annexed by the city of Columbus over the years.
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