Gun Owners of America is urging Ohio lawmakers to repeal statutes that still condition legal ownership of suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns on National Firearms Act registration, which federal authorities no longer require. Attorney General Andy Wilson asked the legislature last month to drop that link so residents would not face state criminal risk for items the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives no longer registers.

After voters chose a Democrat governor and ended the Republican House supermajority, GOA said pro-gun bills will be far harder to enact once the new administration takes office in 2027. Senate Bill 214 has already cleared the Senate almost unanimously and needs only Ohio House Public Safety Committee amendments to cover short-barreled firearms as well as suppressors before session ends.