Columbus, OH – David C. Tryon, director of litigation at The Buckeye Institute, issued the following statement reacting to the Ohio Supreme Court’s ruling on a procedural question in Doe v. Columbus. The court left in place the preliminary injunction prohibiting the city of Columbus from enforcing its unconstitutional ban on certain firearm magazines, while allowing the city to immediately appeal the trial court’s preliminary injunction.

“The city of Columbus has delayed a final decision in this case for more than two years. The Ohio Supreme Court’s ruling today on a procedural question keeps the preliminary injunction won by The Buckeye Institute in place, barring Columbus from enforcing its unconstitutional gun law. This injunction continues to protect the rights of The Buckeye Institute’s clients and residents of Columbus. The Buckeye Institute looks forward to a hearing in the court of appeals on the merits of the injunction granted to Buckeye’s clients against the enforcement of Columbus’s unlawful restriction on gun rights.”

Doe v. Columbus goes back to Ohio’s Fifth District Court of Appeals to determine whether the preliminary injunction was properly granted. Stay up to date on Doe v. Columbus at BuckeyeInstitute.org/DoevColumbus.

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