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Associated Press - March 10, 2010 6:15 PM ET
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to weigh the constitutionality of a 2006 state law that lifted most local gun restrictions.
Cleveland was among Ohio cities with an assault-weapons bans lifted by the state law. The city challenged the state on the grounds that the law intruded on the constitutionally guaranteed right to home rule.
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray has asked the high court to decide the case.
In a statement Wednesday, Cordray says lawmakers have determined that Ohio should have one comprehensive state law defining gun owner rights.
The 2006 law was passed in a dramatic showdown between Republican Gov. Bob Taft and the GOP-controlled Legislature, which overrode his veto.
Oral arguments will take place at the high court in the fall.
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