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An Ohio House committee on Wednesday will take its first look at four gun bills, including measures to significantly roll back the state's concealed-weapons laws.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Four gun bills are scheduled to get their first hearing before a state legislative committee on Wednesday.

Three of the bills before the House State Government Committee would significantly roll back Ohio's gun laws, including:

House Bill 35

House Bill 48

House Bill 152

Each of the bills is sponsored by conservative Republican lawmakers. But while the GOP dominates the Ohio General Assembly, it's unclear how far the measures will advance in the legislature, as some similar attempts to loosen Ohio's concealed-carry laws have been shot down in the past.

The State Government Committee will also hear testimony on House Bill 20, which seeks to make sure that parents with concealed weapons keep their guns in their locked car when picking up or dropping off their children off at school.

Rep. Anne Gonzales, a Columbus-area Republican, unsuccessfully introduced a similar bill last session after a parent packing heat picked up his child at a New Albany elementary school. Someone saw the man's gun, called police, and the school was put on lockdown for several hours.

The man was not charged with any crime because state law was ambiguous on the subject; HB 20 would make clear that such situations would clearly be outlawed.