 Gun control laws simply just don't work, in my opinion. But GOP-backed gun bills didn't hit the floor either. Minority leader Alison Russo, a Democrat, says she thinks her colleagues across the aisle are out of touch with constituents on the issue. Because this General Assembly, again, has stood in the way of our local law enforcement and our local officials. The state and the city of Columbus have gone back and forth over the legality of local gun ordinances for over a year. Sarah Donaldson at the Ohio Public Radio Statehouse News Bureau.