PG Sittenfeld, the Cincinnati Democrat who wants to be Ohio's next senator, wants to help Ohio cities recover their home-rule right to regulate firearms.

That's a brave position for a statewide candidate to take. It's also the correct position, because Ohio's constitutional tradition is that a city's or village's voters, not a lobby-lubricated legislature, are the best judges of what is best for their towns.

Yes, Sittenfeld's plan, which he aims to propose as a voter-initiated amendment to the Ohio Constitution, is a jab at former Gov. Ted Strickland. Strickland, also a Democrat, also wants to be Ohio's next senator. Historically, Strickland was cozy with the gun lobby but now "supports additional measures to address the epidemic of gun violence."

Strickland and Sittenfeld are competing for Ohio Democrats' nomination to challenge the re-election of U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, a suburban Cincinnati Republican.

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