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In the Ohio House, Democratic State Rep. Bill Patmon of Cleveland introduced House Bill 119, making it illegal to manufacture, sell or display toy guns. The ban would apply to any toy gun that a "reasonable person" could confuse with a real one and comes with a possible $1,000 fine and up to 180 days in jail. An earlier bill was introduced in Ohio requiring some fake guns to be brightly colored. That bill hasn't moved forward and Rep. Patmon has said it doesn't go far enough.
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State representative Bill Patmon holds the new Superman license plate that will be available from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles on Oct. 7, 2013 in Cleveland. Ohio fans of the Man of Steel now officially can have the Superman logo on their wheels. A license plate with the iconic "S'' insignia and the phrase "Truth, Justice and the American Way" went on sale Monday. Relatives of Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster were on hand for the plate's unveiling outside the Cleveland-area home where Siegel lived, The plates cost $20, plus the standard registration fee of $34.50 or the typical $16.25 in fees to replace existing plates. Part of the fee goes to the Siegel and Shuster Society, which commemorates the men's work. Patmon was responsible for introducing legislation for the license plate in the Ohio House. (AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, Gus Chan) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALES
