Whitney Austin /tags/whitney-austin Whitney Austin en-US Copyright Tue, 29 Nov 2022 22:40:16 GMT Whitney Austin calls on Ohio lawmakers to pass bill that changes gun background checks /ohio-news/2022-11-29/whitney-austin-matt-dolan-bill-changes-gun-background-checks Whitney Austin, a mass shooting survivor who was hit 12 times during a rampage in Cincinnati, appeared in front of an Ohio Senate committee to share her story and testify for a bill that would create more gun purchasing regulations. Tue, 29 Nov 2022 22:40:16 GMT /ohio-news/2022-11-29/whitney-austin-matt-dolan-bill-changes-gun-background-checks Andy Chow Gun reform is top of mind for many local officials /show/cincinnati-edition/2022-06-16/sheriff-mcguffey-concealed-carry-law-whitney-austin-gun-reform Members of law enforcement say Ohio's new concealed carry law makes officers and the community less safe. Plus, survivor of the Fifth Third shooting Whitney Austin meets with senators on the bipartisan deal on gun reforms. Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2022-06-16/sheriff-mcguffey-concealed-carry-law-whitney-austin-gun-reform Column: ‘We are at the threshold of change’ for gun violence, Fountain Square shooting survivor says /news/2022-06-07/whitney-austin-fountain-square-shooting-survivor-gun-violence Whitney Austin was shot 12 times on Sept. 6, 2018, and miraculously survived. Herself a gun owner, she writes in a column for WVXU how "preserving the Second Amendment and reducing gun violence are not mutually exclusive goals." Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:20:00 GMT /news/2022-06-07/whitney-austin-fountain-square-shooting-survivor-gun-violence Whitney Austin Three Years After Deadly Fifth Third Mass Shooting, Survivor Whitney Austin Is Still Pushing for Change /show/cincinnati-edition/2021-09-02/fifth-third-mass-shooting-survivor-whitney-austin-whitney-strong Then-Fifth Third executive Whitney Austin survived 12 gunshot wounds when a mass shooter attacked the bank's headquarters on Fountain Square. Now she runs a nonprofit seeking to build consensus around gun safety legislation. Thu, 02 Sep 2021 15:31:33 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2021-09-02/fifth-third-mass-shooting-survivor-whitney-austin-whitney-strong Ohioans For Gun Safety Folds, Encourages Supporters To Back Whitney/Strong /local-news/2021-06-24/ohioans-for-gun-safety-folds-encourages-supporters-to-back-whitney-strong A grassroots group formed to push for a change in Ohio's background check rules for gun sales is ceasing operations.Ohioans for Gun Safety focused on… Thu, 24 Jun 2021 21:20:33 GMT /local-news/2021-06-24/ohioans-for-gun-safety-folds-encourages-supporters-to-back-whitney-strong Tana Weingartner The Fifth Third Shooting And Its Aftermath One Year Later /crime/2019-09-05/the-fifth-third-shooting-and-its-aftermath-one-year-later On the morning of September 6, 2018, a gunman entered the Fifth Third Center near Fountain Square in downtown Cincinnati and opened fire. Three people… Thu, 05 Sep 2019 08:00:05 GMT /crime/2019-09-05/the-fifth-third-shooting-and-its-aftermath-one-year-later Michael Monks Fifth Third Shooting Survivor Whitney Austin Talks About Recovery, Prevention /local-news/2019-09-04/fifth-third-shooting-survivor-whitney-austin-talks-about-recovery-prevention Whitney Austin doesn't mind talking about when she was shot. She was hit 12 times while trapped in the revolving door to the lobby of the Fifth Third… Wed, 04 Sep 2019 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2019-09-04/fifth-third-shooting-survivor-whitney-austin-talks-about-recovery-prevention Bill Rinehart