Governor, lawmakers set to debate law changes in wake of mass shooting [View all]
COLUMBUS — The night after the mass shooting in Dayton’s Oregon District, Daytonians shouted “Do Something” to Gov. Mike DeWine and a few days later he answered the call rolling out a 17-point plan for changing gun laws and bolstering access to mental health services.
That was the easy part.
Now the governor must now convince pro-Second Amendment conservatives who control the Ohio General Assembly to support his plan, which includes expanding access to state psychiatric hospital beds, operating a school safety tip line (844-723-7764) and increasing penalties for gun crimes.
“I have an obligation to do this. This is something I want to do. We’re focused on this. It’s the right thing to do. These are all things that I believe we can do,” DeWine said. “Look, you run for governor because you want to be able to make things happen, change things.”
The hardest sell will be getting legislative leaders to say yes to universal background checks and a ‘Red Flag Law,’ which allows police or family members to seek a court order to remove firearms from those who appear to be a danger to themselves or others. ‘Red Flag’ is such a toxic term among pro-gun groups that the DeWine team insists on calling a ‘Safety Protection Order.’
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