Ohio Gov. DeWine Facing Pushback On Gun Plan

By Tom Knighton

When Ohio Governor Mike DeWine revealed his plan to address gun violence, a lot of people were paying attention. After all, Ohio was the home of a deadly mass shooting in Dayton back in August. It’s what pressure the Ohio governor to even look at potential gun control policies in the first place.

Anti-gunners were licking their chops. They saw the potential for a big win in the state, one they could potentially use to leverage other red states into adopting gun control policies.

Now, they’re quite upset with DeWine because his plan doesn’t go far enough.

In the discussion, DeWine defended the gun policy proposal he introduced Monday, amid pushback from gun control advocates that the would-be law doesn’t go far enough. DeWine’s proposal, called STRONG Ohio, includes voluntary background checks in private gun sales, and calls for more enforcement of existing laws. Some critics have argued that the governor’s position is softer and has less teeth than what he had originally promised in the wake of the deadly shooting in Dayton’s Oregon District.

DeWine said he has to protect the Second Amendment and also be aware of what would pass the Ohio legislature.

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Source:: Bearing Arms