Ohio Gun Control Group Proposes Universal Background Checks

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/Elaine Thompson

Ohio lawmakers haven’t been big fans of gun control schemes. In fact, much of the effort on guns has been trying to roll back the state’s gun control laws, regulations that have done nothing to dissuade criminals but have had a negative impact on law-abiding gun owners.

Because those lawmakers haven’t jumped on the gun control bandwagon like the gun control crowd would prefer, one group has announced an effort to put universal background checks before the voters of the state.

Gun control bills have been ignored for years at the Republican-controlled Ohio Statehouse, so anti-violence advocates are now turning to the ballot box.

Supporters want to force lawmakers to review a universal background check bill with a citizen-initiated law.

A group calling itself Ohioans for Gun Safety plans to start the process Monday. Voters could see the measure on the statewide ballot in 2020.

The proposed measure would require a federal background check for all gun sales and transfers, closing a loophole that allows purchases through private sales online and at gun shows without a background check. All sales would have to go through a licensed dealer, which would conduct the background check and record the …Read the Rest

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