Posted September 17, 2019 11:00 am by Comments

By Cam Edwards

While Republicans on Capitol Hill are waiting to see what, if any, gun control proposals President Trump will get behind, several Republican state lawmakers in Ohio and Florida are busy pushing a few gun control measures of their own. In Columbus, State Senator Peggy Lehner is co-sponsoring at least anti-gun bills that will get a look by the senate’s Government Oversight and Reform Committee today.

Senate Bill 182, introduced by state Sens. Cecil Thomas (a Cincinnati Democrat) and Peggy Lehner (a Dayton-area Republican), would raise the penalty for buying guns illegally for a minor from a fifth-degree felony to a third-degree felony. It would also raise Ohio’s minimum age to buy a gun from 18 to 21.

Senate Bill 183, also introduced by Thomas and Lehner, would require background checks for all gun sales in Ohio – with a few exceptions, including gifts of firearms between family members. Federal law already requires licensed dealers to conduct background checks before selling firearms; the proposal would target sales online and at gun shows.

Gun sellers who violate the proposed background-check law would be charged with a fourth-degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to 30 days behind bars …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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