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Haley BeMiller is a reporter for the USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau, which serves the Columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati Enquirer, Akron Beacon Journal and 18 other affiliated news organizations across Ohio. USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau reporters Anna Staver and Laura Bischoff contributed. I’m sure there are lots of reasons why these problems are occurring. "One side says, 'It's taking away my Second Amendment right,' and the other side says, 'I’m not satisfied until we take away people’s right to have a gun,'" Dolan said. "I think we’ve got to look at the problem. Still, he said the Legislature needs to address the rise of mass shootings and believes little has been accomplished because the issue is so polarizing. Under the proposal, a judge would need to declare the person a danger to themselves or others.īut Dolan isn't getting the support he needs, he said Wednesday.ĭolan voted for the permitless carry bill, making the same argument that it doesn't affect criminals.

Matt Dolan, R-Chagrin Falls, sponsored DeWine's gun control bill and continues to advocate for one part of the package that would prevent people with severe mental health conditions from possessing a firearm. Democratic bills dealing with the transfer of firearms at gun shows, red-flag laws, bump stocks and other issues have languished in the House and Senate.Įven some Republicans are hitting a wall. Some lawmakers want to see the Legislature do more. "I don’t know that that’s the answer that many other people are looking for, but I think the one thing anybody wants is to make sure that if that ever happens, there’s some ability for children to be protected," he said. "Key to that is the appropriate training." Huffman said he hopes those differences can be resolved by next week. The Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio argued the proposal doesn't require enough training, and some state senators agree. Texas recent string of deadly mass shootings has sparked public debate about gun. Ohio allows school districts to decide whether staff can carry firearms in their buildings. Nineteen children and two adults were killed in a shooting at Robb.

House Republicans passed a bill last year that would require armed teachers to complete a minimum of 18 hours of general training and two hours of handgun training. An investigation is underway into a fatal shooting in downtown west Dearborn Thursday that tied police up in seven hours of negotiations with the gunman, who eventually surrendered. I don’t think one is related to the other." What about the Legislature? "This awful thing that happened had nothing to do with carrying a concealed weapon," Huffman said. "This is an 18-year-old with a rifle that he wasn’t concealing from anybody.