The day after a gunman killed nine people and injured 27 more, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine stood on the brick-lined streets of the Oregon District in Dayton and started to speak. The former prosecutor turned Republican governor remarked about the crowd size and then a voice cried out: “Do something!” The tightly packed crowd responded, and the chants to “do something!” grew louder and louder until they drowned out DeWine’s words. The governor promised he would act, and indeed rolled out a comprehensive package within days. But as the one-year anniversary of that awful night approaches, Ohio’s Republican-controlled legislature hasn’t voted on a single piece of legislation. Get the news delivered to your inbox: Sign up for our politics newsletterGuns will be just as accessible to people experiencing mental health crises on Aug. 4, 2020, as they were on Aug. 4, 2019. No law has been passed to encourage or…
Continue Reading: Dayton shooting, one year later: Bills in Ohio to curb gun violence go nowhere
