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Ohio's Gov. Kasich and Senate Leader Obhof Are At Odds Over Gun Control

Gov. Kasich (center) says he thinks his gun reforms would pass, but Senate Pesident Larry Obhof (right) says not as a stand-alone package. Cliff Rosenberger (far left) has resigned as speaker of the House and his sucessor won't be picked until May 15.
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Gov. Kasich (center) says he thinks his gun reforms would pass, but Senate Pesident Larry Obhof (right) says not as a stand-alone package. Cliff Rosenberger (far left) has resigned as speaker of the House and his sucessor won't be picked until May 15.

Gov. John Kasich has been urging lawmakers to pass a bill that would put a red-flag law in place to prevent people deemed dangerous by a court from buying guns. It would also ban bump stock attachments for guns and make other reforms. But despite the Republican governor's support, it appears it won’t be easy to get it passed through the GOP-dominated Legislature.

Gun proposals in Ohio

Asked whether he supports Kasich’s gun legislation, Senate President Larry Obhof, was adamant.

“Will all of the governor’s proposal pass as a stand-alone bill? No.”

But Kasich says this bill can pass.

“Bring it up and have a vote on it. We’ll see where the votes are. Let’s see where the majority of the caucus is. I guarantee you, you put this gun safety on the Senate floor, it passes. I have no doubt about it. So we need a vote.”

Kasich says he thinks Obhof’s comments have been misinterpreted.

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Jo Ingles is a professional journalist who covers politics and Ohio government for the Ohio Public Radio and Television for the Ohio Public Radio and Television Statehouse News Bureau. She reports on issues of importance to Ohioans including education, legislation, politics, and life and death issues such as capital punishment.
Jo Ingles
Jo Ingles is a professional journalist who covers politics and Ohio government for the Ohio Public Radio and Television for the Ohio Public Radio and Television Statehouse News Bureau. She reports on issues of importance to Ohioans including education, legislation, politics, and life and death issues such as capital punishment. Jo started her career in Louisville, Kentucky in the mid 80’s when she helped produce a televised presidential debate for ABC News, worked for a creative services company and served as a general assignment report for a commercial radio station. In 1989, she returned back to her native Ohio to work at the WOSU Stations in Columbus where she began a long resume in public radio.