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Ohio Governor Proposes Stronger Background Checks On Gun Purchases

NPR
Published August 6, 2019 at 11:06 AM CDT
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, left, speaks alongside Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, right, during a vigil at the scene of a mass shooting, Aug. 4, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. (John Minchillo/AP)
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, left, speaks alongside Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, right, during a vigil at the scene of a mass shooting, Aug. 4, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. (John Minchillo/AP)

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is out with new proposals to tackle gun violence after the mass shooting in Dayton over the weekend. Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson talks with Ohio Statehouse News Bureau’s Andy Chow (@andy_chow) about DeWine’s approach.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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