Matt Dolan proposed a restriction on gun purchases for people deemed a threat to themselves or others.
In a last-minute change, Ohio state Sen. Matt Dolan, R-Chagrin Falls, has stepped back from his plan to establish a so-called red flag law in Ohio. In its place, Dolan proposed a restriction on future gun purchases after a person is deemed a threat to themselves or others.“Talking with the advocates, both on the mental health side law enforcement side, a couple of things became clear. One is that we’re stigmatizing mental illness,” Dolan explained.
There are five other such disabilities already in state law. Fugitives, convicted felons, people convicted as juveniles of crimes that would’ve been felonies, people who are drug or alcohol dependent, or those who have been involuntarily committed to a mental institution cannot legally possess or purchase a gun in Ohio.
The bill requires agencies submit warrants and protection orders to background check databases. Although state law and his bill are silent on domestic violence disabilities, they do show up in background checks. Dolan noted getting those orders into the database is an important way to halt dangerous sales.
Gun buyers between 18 and 21 would need a co-signer older than 25 under Dolan’s proposal and he even brought back Governor Mike DeWine’s seller protection certificate. The governor offered the idea as part of his STRONG Ohio gun package. Rather than requiring universal background checks, he proposed a convoluted structure where purchasers voluntarily pay to background check themselves and then provide a certificate to the seller.
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