Former Ohio Governor Again Calling For Red Flag Laws After Dayton Mass Shooting

Former Governor John Kasich is urging Ohio lawmakers to pass Red Flag gun laws in the wake of the deadly mass shooting in Dayton over the weekend.

Kasich appeared on CNN on Sunday afternoon and urged the Ohio legislature to pass a series of laws he supported which would allow courts to remove guns from people deemed mentally unstable.

Kasich was unable to get bipartisan support for the law and used executive orders to implement some of its provisions.

In April, Governor Mike DeWine asked lawmakers to work on a law that would use due process to prevent violating the rights of gun owners but also increase public safety.

Meantime, Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown is calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to call the Senate in for an emergency vote on a gun bill.

At a news conference in Dayton, Brown asked for the upper chamber to be called back into session following the deaths of 29 people in mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.

The Democratic-led House recently passed legislation on universal background checks, but it has not been brought up for a vote by McConnell.

The Senate adjourned last week for its annual August recess, and no votes are currently scheduled before September 9th.