Thankfully, ORC 9.68 means he can't do much damage but try to move the needle on public opinion."We will not wait for the state house and congress to act," Ginther said.
Ginther also criticized U.S. lawmakers for their lack of action to mitigate gun violence.
"Unfortunately the state and federal levels of governments have not made it easy or in many cases have made it almost impossible to take the sort of action that this moment requires," he said.
"Laws passed in the state house and congress as well as legal decisions handed down by the courts have severely limited our ability to move the needle on gun violence. And just as destructive as these laws can be, inaction is equally infuriating," Ginther said.
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All the usual suspects. Not unexpected but interesting to note these are all cities with the most gun control, yet the worst gun crime statistics. Gun control doesn't work, so the answer is more gun control?Ginther also said he wants Columbus to join the U.S. Justice Department’s firearms trafficking strike forces. The coalition launched in July includes New York City, Chicago, the San Francisco Bay Area/Sacramento, Los Angeles and Washington D.C.
The group was formed last year "to help reduce gun violence by disrupting illegal firearms trafficking in key regions across the country," according to the Department of Justice.