Gov. John Kasich wants fix now on Ohio loophole that could help felons get guns

[TexasTowelie]

COLUMBUS - Gov. John Kasich wants to eliminate gaps in Ohio's background check system that allow convicts to obtain guns, but neither he nor lawmakers have outlined consequences if officials lapse in updating the database.

Kasich on Monday ordered a new review of whether local officials were reporting the names of people banned from owning guns.

Courts, for example, have this responsibility when someone is convicted of a felony. But an Enquirer investigation found dozens of courts have gone months without uploading any names to the national database for gun background checks. Some clerks said they were too busy to submit the names. Others couldn't find the paperwork or lost their passwords.

The result? Individuals banned from owning a gun could easily pass a background check and purchase a gun.

Read more: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2018/04/23/gov-john-kasich-wants-fix-now-loophole-helps-felons-get-guns/541385002/

[Sherman A1]

1. Trying to get things in order for a run for

The White House.

[JohnnyRingo]

2. Maybe, but this isn't how republicans do that.

I've yet to see a republican being shy about pleasing the NRA, let alone one seeking a presidential nomination. Kasich also initiated Issue 1 coming up on Tuesday's ballot to end republican gerrymandering in the state. Ohio's house majority was furious with him.

He also caught heat for accepting Obamacare's Medicare expansion. He flatly stated that it was just common sense. Of course this was all during his final term, but he's not acting like someone planning a run on the GOP ticket. He may have a slightly different plan to get into the WH.

He's still vehemently anti abortion though.