DEMS/GOP/MASS SHOOTING/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Ohio’s Republican governor bucked his party to call for expanded gun laws Tuesday [8-6-19] and some Democrats in Texas told President Donald Trump to stay away as both states reeled from a pair of shootings that killed 31 people. A racist screed remained the focus of police investigating the massacre at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, while the FBI opened an investigation into the mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, citing the gunman’s interest in violent ideology. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine urged the GOP-led state Legislature to pass laws requiring background checks for nearly all gun sales and allowing courts to restrict firearms access for people perceived as threats. Persuading the Legislature to pass such proposals could be an uphill battle. It has given little consideration this session to those and other gun-safety measures already introduced by Democrats and DeWine’s Republican predecessor, John Kasich, also unsuccessfully pushed for a so-called red flag law on restricting firearms for people considered threats.”
–John Seewer and Cedar Attanasio, “Gun reform urged in Ohio as Texas Democrats shun Trump visit,” The Associated Press, August 6, 2019