Issue Position: Gun Safety

Issue Position

Assault Weapons Ban: Mass shootings,murders and gun violence are at an all-time high. When Dayton made the news in the aftermath of the mass shooting, Desiree, like everyone in our community, was devastated. The gunman was able to kill 9 individuals and wound 27 in less than 32 seconds because he used a high capacity assault weapon specifically designed not for self-protection or hunting, but rather for killing as many people as possible as quickly as possible. Desiree will ban these gun sales in America. Military-style assault weapons do not belong in our backyards, but instead, the battlefields for which they were designed.

Universal Background Checks: More than 90% of Americans believe in background checks and that includes 90% of Ohioans. We need universal background checks now and Desiree will vote for a uniform background check for gun sales.

Red Flag Laws: Desiree strongly supports red flag laws that will allow law enforcement, after judicial review, to intervene and remove guns from someone who poses a threat to themselves or someone they love--until and unless they can prove the danger to no longer be a threat.

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