"What we are trying to do is make sure the wrong people don't get their hands on guns."

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"We think that you ought to have a background check at gun shows. We think you ought to have a background check so that people who are dangerously mentally ill aren't getting their hands on guns."

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Plus, nonviolent incidents like auto theft that don't involve guns at all are also down.

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That's why I support comprehensive background checks, so criminals and the dangerously mentally ill can't buy guns.

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Although some states have child-access prevention laws that penalize gun owners who don't keep guns away from children, Ohio has no such law.

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