LISTEN: More shouts of “Do Something!” echo through Ohio’s statehouse as Gov. Mike DeWine announces policy proposals on to deal with gun violence and mental health pic.twitter.com/RzxpHeBKFM
— Bloomberg TicToc (@tictoc) August 6, 2019
Ohio Governor DeWine (R) said he would ask the Ohio Legislature to at least pass a ‘red flag’ law and look into background checks in the wake of the Dayton mass shooting. He was interrupted by a several people who shouted, “Do Something!” Shockingly, he agreed.
“We must do something, and that is exactly what we’re going to do.”
“We have an obligation to each other. If someone is showing signs of trouble or problems, we must help and we must not turn away.”
After Sunday’s massacre, DeWine tried to address a crowd at a vigil held for the victims of the shooting; he was interrupted by the same chants.
.@GovMikeDeWine is trying to address the vigil crowd in Dayton. The crowd is shouting over him “Do something!!!” @WCPO pic.twitter.com/VoQiOoFfoD
— Dr. Hillary Lake, WCPO (@hillarylake) August 5, 2019
The NRA endorsed Governor DeWine in 2018 and may not necessarily agree with his new suggestion to pass a ‘red flag’ law and background checks.
In a in Carroll, Iowa, a nine year old girl held up a sign that read, “Do Something.” A passerby in a truck yelled, “Fuck you,” to her.
“Fuck you!” yells a passerby in a truck at this 9 year old girl and about 30 other people gathered for a vigil in Carroll, Iowa to mourn losses from #ElPasoShootings and #Daytonshootings – attendees called 4 background checks for guns, boost to mental health services, other ideas pic.twitter.com/pCTIfXEy0A
— Douglas W. Burns (@douglaswburns) August 6, 2019