COLUMBUS – A gun safety group seeking a change of state law in Ohio to require background checks on virtually all guns sales said Friday it now plans a 2021 ballot issue.
Ohioans for Gun Safety was cleared in July to begin collecting signatures for a proposal to close loopholes in background checks on gun sales, including transactions between private individuals.
“We’ve decided that, for a variety of reasons, we believe moving forward with 2021 as our goal will put us in the best position to close the current loopholes in Ohio’s laws and save lives,” spokesperson Dennis Willard said.
The group says in a statement its goal was to get the issue on the ballot next year but no later than 2021.
A spokesman says volunteers have already collected tens of thousands of signatures.