A group of advocates is pushing for more gun safety legislation, even as . The Ohio Coalition for Common Sense brought in a notable name for their launch.
is a gun owner, married to another gun owner 鈥� former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords of Arizona, The couple now advocates for gun regulations.
Kelly says the costs of gun violence in Ohio in medical expenses, lost wages, law enforcement and prosecution are huge.
鈥淛ust in 2015, the price tag of gun violence in Ohio was more than $2.5 billion in directly measurable costs.鈥�
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Kelly says most gun owners and more than 80 percent of Ohioans want Congress to close loopholes that allow no background checks for purchases on the internet or at gun show. But Kelly notes there鈥檚 a lot of enthusiasm on the gun rights side. Several bills at the Statehouse would expand gun owners鈥� rights, including eliminating permits to carry concealed weapons for most adults.
