A Democratic candidate for Ohio governor Dennis Kucinich is calling for cities across Ohio to lobby state lawmakers to ban assault rifles. The former Ohio congressman says public opinion about high-powered weapons is at a tipping point.
Supporters from across Ohio crowded into a hotel meeting room in downtown Cleveland with signs and chanting their support for Kucinich's plan to lobby the state Legislature for a change in Ohio's gun laws.
Kucinich is calling for city councils across the state to pass resolutions demanding a ban on assault-style weapons with high-capacity magazines.
鈥淲ithout regard to who's in the Legislature, without regard as to who controls the Legislature, banning assault weapons will be a major issue in the 2018 election, whether it's a Democrat or a Republican,鈥� Kucinich said.
But, Doug Deekan of the gun rights group said Kucinich is playing his own political game.
鈥淜ucinich thinks this is an issue that plays well to him in a Democratic primary,鈥� Deekan said. "And, frankly, he's trying to print campaign literature with the blood of innocent victims. I find it repulsive.鈥�
Kucinich followed the rally with a public meeting to plan next steps in the assault weapons campaign.
