Ohio House unlikely to close gun show loophole, Speaker says
Speaker Bob Cupp said there’s no GOP support for a proposal from Democrats to close what’s known as the “gun show loophole.”
Credit: AP Photo/Philip Kamrass, File
FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2013, file photo, handguns are displayed on a vendor's table at an annual gun show in Albany, N.Y.
Author: Jake Zuckerman (Ohio Capital Journal)
Published: 5:22 PM EDT April 26, 2021
Updated: 5:22 PM EDT April 26, 2021
The Speaker of the Ohio House said Thursday not to expect removal of a legal loophole that allows Ohioans to purchase guns without undergoing a criminal background check.