7 Aug 2019

Ohio plans gun control laws after shooting

From Morning Report, 8:13 am on 7 August 2019

The Governor of Ohio has announced that he's preparing a package of legislative proposals aimed at tightening gun control in his state in the aftermath of the weekend shooting in the city of Dayton that left nine people dead and more than 20 wounded.

He announced the moves after encountering a furious crowd in the city demanding urgent action to combat gun violence.

The weekend shootings in Ohio and Texas has inflamed emotions in the United States, and led to fresh questions about whether President Trump has the political capacity or the political will to unify the country at a time of crisis.

Our Washington correspondent Simon Marks reports.