Legislation banning bump stocks in Ohio introduced in statehouse [Video]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two state representatives introduced legislation Wednesday seeking to ban the possession and sale of all bump stocks for personal use in Ohio, according to a press release.

The legislation, introduced by Michele Grim (D-Toledo) and Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati), would make the sale or possession of bump stocks a fourth-degree felony and comes one month after the Supreme Court struck down a Trump administration-era ban on bump stocks in 2017, an accessory used in the same year by a gunman who killed 60 people and injured hundreds more in a shooting at a Las Vegas country music festival.

“Ohioans and Americans across our country understand why bump stocks are not necessary. They are needlessly dangerous additions to firearms. I’m proud to stand with Representative Thomas …