Some Democrats in the Ohio Legislature say more needs to be done to keep guns out of the hands of children.
Rep. Brigid Kelly (D-Cincinnati) is sponsoring a bill that is on the books in 23 other states.
“The purpose of this bill is to keep kids safe and make sure that if there are firearms in a home, on a property that they are locked up and stored appropriately so kids don’t have ready access to them,” Kelly said.
If a child gets hold of an unlocked gun and causes injury to anyone, the gun owner could be charged with a first degree felony. Similar bills have been proposed in recent years but have failed in the legislature.