Gov. John Kasich is adding more oversight on local officials to make sure they鈥檙e entering crucial information into a national criminal database. The system is used to make sure people convicted of violent crimes can鈥檛 get a gun. But Kasich says there are gaps.
Kasich鈥檚 office of criminal justice services says education, streamlined systems, and better coordination can improve reporting into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
The is the result of a working group to look at the issue.
Kasich says this is an issue everyone should care about despite their stance on gun regulation.
鈥淭hose people who are gun dealers need to know who they should sell a gun to and who they shouldn鈥檛 and if we鈥檙e right maybe 80% of the time that means 20% of the time it鈥檚 a blind sale,鈥� Kasich said, adding that they did not know exactly how big the reporting gap is.
He also signed an executive order authorizing law enforcement to enter people with warrants and protection orders into the system. Both disqualify someone from getting a gun but there鈥檚 no mandate to report that information.
