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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine faces vigilantes screaming "Do something" at the Dayton shootout on August 4, 2019. REUTERS / Bryan Woolston

Donald Trump is due to visit Wednesday August 7 at the scene of shootings that killed 31 people this weekend in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. The US president will not be welcome because many doubt his determination to fight against extremism. For its part, the governor of Ohio, where occurred the second shooting, proposed on Tuesday a more restrictive law on weapons.

Republican Governor Mike DeWine of Ohio proposes a series of measures to try to stop armed violence. For him, it's all about finding dangerous and sick people.

" I am asking the Ohio State Parliament today to pass legislation allowing courts to issue injunctions as a precautionary measure. These injunctions, which will be granted on the basis of clear and convincing evidence, will allow the removal of their weapons from potentially dangerous individuals and provide them with the psychiatric care they need. These individuals could be subject to an injunction as a precaution if they pose an imminent risk to themselves, such as suicide, or if they pose a risk to someone else because of problems. mental health, addiction to drugs, alcohol or other serious illnesses. "

The Ohio governor had already tried to change the law in the past for better gun control, but without success. On Sunday, at a vigil paying tribute to the victims of the Dayton shooting, Mike DeWine was whistled. The crowd, exasperated by the repeated violence, shouting " Do something ", " Do something ".

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