Tag: Marc Dann

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann, during a recording of the Ohio Matters podcast, elaborated on his recent cleveland.com opinion column on the National Rifle Association. Dann believes the NRA works to convince its members that some gun-control measures will will lead to a ban on all guns. "In 40 years around politics, I am not aware of any serious person that's ever proposed keeping people from having handguns for personal protection or hunting rifles - ever," Dann said during the recording of the Ohio Matters podcast. When reached for comment, the NRA referred cleveland.com to the response it gave the Associated Press about Dann's opinion piece. "Ohioans support the Second Amendment and vote on the issue," Jennifer Baker, Director of Public Affairs for the NRA's Institute for Legislative Action, told the AP. "NRA ratings are important to voters who want to know where their elected officials stand on protecting their constitutional right to self-defense before they head to the polls." He said that he believes the public is ahead of politicians on their view of guns. He also said he believes that the issue will factor into the Democratic primary for gubernatorial candidates such as Dennis Kucinich, who is making gun control a focus in his campaign. Dann also spoke about his life after politics. Mary Taylor.