Guns for sale are displayed at Maxon Shooter's Supplies in Des Plaines, Ill., Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

On Thursday, the Republican-dominated state legislature in Ohio passed Senate Bill 58, a piece of legislation that would prevent gun owners from being required to carry liability insurance.

SB 58 passed the Ohio House 61-27 and heads back to the Senate, which has until the end of the year to vote on the amended bill. Gov. Mike DeWine (R) said he is undecided on whether to sign it into law if it reaches his desk. Democrats in Ohio have called the bill “dangerous.”

“Weapons come with inherent risk,” Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) said. “The very purpose of insurance is to mitigate that risk.”

According to Johns Hopkins School of Public health, gun violence in Ohio increased 42% from 2013-22. Gun violence also continues to be a leader among death rates in children as school shootings have also steadily rose in the last decade.

A Value Penguin survey from 2022 found that 82% of Americans want gun owners to be held accountable for how their gun is used, while 75% want gun owners to have liability insurance.