COLUMBUS, Ohio - A pro-Second Amendment section of John Kasich's website was removed Sunday, after the Republican governor appeared on CNN and said reasonable gun control measures should be enacted following last week's deadly Florida school shooting.

JohnKasich.com, his political website that is separate from his governor's site, had previously contained text and photos illustrating how he opposed former President Barack Obama's gun control efforts and championing Ohio bills that he said removed burdensome restrictions for gun owners, according to screen shots captured by Ohio public radio journalist Karen Kasler.

That section had been scrubbed from the website by late Sunday afternoon.

Kasich adviser John Weaver said on Twitter that the former presidential candidate has new views.

.@JohnKasich is a supporter of the 2nd Amendment, but like many Americans - if not most - his views have evolved with the dramatic increase in school shootings & mass killings. We want our leaders to be unafraid to observe, listen & learn. We urge the "president" to follow suit. — John Weaver (@jwgop) February 18, 2018

On CNN's "State of the Union" Kasich appeared upset about the Parkland, Florida, school shooting in which 17 people were killed.

He said he talked to a friend who is a gun owner about semi-automatic weapons.

"What would you lose?" Kasich said on television. "Would you feel as though your Second Amendment rights would be eroded because you couldn't buy a God darn AR15? These are the things that have to be looked at, and action has to happen."

"If you're a strong Second Amendment person you need to slow down and take a look at reasonable things that can be done to answer these young people," he added.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students who survived the shooting have called for stricter gun laws.

Kasich also repeated a common theme about the dysfunction of Washington and said state and local governments could make background checks stricter and give increased attention to mental illness.

Kasich's new position is a departure from previous positions on guns.

Since becoming governor in 2011, he signed six pro-gun rights measures. Some of those bills were a combination of several measures that had been rolled into one during the legislative process. The laws he signed allowed guns in bars and restaurants, reduced the hours of training required for a concealed handgun license, enabled hunters to use noise suppressors and shielded from public and media access lists of concealed handgun licensees.

In November, he wrote an editorial for cleveland.com and appeared on national television about the need for all sides to come together and work on solutions.

As a congressman, Kasich's gun control record was mixed. He supported the assault weapons ban in 1994. But he also voted against the Brady Bill that required federal background checks for gun owners.

The National Rifle Association didn't endorse him in his 2010 run for governor. The organization endorsed him in 2014, when he ran for reelection.

But on Sunday, Jon Keeling, a spokesman in the governor's office, said Kasich has aseembled a group of "interested parties on both sides" to come up with proposals for gun safety.