Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs ‘stand your ground’ bill

Cleveland.com ^ | January 4, 2021 | Jeremy Pelzer

[CheshireTheCat]

Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday signed a controversial “stand your ground” bill that would eliminate Ohio’s “duty to retreat” before using force in self-defense.

Senate Bill 175, fast-tracked through the Ohio General Assembly last month by DeWine’s fellow Republicans, will make Ohio the 36th state to no longer require people to retreat before they can justifiably hurt or kill someone in self-defense.

The governor had previously hinted that he would veto SB175, saying he first wanted lawmakers to pass his package of gun reforms that they sat on for more than a year. But in a release sent Monday afternoon, the governor stated that the measure removes an “ambiguity in Ohio’s self-defense law.”

“I have always believed that it is vital that law-abiding citizens have the right to legally protect themselves when confronted with a life-threatening situation,” DeWine said in a statement. The governor added that he signed the bill in a “spirit of cooperation” with the newly seated 134th Ohio General Assembly.

Until now, under Ohio law, people have been justified in using deadly force in self-defense so long as they aren’t the aggressor, believe they are in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm, and are in their home or vehicle. The new law, which takes effect in 90 days, removes the “home or vehicle” requirement, and instead states that the defendant need only be in a place where they lawfully have the right to be....

[headstamp 2]

[[[“Duty to Retreat” is such pathetic institutional cowardice.]]]

Yes, there is something about having to jump out of the window of your own home to escape home invaders that bothers people.

[Right Wing Assault]

Stand your ground, only if you are wearing a mask and don't get to close to the target.

[Lowell1775]

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs ‘stand your ground’ bill
Cleveland.com ^ | January 4, 2021 | Jeremy Pelzer
Posted on 1/4/2021, 5:29:51 PM by CheshireTheCat

[RC one]

“Minorities” get shot by one another far more often than they are shot by licensed gun owners. This change won’t even make a dent in their homicide victimization rate.