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January 4th, 2021, 06:35 PM #1
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs ‘stand your ground’ bill
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....
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January 4th, 2021, 06:37 PM #2
Re: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs ‘stand your ground’ bill
It is sad that we even need a law that allows us to defend ourselves.
Gender confusion is a mental illness
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January 4th, 2021, 06:47 PM #3
Re: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs ‘stand your ground’ bill
I read something about this a week or two ago. The usual suspects were lamenting this as ''a license to kill black people!''.
I don't speak English , I talk American!
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January 4th, 2021, 06:57 PM #4
Re: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs ‘stand your ground’ bill
Good for Ohio. They are certainly a state that seems to have been moving in a positive direction when it comes to the 2nd over the last couple of years.
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January 4th, 2021, 11:52 PM #5
Re: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs ‘stand your ground’ bill
Congrats Ohio!
Life has a melody. Not great, not terrible.
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January 5th, 2021, 12:47 AM #6
Re: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs ‘stand your ground’ bill
Blood will flow in the streets!
I called to check my ZIP CODE!....DY-NO-MITE!!!
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January 5th, 2021, 01:19 AM #7
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January 5th, 2021, 05:44 AM #8
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January 5th, 2021, 04:15 PM #9
Re: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs ‘stand your ground’ bill
Great! Now road rage will be instant mini-wars!
(My impression of a lib)There are two kinds of guns. Those I have acquired, and those I hope to.
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January 5th, 2021, 04:15 PM #10
Re: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs ‘stand your ground’ bill
What's with the spinning whatsit followed by Leave Site?
There are two kinds of guns. Those I have acquired, and those I hope to.
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