Stand Your Ground law is now in effect in Ohio
Ohioans now have no duty to retreat when faced with an attacker. You can now shoot to kill anywhere you are legally allowed to be. Author: January Keaton Updated: 6:09 PM EDT April 6, 2021
OHIO, USA Should Ohioans have the right to kill, if in fear for their lives, no matter where they are? That’s the new measure signed into law by Governor Mike DeWine, which went into effect on Tuesday.
Ohio is now a Stand Your Ground state. Your first priority ought to be to do what’s best to protect yourself and your loved ones, not to figure out how to check off some strange box that Ohio had in its law previously, says Rob Sexton, Legislative Affairs Director of the Buckeye Firearms Association.
Associated Press Mourners gather for a vigil at the scene of a mass shooting, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio.
Ohio s new Stand Your Ground law goes into effect Tuesday. The measure approved in December removes the duty to retreat before using deadly force in self-defense.
Gun control advocates say it will make Ohio a more dangerous place to live.
“As these kind of laws have gone into effect, it’s never good news. we don’t have fewer shootings or fewer deaths, they all increase,” says Toby Hoover, the founder of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence.
She points to Florida, where she says gun homicides increased by 32% after their Stand Your Ground went into effect in 2005.
Why not a parking lot? Why not a shopping mall? Ohio s new gun law expands use of deadly force
Starting in April, Ohioans will have the controversial right to use deadly force in public if they believe their lives are in danger. Itâs the latest of the so-called âstand your groundâ laws passed in the United States, and Gov. Mike DeWine signed it Monday despite previous threats of a veto.
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Starting in April, Ohioans will have the controversial right to use deadly force in public if they believe their lives are in danger. Itâs the latest of the so-called âstand your groundâ laws passed in the United States, and Gov. Mike DeWine signed it Monday despite previous threats of a veto.