
Ohio's new 'stand your ground' gun law takes effect Tuesday
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Ohio’s new “Stand Your Ground” gun law, which expands circumstances where individuals are able to legally use deadly force in self-defense, goes into effect Tuesday.
The new legislation expands the locations at which a person has no duty to retreat before using force under both civil and criminal law, eliminating the home and vehicular parameters. It could potentially allow an individual to use deadly force in public areas so long as the person is not the aggressor and reasonably and honestly believes it was necessary to prevent serious bodily harm or death. DeWine took action despite criticizing GOP lawmakers for ignoring his own legislation seeking to toughen background checks and boosting penalties for felons committing new crimes with guns. The governor proposed those measures following a 2019 mass shooting in Dayton.More Related News