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Photo illustration / R. Michael Semple
A Niles man demonstrates how he would use his sidearm to defend his home. Gov. Mike DeWine earlier this year signed into law legislation that expands the âstand your groundâ law, which allows the use of firearms in self-defense anywhere someone has the right to be and not just in oneâs home or vehicle.
Prosecutors around Ohio and the Fraternal Order of Police are not too happy about a controversial law that changes Ohio’s “stand your ground” policy.
Signed by Gov. Mike DeWine at the beginning of the year, it expands the use of firearms in self-defense anywhere someone has the right to be and not just in one’s home or vehicle.
Reforming public safety in Portland is no easy feat February 10 2021
The City Council s task is difficult because responsibility is spread over multiple Portland agencies or outside city s purview.
As the Portland City Council grapples with reforming the city s public safety system, it is confronting two longstanding issues Portland s nearly unique form of government and the fact that some elements are the responsibility of other jurisdictions, including Multnomah County.
The social justice protests sparked by the death of George Floyd have focused attention on the criminal justice system, including the need for police reform. But well before they started, Mayor Ted Wheeler appointed a Public Safety Work Group to propose how all public safety agencies can work better together. They include the Portland Police Bureau, Portland Fire & Rescue, Bureau of Emergency Management, and the Bureau of Emergency Communications, which operates the 911 emergency response system.