Guns in the News: DeWine and Ohio’s Self-Defense LawRick Sapp
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01/16/2021
There’s some good news coming out of the Midwest that pertains to Ohio’s self-defense law. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine recently signed SB 175 into law on Jan. 4, 2021 (effective April 6, 2021). This “stand your ground” bill expands the locations at which a person has no duty to retreat before using force under both civil and criminal 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 wrote after he signed the bill. “I expressed my support for removing the ambiguity in Ohio’s self-defense law, and Senate Bill 175 accomplishes this goal.”