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OH: Bill Would Gut Ohio's New "Stand Your Ground" Law
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Ohio’s new “Stand Your Ground” law went into effect Tuesday, but already a bill has been introduced at the Statehouse that would gut it.
State Rep. Adam Miller (D-Columbus) says he’s hearing from ordinary Ohioans, as well as business groups, who are discouraged about the law that removes the duty to retreat before firing a gun at someone.
“Joe and Suzanne Buckeye were not pounding on the Statehouse doors, saying ‘We need more extreme firearms legislation,’” Miller said. |
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PHORTO
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Of course. A Democrat.
"The Stand Your Ground law requires the state to prove that someone wasn’t acting in self-defense."
IOW, it codifies the presumption of innocence. In any and all cases, it is the government's burden to prove guilt, not a citizen's burden to prove his/her innocence.
Self-defense is a right, and intrinsic to that right is standing one's ground when attacked while engaging in otherwise lawful behavior.
"Liberals are people who stand on their heads and insist that the world is upside down." |
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