Ohio House Passes "Castle Doctrine" + pro-gun law reforms 73-23; Senate 31 to 0!!!!!!

[Liberty1]

http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/5722


Buckeye Firearms Association applauds the Ohio House of Representatives' 73-23 vote to pass the amended SB184.

SB184 passed the Ohio Senate in April with a 31-0 vote and has now passed the Ohio House in an amended form to include technical corrections and improve laws for law-abiding gun owners in Ohio...

SB184, Ohio's Castle Doctrine legislation, was originally introduced to protect crime victims and restore the presumption of innocence to those forced to act in self-defense.

The amended version contains technical corrections and improvements including:


Clarification on how persons without a Concealed Handgun License (CHL) can legally transport firearms in an automobile

Allows lawful concealed carry in your home without a Concealed Handgun License (CHL)

Clarifies an unloaded firearm as one with no ammunition in the firearm or in magazines or speedloaders, regardless of where else ammunition is stored

Allows lawful Concealed Carry in retail establishments with a class D6/D8 liquor license (package sales only, not bars/restaurants)

Allows pick up/drop off by CHL holders in school safety zones

Provides for mandatory legal fees for gun owners who require court orders to have firearms returned to them.

Allows lawful Concealed Carry in state owned shelters, restrooms and parking garages.

Decriminalizes Concealed Carry in privately owned parking garages.

Prohibits landlords from prohibiting tenants from owning/carrying firearms

Allows CHL holders to carry firearm in unlocked glove compartment or center console.

Expunged/Sealed records are no longer considered when applying for a CHL.

Written test is no longer required for competency renewal of CHL

[tombinghamthegreat]

Wow all at once, gives me some hope.

[ViPER395]

Gives me hope too.

I hope I go to Ohio someday.

[gir007]

Can we trade them our polititians for theirs?

[yellowfin]

You can point to this and say "Look at this. Both parties voted for this overwhelmingly. There is no reason you can't do the same." Start holding the legislators to the standards of everywhere else.

[StukaJr]

Congratulations Ohio residents - glad you have some common sense politicians elected to your governing bodies.

[bwiese]

Can we trade them our polititians for theirs?

For this issue, no need.

California essentially has a fairly decent castle doctrine. There is no "duty to retreat".

As long as the shoot is good (i.e., articulable fear of life/limb for you or family) and he's not running away with your VCR, you'll come out OK in the end.