Ohio 'Castle' bills
Senate Bill 184
House Bill 264

The bill will give people the right to use deadly force and claim self defense not only in their homes but other places as well. It will also give them some immunity from liability and will put the burden of proof on prosecutors to show they were not acting in self defense.

1. We already have the right to self defense in our Ohio code.
2. We do not need to give anyone the right to be judge, jury and executioner.
3. Our courts provide us with a process if it is self defense.
4. Prosecutors already have discretion if it is truly self defense.

OCAGV opposes SB 184 and HB 264

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A ruling is expected this summer.

The Justices debated the individual vs the collective 'right' to own and bear arms, the definition of arms, whether the words own and bear meant the same, and the intent of the second amendment when it was written. As each expressed their own opinions one thing repeatedly was questioned. How much would their ruling permit or prevent both federal and local laws regulating firearms.

Those in the gun violence prevention movement and previous courts have maintained the second amendment is not absolute and therefore regulations can, do and should continue to speak for the communities which pass them.

Ohio already gives an individual 'right' to own firearms as do many other states.
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