Sen. Steve Buehrer delivers sponsor testimony on 'Castle Doctrine' legislation
Buckeye Firearms Assocation representatives were on hand today as Sen. Steve Buehrer delivered sponsor testimony on SB184 in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice.
Buehrer is the primary sponsor for the bill, which is often referred to as “Castle Doctrine” legislation, but is also known by “Stand your Ground”, “Victim Bill of Rights” and several other names.
When introducing the bill, Senator Buehrer said, "This legislation is an important step toward making Ohioans feel safer in their homes, businesses and communities. People should have every right to defend themselves without fear of prosecution."
At the hearing, Senator Bill Seitz called it "important legislation and we should have it already."
Anti-gun zealots will label this Bill a “license to murder” or “shoot first” law, as they have done in other states which have considered or adopted self-defense reform. A simple reading of this three page Bill shows these obstructionists are lying about the content of the Bill.
This legislation is about protecting crime victims and restoring the presumption of innocence to those forced to act in self-defense.
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When this political action committee endorsed this legislation last spring, Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative Chair Ken Hanson observed that “this Bill accomplishes two important reforms. First, if someone is forcibly trespassing in your home or violently and feloniously assaulting you, you are legally presumed to be acting in self-defense. Second, if you act properly in self-defense, you cannot be sued civilly. What is controversial about shifting the presumption away from the victim and back against the bad guy?”
“We know from decades of crime studies, supported by the FBI Uniform Crime Reports that when someone breaks into your home, you are in immediate danger and it is reasonable to act upon that knowledge,” agreed Jim Irvine, Chairman of Buckeye Firearms Association. “This Bill simply aligns Ohio law with that knowledge.”
At least 16 states, including our neighboring states Kentucky, Indiana and Michigan have already enacted similar legislation. It is popular because it is needed has proven to be successful at helping crime victims. Many people are shocked to learn this is not already law and cannot understand why or how our laws ever got so screwed up.
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