{"id":55834,"date":"2020-06-10T05:46:57","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T10:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=55834"},"modified":"2020-06-10T05:46:57","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T10:46:57","slug":"55834","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=55834","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

As protests continue, lawmakers consider \u2018stand your ground\u2019 gun bill<\/a><\/p>\n

COLUMBUS\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/span>During a period of civil unrest over racial injustice, the Ohio House is considering legislation to give gun owners the right to stand their ground in public places and use deadly force in self-defense.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The move comes as thousands of Ohioans have been protesting the death of black Americans at the hands of police and vigilantes.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cThey just don\u2019t get it, do they?\u201d said former state lawmaker Tom Roberts, president of the Ohio NAACP, which opposes the bill.<\/p>\n

Ohio House Minority Leader Emilia Sykes, D-Akron, said in a written statement: \u201cBy putting the so-called Stand Your Ground or Kill at Will bill on the agenda during a week of chaos and racial unrest, Republican leadership is showing Ohio what their true values and priorities actually are. The decision to hear this bill also tells the thousands of Ohioans who have flooded the streets in towns and cities all over the state that their voices do not matter.\u201d<\/p>\n

House Bill 381, co-sponsored by state Rep. Candice Keller, R-Middletown, received a hearing Tuesday afternoon. House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, who has the power to block or move any bill, said no decision has been made yet on whether the legislation will get a floor vote this week. He didn\u2019t respond to requests for comment from the Dayton Daily News about Sykes\u2019 criticism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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