Guest Patriot Games Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1184402477217510.xml&coll=2 Ohio law on your right to shoot Saturday, July 14, 2007 What Ohio law says now If you shoot someone, you must meet three criteria to prove self-defense: You didn't cause the situation. You believed you were in imminent danger of death or injury. The only way to escape harm was to use force. Proving self-defense Ohio courts have held that in most circumstances, you may not kill in self-defense if you can retreat and escape the confrontation. A general exception is your house or business, where you're not required to retreat. But even in your home, you can't shoot except in self-defense. What the proposal says You would have a right to defend yourself and your family from intruders in your home and people who threaten you elsewhere, without having to prove that the intruder or aggressor meant to cause you harm. You can't be sued if you act in self-defense. The law is spreading Nineteen states have adopted the Castle Doctrine, according to the National Rifle Association. Only one such law is pending, and that's in Ohio. These are the states: Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, Alaska, Idaho, Missouri. Quote
Guest Baldin Lee Pramer Posted July 18, 2007 Posted July 18, 2007 On Jul 17, 6:13 am, "Patriot Games" <Crazy_Bastard@The_Beach.com> wrote: > http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/11... > > Ohio law on your right to shoot > Saturday, July 14, 2007 > > What Ohio law says now > > If you shoot someone, you must meet three criteria to prove self-defense: > > You didn't cause the situation. > > You believed you were in imminent danger of death or injury. > > The only way to escape harm was to use force. > > Proving self-defense > > Ohio courts have held that in most circumstances, you may not kill in > self-defense if you can retreat and escape the confrontation. A general > exception is your house or business, where you're not required to retreat. > But even in your home, you can't shoot except in self-defense. > > What the proposal says > > You would have a right to defend yourself and your family from intruders in > your home and people who threaten you elsewhere, without having to prove > that the intruder or aggressor meant to cause you harm. > > You can't be sued if you act in self-defense. > > The law is spreading > > Nineteen states have adopted the Castle Doctrine, according to the National > Rifle Association. Only one such law is pending, and that's in Ohio. > > These are the states: Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, > Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, North > Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, Alaska, Idaho, > Missouri. Colorado has the make my day law too -- if someone enters your house without your permission you have a right to use deadly force. BLP Quote
Guest Patriot Games Posted July 20, 2007 Posted July 20, 2007 "Baldin Lee Pramer" <baldinpramer@msn.com> wrote in message news:1184732549.535044.219610@x35g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > On Jul 17, 6:13 am, "Patriot Games" <Crazy_Bastard@The_Beach.com> > wrote: >> http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/11... >> Ohio law on your right to shoot >> Saturday, July 14, 2007 >> What Ohio law says now >> If you shoot someone, you must meet three criteria to prove self-defense: >> You didn't cause the situation. >> You believed you were in imminent danger of death or injury. >> The only way to escape harm was to use force. >> Proving self-defense >> Ohio courts have held that in most circumstances, you may not kill in >> self-defense if you can retreat and escape the confrontation. A general >> exception is your house or business, where you're not required to >> retreat. >> But even in your home, you can't shoot except in self-defense. >> What the proposal says >> You would have a right to defend yourself and your family from intruders >> in >> your home and people who threaten you elsewhere, without having to prove >> that the intruder or aggressor meant to cause you harm. >> You can't be sued if you act in self-defense. >> The law is spreading >> Nineteen states have adopted the Castle Doctrine, according to the >> National >> Rifle Association. Only one such law is pending, and that's in Ohio. >> These are the states: Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, >> Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, North >> Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, Alaska, Idaho, >> Missouri. > Colorado has the make my day law too -- if someone enters your house > without your permission you have a right to use deadly force. Hey, hey, hey!!!! You better watch that crap or they'll brand you a raving lunatic right-wing gun-fuck-nut!! Quote
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