After the Dayton shooting, Ohioans begged its state leaders to #DoSomething.
Instead, Gov. DeWine and the Ohio legislature have enacted this dangerous "stand your ground" bill that makes Ohioans LESS safe.
This is nothing short of a dereliction of duty.
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Instead, Gov. DeWine and the Ohio legislature have enacted this dangerous "stand your ground" bill that makes Ohioans LESS safe.
This is nothing short of a dereliction of duty.
cleveland.com/open/2021/01/o…
'Stand your ground’ laws are NOT about self-defense and they DON’T deter criminals.
They let private citizens take the law into their own hands and increase the risk of violence toward innocent people, particularly individuals of color.
They let private citizens take the law into their own hands and increase the risk of violence toward innocent people, particularly individuals of color.
That's why everyone from civil rights activists to prosecutors to the Fraternal Order of Police opposed this legislation.
We should be working to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous individuals - NOT placing communities and law enforcement officers at greater risk.
We should be working to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous individuals - NOT placing communities and law enforcement officers at greater risk.
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