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Democrats, NAACP Sue Over Ohio Stand-Your-Ground Gun Bill
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Democratic lawmakers, the NAACP and a grassroots organizing group have sued the attorney general of Ohio saying the last-minute approval of a “stand-your-ground” gun bill is unconstitutional.
The provision was added to a bill that had near-unanimous support in the final days of the Legislature’s two-year session in December.
The bill introduced earlier in the year in the Senate would have made nonprofits and other organizations immune to civil liability if someone with a concealed carry license causes injury or death.
The stand your ground amendment changed previous law that said people had a duty to retreat before using deadly force to protect themselves.