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Arguments Set for Case of Ohio Gun Owner Drunk Inside House
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Supreme Court will hear arguments in February to decide whether a law prohibiting gun owners from carrying firearms while intoxicated should be applied inside a gun owner’s home.
Lawyers for a Clermont County man arrested in 2018 after he acknowledged having an unloaded shotgun while drunk say the law is unconstitutional when applied to homeowners.
They say a person’s sobriety or intoxication level should have nothing to do with possessing a weapon “in the hearth and home.”
Gun control advocates argue the safety of Ohio residents and responding police officers would be jeopardized if the court overturned the arrest.
The court has scheduled oral arguments for Feb. 25. A decision isn’t expected for months.