Buckeye Firearms, the influential state pro-gun organization in Ohio, reports that the legislature voted to override Guv Kasich's lame duck veto of this comprehensive pro-gun package. Yeah for Ohio!
The Ohio legislature had previously stripped out the strong "stand your ground" portion of the package to avoid the Guv's veto, and Kasich (who became blatantly anti-gun in his last year in office) vetoed it anyways. I guess they could have had the "stand your ground" part too, since they had to override the veto. Note: Kasich said he vetoed the Bill anyways, because he wanted a Red Flag law for Ohio and the legislature wouldn't give it to him.In a historic action, the Ohio General Assembly has overridden Governor Kasich's ill-advised veto of H.B. 228. The House override was on a 67 to 22 vote. The Ohio Senate override was on a 21 to 11 vote.
Even though John Kasich used all his political power and even used political gamesmanship, he could not stop the legislature from doing the their job, and executing the will of the Ohio people.
The law contains many powerful improvements for Ohio's 4 million gun owners. Here are a few:
Shifts the burden of proof back to the prosecutor so that you are innocent until proven guilty. Ohio is the only state in the U.S. that makes gun owners guilty until proven innocent in matters of self defense.
Strengthens "preemption" provisions in Ohio law that prevent local governments from passing their own gun laws.
Aligns the definition of "shotgun" to mirror Federal law to end the confusion about the Mossberg Shockwave and similar firearms that are currently legal under federal law but illegal under Ohio state law.
Eliminates the requirement to post no-gun signs in locations which have authorized the carrying of firearms.
Puts teeth into the law so that authorities can prosecute criminals who make "straw" purchases for felons.
...The law will go into effect 90 days after enrollment, or about 91 days from today. We will have a final date and further analysis on the bill soon.