To: The Ohio State Senate and Governor Mike DeWine
Defeat House Bill 203- Stand Your Ground Law in Ohio
Ohio Law already allows residents to defend themselves and their property. We do not need HB 203 or other laws that will allow unarmed and defenseless people like Trayvon Martin, Renisha McBride and Jordan Davis to be killed due to irrational fears .Enough innocent people have died because someone thought they were "suspicious or dangerous" . Get rational! Defeat HB 203.
Why is this important?
Too many innocent people are the targets of irrational fears, such as Trayvon Martin, Renisha McBride and Jordan Davis were. Ohio's HB 203 will allow the use of deadly force in more circumstances which may lead to more innocents dying for no cause. Ohio Law already allows people to defend themselves and their property. We should not give license to more people to used deadly force without real threat of harm or provocation.