The House will hold a session tomorrow without voting on a controversial that makes it easier to use lethal force in self-defense. Opponents of the bill say the so-called 鈥淪tand Your Ground鈥� bill was shelved because of strong public outcry.
says after several mass shootings, most Ohioans want to see moderate gun control bills. Leland believes the upcoming midterm election played a role in stalling the bill, which would have eliminated more gun regulations.
When you get hundreds of phone calls and emails from people in your district saying they don鈥檛 want you to do a particular thing I think that has the tendency of influencing a legislator鈥檚 decision,鈥� he said.
The bill but from majority Republicans, including the House speaker and Senate president, so it could be voted on later this year.
Pro-gun groups say the bill is written so a person with a gun still can鈥檛 escalate a situation. But it eliminates the 鈥渄uty to retreat鈥� provision of self-defense cases.
