Castle Doctrine amendment & vote rescheduled for May 27

House Criminal Justice committee Chairman John White (R-38) has rescheduled SB184 for a fourth hearing next week. Once again, the Chairman has indicated that an amendment may be offered before a possible vote.

The meeting is scheduled for for Tuesday, May 27 at 1:00 p.m. in Statehouse Room 121.

PLEASE use our Write to Legislators website feature NOW to contact your legislators and ask them not to give in to the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police union leaders' full assault aimed at derailing this bill.

Tell your representatives that the issues in this bill and the amendment, which is backed by Governor Strickland, Buckeye Firearms Association and the NRA, needs to be addressed by this General Assembly, and please encourage your friends and family to support the Constitutional right to bear arms for self-defense to do the same.

Background information:

• Information on Castle Doctrine Bill
• Summary of the Pro-Gun amendments proposed
• Letter from the Ohio FOP Legislative Chairman Mark Drum attempting to derail amendments
• Governor Strickland tells FOP where to stick it on gun bill; Republicans should do the same