The stage is set for one last battle between lawmakers and Gov. John Kasich after he vetoed three bills in the past month. The House says it plans to take at least one veto override vote, which could include the self-defense gun bill.
That bill, , would shift the burden of proof in self-defense cases from the defense to the prosecution. Ohio is the only state to put that burden on the defense.
In his , Kasich said the Legislature should鈥檝e considered his 鈥渞ed flag law鈥� proposal which allows courts to take guns away from people who pose a threat to themselves or others.
鈥淚t鈥檚 hard for me to know what his reason is for doing anything,鈥� says Jim Irvine, president of the Buckeye Firearms Association. 鈥溌璗hey鈥檙e two completely unrelated concepts and ideas. So why you would veto 鈥楤ill A鈥� because they didn鈥檛 pass 鈥楤ill 3鈥� makes no sense to me.鈥�
Irvine is urging the Ohio General Assembly to override the veto saying the bill would correct 鈥渁n absolute wrong in Ohio law.鈥�
While the majority of Kasich鈥檚 veto message was spent discussing his 鈥渃ommon sense鈥� gun regulations, he also objected to the bill鈥檚 language on municipalities.
鈥淎 provision in this bill to restrict the rights of local governments to enact any policies concerning firearms further erodes Ohio鈥檚 long-established policies that guarantee local governments substantial sovereignty under the legal principle known as 鈥渉ome rule,鈥� Kasich wrote.
The Senate approved the bill by a vote of 19-10, and the House concurred with a vote of 59-22. To override a veto, both chambers would need to swing one more 鈥測es鈥� vote.
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