Ohio's Republican-controlled House is set to vote on a "stand your ground" bill that would remove the duty to retreat before using a firearm in self-defense.
House Speaker Ryan Smith told reporters on Tuesday that legislators will likely vote on the bill next week, according to Cleveland.com. He said that he feels "comfortable in saying there's a lot of support for that bill."
However, Gov. John Kasich is likely to veto the bill should it reach his desk, having proposed a variety of gun control policies, including tighter background checks, a ban on anyone convicted of domestic violence from buying or owning a gun, and a "red flag" law to allow friends and family members to petition the court to remove firearms from anyone who poses a threat to themselves or others.
Smith added that House Republicans have "a lot of consternation" about the bill Kasich proposed, though the policies were recommended by a bipartisan study group, and that many in the GOP have concerns about the "red flag" proposal.
"Philosophically, I think our caucus probably lines up with where I'm at, which is - there's no gun law in America that's going to stop a lot of this," Smith said, referring to mass shootings.
"I mean, criminals don't abide by the law by their very nature. So, it's not to say that we're insensitive to it or don't want to do something on it. It's just people are very protective of the Second Amendment."
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