Reply #9: question

[udeligv]

What's the deadly-force law like there in Ohio?

I'm curious because we've got a CC permit system now in the state where I live, but the law on use of deadly force is so ambiguously worded nobody knows what it means. (Or rather it means what a judge and/or jury can be convinced it means, depending as usual on things like how good a lawyer you can afford, how hot the prosecutor is to notch up a conviction, social and economic status and family connections of shooter and shootee, etc.)

It seems to me a pretty dubious idea to carry a gun when you're not sure whether you're allowed to use it, but a lot of people are doing it.

On the other hand a couple of neighboring states have very clear, and I think reasonable, deadly-force laws, as well as CCW licensing, which would seem a more logical situation.

And so as I say I'm curious about Ohio, which I know nothing about except that you've got some frightening rednecks down in the southeast corner. When you get your permit and carry your piece, are you going to be able to use it if need be, or will you have to call your lawyer for an opinion first?