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, after a veto fight with former Gov. John Kasich resulted in a .

Rep. Candice Keller (R-Middletown) said without retreating if they鈥檙e protecting themselves or others against real or perceived threats, even in public, and would protect them from having to defend themselves in court. Keller says 36 states have some form of a 鈥渟tand your ground鈥� law.

She proposed a similar bill last year, after Kasich said he would veto the "Stand Your Ground" bill that lawmakers were considering. The bill , but , and .

Sen Matt Dolan (R-Chagrin Falls) - who's sponsoring DeWine's "STRONG Ohio" gun violence package, has said a reintroduced "Stand Your Ground bill" . But Keller said with , including a version of a red flag gun seizure law, now is the time for this bill.

鈥淓very single gun bill that we have needs to be looked at carefully and closely. My bill, 鈥楽tand Your Ground鈥� bill doesn鈥檛 focus on criminals. It focuses on law-abiding citizens. The 鈥榬ed flag鈥� bill is, of course, a whole other basket of eggs," Keller said.

The "STRONG Ohio" proposal includes what Dolan and DeWine describe as a version of a "red flag" law. But lawmakers on both sides of the aisle .

Critics say stand your ground laws in some states has resulted in increased gun deaths, , and that there鈥檚 no evidence that these laws deter crime.

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