{"id":2240323,"date":"2024-05-08T17:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T21:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-ohio-bill-targets-repeat-offenders-using-guns\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T17:10:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T21:10:18","slug":"new-ohio-bill-targets-repeat-offenders-using-guns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-ohio-bill-targets-repeat-offenders-using-guns\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio introduces new legislation to address recurring gun offenders"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-ohio-bill-targets-repeat-offenders-using-guns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2240323&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Ohio House introduced new legislation targeting repeat offenders using \u200bfirearms, aiming to extend prison sentences. This Repeat Offender Act enhances penalties for those with prior felony convictions carrying \u2064guns during criminal activities. The proposed law \u2063seeks to address violent \u200coffenders specifically by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-gag-order-expanded-to-include-judges-daughter\/\" title=\"Restraining order on Trump now covers judge's daughter too\">imposing stricter consequences<\/a> for\u2064 weapon-related offenses. The text you provided is\u2062 concise\u200d and effectively conveys\u2062 the information about the new\u200b legislation introduced by the Ohio House\u2064 targeting \u2062repeat offenders \u2064using firearms. It highlights the key points of the Repeat\u200b Offender Act and \u200dits aim to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/half-of-america-moves-to-constitutional-carry\/\" title=\"Half of America Moves to Constitutional Carry\">impose stricter penalties<\/a> on individuals with prior \u200dfelony convictions who carry guns during criminal acts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 New legislation introduced in the Ohio House would send repeat offenders who use a firearm when committing another crime to prison longer.<\/p>\n<p>The Repeat Offender Act increases penalties for violent offenders in possession of a firearm while still being impacted by a previous felony conviction. It also creates a weapons-specific enhancement for repeat offenders who continue to violate their weapons restriction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a staunch second amendment supporter I will continue to fight for Ohioans\u2019 right to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-1982-one-georgia-town-required-everyone-to-own-a-gun-heres-what-happened\/\" title=\"In 1982, One Georgia Town Required Everyone To Own A Gun. Here\u2019s What Happened\">legal gun ownership<\/a>,\u201d Rep. Bernie Willis, R-Springfield, said. \u201cUnfortunately, there are a few that don\u2019t care about the law and continue to carry out acts of gun violence even when they are not legally allowed to possess such weapons. These individuals must be stopped, and this is why I have introduced this legislation to increase their time behind bars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the penalty for possessing a weapon still under felony penalties is a third-degree felony.<\/p>\n<p>The new legislation, which has yet to receive a committee assignment, will decrease the first violation to a fourth-degree felony for non-violent offenders. However, if a person has a previous conviction for weapons under disability and a violent criminal history, they will be eligible for the newly created five-year weapons enhancement penalty to be added to the potential 12-year sentence for the originally charged second-degree felony.<\/p>\n<p>The change received support from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s no secret that I\u2019m a strong supporter of the Second Amendment, but there is a big difference between a lawful gun owner and someone who commits a crime with a firearm,\u201d Yost said. \u201cThe problem is the people that commit crimes with guns. This bill is surgically targeted toward not owners but actors that use guns for illegal reasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will make our cities safer; it will take the bad guys with guns off the street and not affect the rights of law-abiding citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ohio&#8217;s new Repeat Offender Act proposes stricter penalties for violent criminals carrying firearms while affected by prior felony convictions. 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